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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 30 October 2014 05:03:17PM 3 points [-]

Probably one of those words that could mean many things:

a) a higher dose of hormones;
b) greater awareness of your internal state; or
c) an exaggerated reaction to the same dose of hormones.

Comment author: Ritalin 30 October 2014 11:42:37PM 1 point [-]

Measuring the difference between those three is hardly trivial, though. Can't they be considered the same for all practical purposes?

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 31 October 2014 08:57:59AM 2 points [-]

In short them, yes. I long term, some people would benefit from awareness-increasing techniques, such as meditation or therapy, while other people would benefit from changing their behavior.