Weird scenerio what is your take?

@kitty42 (3923)
United States
March 4, 2010 11:28am CST
I was talking with someone one day so the subject of bathing came up, she said when she takes a bath she don't think about it she just does it, I said anything you do has a though but as I am writing this maybe she meant instinct,lets see, someone is about to fall you instintively reach out to grab them, your walking down the stairs you instintively hold on so you wont fall right? so bathing/eating/dressing I say we think about these things before we do it, what do you say? Sometimes I would like to get into peoples head because some people say the darndest things and that is being nice So my friends thoughts/instinct what is your take? same or different Thanking you for your feedback.
11 responses
@celticeagle (159400)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Mar 10
I feel the same way you do on this. I think things like bathing, eating or dressing have to do with your schedule and you have to do them accordingly. The other you mentioned is instinctual. People do say the darndest things. There used to be a show on hosted by Art Linkletter called Kids Say The Darndest Things. It was pretty cute.
@celticeagle (159400)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Mar 10
We are habitual creatures.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
5 Mar 10
Hello I agree I remember that show this is where I got that saying lol, I like the word schedule here, I can't do things beside instinctual things without giving it some thought, I love this discussion and the feed-back I am learning so much about the mind, although it surprises me how a person can do things that yes we do on a daily basis, just do it without any thought hmmmmmm, I don't know. Thank you.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Mar 10
I usually think things through, what I'm going to do, in what order. I always thought I was peculiar for doing that.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
5 Mar 10
Hello my friend I don't see anything wrong with that, if other did this I honestly feel things will be so different for many people, I talk with some people they may say something forgetting I already know the situation,they lie/add-lib so I say to myself or them depending on the situation, what the heck, when I talk to people I speak from my heart, I had people say to me stop lying not in a disrespectful manner but because they are use to people talking to hear themselves they feel every does this and that is not the case, I will never change the way I think, I will continue to think about my actions/responses considering our word[/b/[b]actions means alot when people take take things like this as a joke it really bothers me. Thanks for sharing my friend.
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@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
5 Mar 10
Well my friend this stinks, did not mean for all this to come out bold, sorry about that lol
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
14 Mar 10
Well I have to say that I certainly think about things before I do them I will sit here in the Mornings and think right I better go in a shower or I will make a coffee and then go and make one so yes I think about things before I do them Hugs
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
24 Mar 11
Hello my friend, Sorry for the really late response lol, been gone a while anywho I really thoight this was the case for everyone I can't imagine just doing something without thinking about it first, instinct is different but other things start with a though in my head,amazing how different people are, wish I had more responses but oh well. Thanks for responding.
@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
13 Mar 10
Hi kitty, an interesting discussion, but in my opinion, I think it would be more habitual than instinct. I also thing a lot of us get instinct confused with reflective, a reaction triggered by another act. Well that's what I think. Have a great day, kitty.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
14 Mar 10
Hello my friend Thanks for the insight, I love the responses that the discussion has bought, still a little lost but oh well, thats just me lost kitty what can you do lol Smoochess my friend
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@jellymonty (2352)
7 Mar 10
Hello Kitty! I don't think you want to get into my head.. you would die of extreme shock!! But I think general things like bathing is all just impulse and you don't have to keep thinking of it. You think of it once and it's registered in your brain and so you just do it without the need of thinking of it.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
7 Mar 10
Hello my friend So good to see you here, how have you been? So you see that is my point, not that you have to dwell on it, but before you actually do it, the thought does cross your mind, if not then how did you get in the bathroom to begin with, you see what I mean, maybe I am not explaining myself properly, bottom line is our actions stem from our thoughts be it alot of thought or a little thought...other wise how can we do anything that would make us robot-like in my opinion. Hope you understand what I am trying to say. Thanks my friend.
