You’re not sick, you’re just in love
I hear music and there’s no one there - Auditory hallucinations
I smell blossoms and the trees are bare - Olfactory hallucinations
I wonder why, I wonder why - Somatic experience as a prompt to introspection
I keep tossing in my sleep at night - Insomnia, sleep disturbance
And what’s more I’ve lost my appetite - Loss of interest in food
Stars that used to twinkle in the sky are twinkling in my eyes - Subject-object confusion
You don’t need analyzing, it’s not so surprising - Psychoanalysis not needed; it’s a culturally common experience
That you feel strange but nice - Pleasant arousal
Your heart goes pitter patter - Psychosomatic symptoms
I know just what’s the matter
Cos I’ve been there once or twice - These experiences are common and intersubjective
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You’re not sick, you’re just in love - The culturally constituted choice between a somatic versus a psychosomatic explanation of our feelings
Author: I.Berlin
Translation: R. Shweder
Visgaršīgāko kapučino mūžā dzēru pirms dažām dienām Kembridžas tirgus placī. Mazliet saīdzis un noguris no pūļa klīdu un šķendējos, ka visur kafejnīcas pilnas ar apmeklētājiem, līdz ieklīdu tirgū un ieraudzīju pavisam necilu kafijas pārdotuvi - tādu kā lauka virtuvi, palielu kafijas kannu. Ja nemaldos, tā arī virsū bija rakstīts un arī uz krūzītes - coffee for outings, vai kaut kas tamlīdzīgs. Blakus zem brezenta bija izvietoti četri mazi alumīnija galdiņi un ļodzīgi krēsli. Apsēdos ar savu kafiju tur un pēc pirmā malka sajutu, kā īgnums un nogurums pazūd kārtīgās, biezās putās.
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