brokenfragilethings In reply to RicksCafe [2014-09-14 21:00:57 +0000 UTC]

that seems to be the reaction i get haha

thank you. hang in there!

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brokenfragilethings In reply to the-solimnludic [2014-01-27 03:29:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh, no worries!

Whiplash is like. Have you ever suddenly jerked your head so hard, you think your neck broke? like it's this painful feeling, an injury caused by a severe jerk to the head.

it's like a sudden thing. all of a sudden, typically in a car accident or something, you'll get whiplash because it happens so fast, if that makes sense?

and so i used it here, because the love ended so abruptly, it caused...like a metaphorical snap. you know what i mean?

a few definitions that might help:
The feeling one gets after a painful sudden realization that something they once thought is not true.


The mental  effect of realizing that a basic assumption of your entire life was wrong from day one , usually resulting from a totally new thought, comment, or experience that flies in the face of everything you currently know.

and this is lesser of what i meant, but could also help:

When a friend is who normally associates with you acts cold to you for no apparent reason and it makes your head spin, hence, whiplash. Can be with a boyfriend or girlfriend as well.

i hope it makes sense? (:

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the-solimnludic In reply to brokenfragilethings [2014-01-30 19:59:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh...! Like when I found out the week starts on Sunday, not Monday!

Haha, I'm only kidding.

I don't think I've ever really experienced that emotional feeling before, actually. A sudden snap...no, not that I recall. The jerk to the head either.

I do see how the concept works and fits in with what you were saying in the poem, though! That does make sense to me!

Thanks for explaining! That was really interesting!! C:

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brokenfragilethings In reply to the-solimnludic [2014-01-31 16:43:53 +0000 UTC]

Haha! That, honestly, could work at least a little bit. C:

And no, it's okay. It's almost, yeah, like a slap in the face? Floor ripped from under your feet? Things like that. Whiplash, is what it's called. (:

I'm glad it makes sense, once you got the meaning of the word! That really is a sigh of relief. Because it's like, yeah, it happened so sudden, so fast-–almost like a slap in the face. A car accident. Etc.

Thank you. C: <3

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the-solimnludic In reply to brokenfragilethings [2014-03-01 22:20:29 +0000 UTC]

Haha

Hm.. I see. Yeah, I don't think I'm familiar with this sensation, because emotional pain is always an ache for me. Not a sudden jerk.

Yeah, it does. Pretty neat way of using it here. Thanks again for explaining it..it's neat to learn new things!

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brokenfragilethings In reply to abrizelle [2014-01-16 04:45:32 +0000 UTC]

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Pardon my keysmash--invoking feeling is something i crave to do, so when someone says it's been done, I get so excited.

Honestly, I'm so honored! Thank you so much for your kind words.
They really, really mean so much to me.

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abrizelle In reply to brokenfragilethings [2014-01-16 15:21:41 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry, I speak fluent keymash

You're very welcome. This piece gave me shivers. I love all of your writing <3

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