• Philippines
5 Mar 10
I understand now. How can anyone explain the way our hands shampoo the hair? If we use thinking when applying shampoo that thought would read like: "Put shampoo on hands then shampoo left hair then right hair and all of the remaining hair and repeat the process, do it 7 times with the hands just circling and circling until the whole hair gets shampooed." It's amazing that this thought dont occur during shampooing and this might be her reason for saying that she does not think but just do it.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
5 Mar 10
Hello I like this response as well, but then think of it this way, when we shampoo you are often told to do this twice so when you start to shampoo the thought crosses your mind to do it again hmmmm, I love this, just goes to show how the mind works, its so obvious that we do not think alike which is cool, this way I can learn from you and you can learn from me as well. When I begin my day, usually the night before I know what I am going to wear so when I get up I already have my outfit together, I look at the time and say I better hurry and jump in the shower before I am late, I am still trying to truly understand a person walking in the shower without any thought to what they are about to do, but I am open to except it, just don't understand it. Thank you. P.S Also it depends on how you think about these things as well, the way you state sounds a little programed which would make the whole thinking process exhausting, I don't know just a thought.
• United States
4 Mar 10
Its not so much instinct as it is routine or habit. Bathing, touch typing, driving; these are things that humans do so many times that the action becomes subconscious. You don't need an active, conscious thought to do these things, because when you have done them so many time, subconscious takes over and handles the task for you. I hope this helps your understanding.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
4 Mar 10
Hello my friend This makes so much, but for me everything is given some thought I wonder why this is, I perfectly understand what you mean, but for me I thinking about everything I d before I do, hmmmm maybe I think too much could that be the case? I love your response. Thank you.
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
5 Mar 10
hi i think she wanted to say Impulse decesion, that she dont decide time to take bath, whenever she feels she just grab towel and take bath. some people dont plan things and dont have set routines, so they can take impulse decesion. but if u talk to me, i have to go for job on 6 days so i have my timing/schedule for everything take care
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
5 Mar 10
Hello my friend Right same here, I plan my days usually I try too, I can also do things on impulse still does not mean I did not think about it before I decided to do it, like say a friend may call and say lets go get something to eat, I think that sounds like a plan, inturn I say lets do it, so sure that was an unplanned impulse but I took a moment to give it a little thought, does that make sense. a thought does not have to be something that takes hours to figure out, its a quick process that takes no time depending on the situation. Thanks my friend.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
4 Mar 10
Thoughts come in two forms, conscious and unconscious. We are aware of the conscious thoughts not so much aware of the unconscious ones. Habits come under the unaware thoughts. The action referred to in your discussion, bathing is a habit and so done unconsciously. Instinct on the other hand comes from the subconscious and is most often used for basic things like survival.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
4 Mar 10
Hello my friend I like this as well, concious or unconcious it still starts from a thought, for me this is the case, I may not dwell on somethings habit or not I still think about it before I do it, I do think I over think somethings but I guess that is better than not giving though to anything Thank you.
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
4 Mar 10
I know exactly what she means. When I do certain things - like taking pills or my morning shower - I seem to just switch over to auto pilot. I do it the same way at the same times and sometimes I'm not even aware that I've done it, I'll really have to stop and think about if I did take my pill or not.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
4 Mar 10
Hello my friend This is very interesting, I take bp pills and I think about the fact that I have to take my pill, although I have thought about it, sometimes during the day I ask mysaelf did you take your medication so much so that I count the pills to make sure I took them for the day, not everyday but every so often this happens, this is so great I love to know how the mind works, great response, this is helping me so much. Thank you.
• United States
4 Mar 10
Ha, my brothers and sisters and I were discussing something similar recently. I think that it may be different for different people. I, personally, don't think like "I need to grab the soap and scrub myself", rather I am thinking of things completely unrelated to what I am doing while I am in the shower - it's just instinct to do what you need to do and I don't need to think about what I am doing.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
4 Mar 10
Hello I know exactly what you mean, I say to myself I will get in the shower in a munute but when I am in the shower instinct kicks in just like you said, my mind goes all over the place next thing I know I am all done and I say to myself that is funny, so yes instinct does play a part in this but for me I always thinking about then act hmmmmm, interesting. I know I think too much if that is possible, my mind is always going constant, when I talk to people I am thinking to myself why did they say this/that more so with people that I know, they contradict themselves so much, they don't realize I notice this all the time, maybe they don't, wow I love this. Thank you so much