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Help[Opinions] Re: Why am I obsessed with names?
in reply to a message by ShemGestalt
I heard the story of Rumpelstiltskin when I was very young and was fascinated. What if one day someone might take my baby because I wasn't able to guess their name?? What if one day someone said my name and it upset me so much I'd tear myself apart??
I was also told bible stories from a young age, and names are important in them. One of the first things Adam does after being created is start naming animals, and God is interested in what Adam chooses. Then naming God is off limits. Why??
Plus my parents acted like my name meant something about me, or as if it was a way of connecting people. I think I have gotten compared to the person I was named after more than I would have been if I'd been named something else. Kids sometimes got excited if we shared a name.
But I spend time here thinking/talking about names because it's entertaining lol. I'm a visual thinker and interested in people. It's for some of the same reasons that other people watch TV or chat about soap operas.
I was also told bible stories from a young age, and names are important in them. One of the first things Adam does after being created is start naming animals, and God is interested in what Adam chooses. Then naming God is off limits. Why??
Plus my parents acted like my name meant something about me, or as if it was a way of connecting people. I think I have gotten compared to the person I was named after more than I would have been if I'd been named something else. Kids sometimes got excited if we shared a name.
But I spend time here thinking/talking about names because it's entertaining lol. I'm a visual thinker and interested in people. It's for some of the same reasons that other people watch TV or chat about soap operas.
This message was edited 3/28/2025, 3:58 PM
