Post by Honeylioness on Mar 8, 2010 16:07:27 GMT -5
di·chot·o·my [dahy-kot-uh-mee]
1610, from Gk. dichotomia "a cutting in half," from dicha "in two" + temnein "to cut"
1. Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions: "the dichotomy of the one and the many" (Louis Auchincloss).
2. division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.
3. Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
4. Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible.
Yep, that's me. I suppose some people I know would phrase it in an unkinder manner and call it Dissociative Disorder, or just plain craziness, however I truly have a hard time wrapping my brain around people who do not have dichotomy in their personalities or behaviors. I guess because I have been this way since before I can remember it seems completely natural to me - that wildly separate interests and methodologies live side by side inside my mind. And my perception is that this does work well. Now I am not talking about a complete Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde scenario, at least not most of the time. I am referring more to what I am aware of as my personal "quirks" or personality.
For example:
* Many people would consider that I am outgoing and an extrovert. SO not true. It's takes considerable psychic energy for me to project this and is definitely not my preference.
* If you were to look inside my clothes closets you would see shirts hung by type and color, same with skirts, shelves with baskets holding neatly folded pairs of socks arranged by color, stacks of folded underwear and organized stacks of shirts arranged by type (no sleeve, short sleeve or t-shirt) and in order by color. Yet on the other hand there is a large heap of clothing items waiting to be put away strung over the iron railing that keeps me from toppling down into the stairwell.
* While my Christmas and other holiday items are sorted into bins and labeled I still struggle with the feeling that I have too much "shite" each year - but when I go to try and sort through it all to discard of some I can usually tell myself why I cannot get rid of "X" or "Z".
* Regardless of my innate Introvert tendencies I can be extremely aggressive and assertive in certain situations - mostly on the behalf of someone else and not myself - but in other personal situations I would definitely prefer the more passive role.
ETA: 17 March 2010
How sad is this? I was reviewing my original posting and I can't remember exactly what I was trying to say or where I was going with it!
Oh well, such is life.
1610, from Gk. dichotomia "a cutting in half," from dicha "in two" + temnein "to cut"
1. Division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions: "the dichotomy of the one and the many" (Louis Auchincloss).
2. division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.
3. Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
4. Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible.
Yep, that's me. I suppose some people I know would phrase it in an unkinder manner and call it Dissociative Disorder, or just plain craziness, however I truly have a hard time wrapping my brain around people who do not have dichotomy in their personalities or behaviors. I guess because I have been this way since before I can remember it seems completely natural to me - that wildly separate interests and methodologies live side by side inside my mind. And my perception is that this does work well. Now I am not talking about a complete Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde scenario, at least not most of the time. I am referring more to what I am aware of as my personal "quirks" or personality.
For example:
* Many people would consider that I am outgoing and an extrovert. SO not true. It's takes considerable psychic energy for me to project this and is definitely not my preference.
* If you were to look inside my clothes closets you would see shirts hung by type and color, same with skirts, shelves with baskets holding neatly folded pairs of socks arranged by color, stacks of folded underwear and organized stacks of shirts arranged by type (no sleeve, short sleeve or t-shirt) and in order by color. Yet on the other hand there is a large heap of clothing items waiting to be put away strung over the iron railing that keeps me from toppling down into the stairwell.
* While my Christmas and other holiday items are sorted into bins and labeled I still struggle with the feeling that I have too much "shite" each year - but when I go to try and sort through it all to discard of some I can usually tell myself why I cannot get rid of "X" or "Z".
* Regardless of my innate Introvert tendencies I can be extremely aggressive and assertive in certain situations - mostly on the behalf of someone else and not myself - but in other personal situations I would definitely prefer the more passive role.
ETA: 17 March 2010
How sad is this? I was reviewing my original posting and I can't remember exactly what I was trying to say or where I was going with it!
Oh well, such is life.