SeFi hypersensitivity to horror movies, persistence effect in ideas etc.

[Rickus]

I have noticed that I feel uncomfortable with anything that is scary, like Stranger Things where Vecna makes that girl's eyes pop out, I was so freaked out I cried. I knew it was fake and not real, but its like my mind couldn't tell the difference. I also watched Indiana Jones Temple of Doom and the cultish music made my heart beat faster and my head tic. I just so happen to have a motor tic disorder, but was just wondering how this relates to Se. Is it perhaps linked to being overwhelmed by too much stimulation and becoming too immersed in that one thing in front of me? And would the persistence effect apply only to concrete data, or would it also apply to mental imagery e.g seeing intrusive thoughts of someone kissing me inappropriately or seeing someone's hand being cut off?

I also feel really uncomfortable with hearing people swear, it makes me anxious and I experience tics when I hear it a lot. Haha it might be my conscience bothering me or my Christian upbringing.

[a.k.a.Janie]

Dear Rickus,

I don't really know, but I suspect it's a multi-faceted phenomenon. I relate to probably a majority of what you described, and I also have Fi and Se (my Se is conscious). To my understanding, persistence effect can come from any sensory input, so it can also get into your mental imagery.
Also, I am a Highly Sensitive Person, and I have Complex PTSD, both of which seem like they could contribute to these types of things. I've never been diagnosed on the Autism spectrum, but sensory overload is common for people on the spectrum, too.
I don't know, maybe this gives you some food for thought.

[Rickus]

Dear a.k.a.Janie

Thank you for your reply. Yes I'm also a highly sensitive person so I guess that does also play a role and gives an added dimension. Ah of course, my mind would then be taking a snapshot of sensory information and reinterpreting it in a way.

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