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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