I feel like (a behavior) - Here, we are expressing our feelings in the form of a behavior. Again, these are unclear and indirect. They may be graphic and entertaining, but they are usually exaggerations and distortions which don't help us focus on our true feelings.
I feel like: ... strangling him ... shooting him ... wringing his neck ... telling her off ... teaching him a lesson ... filing for divorce ... dumping him ... quitting ... giving up ... jumping off of a cliff
In other words, people who use such expressions feel like a behavior, an action, an act. Thus, they are not in touch with their feelings. They may be acting out their lives as they think others would rather than acting as unique individuals. Or they simply imagine themselves taking action rather than actually using their emotions to motivate them to take appropriate action.
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FUCK YES
if barack obama read your blog he would undoubtedly admire you as a poet and a human
mmmmm
i feel like i usually wrap up i feel like sentences with...feelings i feel like more than actions. but i really like this distinction/categorization. get all susan howe/anne carson/prose essay up in dis bitch, grrrrrrrrrrl.
what about when people just say i feel like...taking a hot shower/a run around the block/a great sandwhich/something they actually feel like doing? or would that kind of expression excluded from this distinction?
when i got off the phone i was just like 'i'm gonna chop my arm off'" so you know it's just like
how i process shit
thinking about actions
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