drh1138 wrote:
BuyerBeware wrote:
So, actually, no matter how miserable forced eye contact makes you, practiced on a toddler, it just might make their adult life less a story of self-hate, isolation, failure, and misery than, say, our lives are.
What the hell do you know about my life? Speak for yourself; and keep your projections to your own domain of experience.
Thank you! I don't want anyone to add me to their self-loathing.
I also wouldn't be surprised if another study shows that the forced eye contact causes PTSD and mood disorders later in life.
On to the issue of the link between eye contact and aggression, how does it apply to cultures who believe that eye contact is often a sign of disrespect or a challenge?
If a link exists, it's probably because those people who don't make eye contact are being pushed and forcibly coerced into conforming.
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He describes one group who interpret the world as being against them and therefore lash out impulsively based on their emotions, while the second group are considered as cold-blooded boys, 'operating in a world where everything is an object'.
Maybe, if people are targeting those who don't like eye contact, then maybe it might be accurate to say that they have become used to people being against them. It isn't irrational or impulsive.
This study is at the very least biased.
20 Sep 2014, 4:27 am
