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Neuroman
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| animallover wrote: | I find that normal people are very bothered by the thought of other people being sick or hurt - and I agree that if it upsets them than it should upset the person they are describing the experience to . . . but mostly when someone describes to me about being hurt I am interested in what happened in terms of the effect it produced . . . this is not true for most normal people . . .
...I was also describing how I had to get up immediately and go and look in the mirror to see if it would bleed and if I needed stiches - after about five minutes it was clear that it was going to be an amazingly facinating knot and not need stiches - so I just went back to bed . . .
These are not the ways that I should react to these situations - and I wonder why it is that so many people say 'she is nice, but REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wierd . ..' |
Yes, they are the ways you should react to those situations, that's who you are.
I too tend to be more interested in the effects of an injury rather than feeling the hurt with the injured party.
I do a similar thing. I once got stitches in my thumb after cutting it on a metal shelf. When I got the cut, great gobs of blood were coming out and I was working in a patient care facility so I put my hand around my thumb and squeezed until it stopped. I thought I'd get away with it but while cleaning up the mess I reopened it and a nurse was standing there staring at me.
Yesterday I discovered that I had gotten a tiny thorn under my skin while gardening. It had gotten infected so it was itching awfully. Luckily I had a new blade for my xacto knife. I carved off the top layer of skin and out came the thorn.
Neither of these two stories could be told to my colleagues at work....
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tokaia
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:16 am Post subject: Re: Another strange work rule |
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| julieme wrote: | Hi,
Can any of the NT's explain this one.
I took a spill in a race and got a bad cut/ stitches. The doctor said that I could stop bandaging it once it stopped seeping.
My boss took me aside and told me I have to cover it with bandages at work until the stitches come out because that is the "normal, correct thing". I work in a think tank (R&D engineering) its not like there is anything yucky that is going to get in in or anything.
Any idea why this is the normal thing to do? |
The "normal, correct thing" to do?  Your boss sounds like a condescending ass. You're not huring anyone. He should mind his own business. Besides, your doctor said you didn't have to bandage it after it stopped seeping. Also, you're not paid to look good. As long as it isn't hindering performance, I don't see how it should be a problem. Its not like you're forcing people to look at it. Surely they can avoid eye contact with it? Its also good to let the air get to wounds. Or so I've been told. |
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