Even though I think I'm probably bi-gender I still question that. While driving to the store today the sun was going down and so it was in that part of the day where it was still light out but it was starting to get dark. I passed this woman walking down the sidewalk. As I went by I thought. "Hmm, those look like the skinny jeans I have" (women's skinny jeans) "In fact that kind of looks like one of my shirts." "And her hair looks like the wig I wear" It was weird. I felt like I was looking at what I would look life if I was actually biologically female. It made me kind of... jealous. I'm honestly not sure what to make of it. Any thoughts on this?
I think it's part of the development of greater empathy. You can internalize the other person. You can identify with people other than yourself. Then it comes back to you. Then like when you disagree with someone or there are harsh or raw feelings between you and someone else, remember to be them in the moment even if for just a little bit and know that their feelings are probably just as valid as yours. Not that yours aren't, but that theirs are, too.
I suppose. It was just weird to see someone who matched like that. That's possible I suppose though I'm not sure how my jealousy would make me more empathetic. You would think it would be the opposite?
Well, you still inhabited her space within your mind. If you get jealousy from that, that's the part where you're coming back to yourself. It's natural. You can feel both.
