ESE+ILI

The set of shared traits between ESE and ILI is small - it seems that, compared to other conflicting pairs, they have even fewer commonalities. Judge for yourself:

JOINTLY ACKNOWLEDGED TRAITS:

  1. Right now I breathe better and more freely with: 1 – the right nostril breathing much more freely; 2 – the right nostril slightly more freely; 3 – both the same; 4 – the left nostril slightly more freely; 5 – the left nostril much more freely.
  2. I have had allergic conditions (allergic rhinitis, hay fever, hives, eczema, etc.).
  3. My height is below average.
  4. My visual images are very finely and precisely detailed.
  5. I often imagine various fictional situations with many naturalistic and sometimes even nauseating details.
  6. I easily notice any gradual changes in my surroundings that occur almost imperceptibly, step by step.
  7. In any task, I find appealing the subtler details and nuances that others scarcely notice.
  8. I get irritated easily by stupid questions.
  9. I often feel as if time over the span of five minutes either speeds up or slows down - as if it pulsates, moves unevenly.

JOINTLY REJECTED TRAITS:

  1. I am a “lean” person; I have no excess fat on my body and never have had any (if you are over 45, evaluate this according to your younger years - as it was then).
  2. After nettle burns, large itchy welts quickly appear on my skin.
  3. I enjoy heroic–romantic books in which the protagonists face serious challenges and search for and discover opportunities that help them overcome obstacles.
  4. If I need to catch a falling object, I jerk not just my arm but my whole body.
  5. Large-scale wholes always interest me more than their small and “fine” details.
  6. My skin has an increased susceptibility to infections (for example, pimples often appear where blackheads were, scratches tend to become inflamed; there may also be increased susceptibility to fungal infections, etc.).
  7. When someone nearby starts eating something, I often immediately feel the desire to eat the same thing - my “mouth waters.”
  8. When I am near someone else’s misfortune, I often feel uplifted, because I feel needed and useful.
  9. Fifteen minus one is always and invariably fourteen.
  10. I love all sorts of pickled foods and often eat them in considerable quantities (herring, pickled cucumbers, sauerkraut, salted mushrooms, etc.).
  11. I don’t like fussing with small facts, so I usually try to “push” them into some general rule, even if they don’t fit there very well.

The shared traits that emerge from the above list: