Puppet or Diving Suit?

[heatherrose]

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[Janet_Girl]

I am unsure, Hon, of the question?  Call me dumb, or blind, but I have been watching for a while and still I am unsure of the question.

Janet

[heatherrose]

No, it is I who is dumb.

[GamerJames]

No, it is I who is dumb.

I don't think you're dumb, heatherrose!   I think that everyone has their own personal ways of looking at things and explaining them, and just because your way of seeing it is unique, doesn't make it dumb. In fact, I think that's much better than just always spouting tired cliches (like I always do!)...

I think I'd see my physical self as more of a diving suit most of the time, for the functional reasons: it protects me from the elements, etc. But when I'm feeling down, I can relate to seeing my body as a puppet, because it feels like something separate from me, something "fake" and just for show.

Good analogy, it really made me think about the difference between the two. I like being challenged like that! 

EDIT: I'm so glad I started my response before you edited your post, or I wouldn't have known what this thread was about. (And don't be so hard on yourself! )

[FairyGirl]

I guess I look at it like a puppet but it is always and forever more I pulling the strings. I don't know if that definition differs much from diving suit but it keeps my personality from wanting to dis-integrate, which I consider a good thing. 

[heatherrose]

Thank-you for saying so.

[Nero]

  um, I think I'd rather have a puppet. I don't dive much.