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Caleb's First Awkward Attempt To Talk To Adam
- Caleb tried approaching Adam in class and initially felt a sudden wave of nervousness and heat that he identified as someone else’s emotion.
- He describes other people’s feelings as having distinct colors and edges that sometimes blur into his own, making Adam’s emotions feel unusually real and integrated.
Use Exposure To Learn Emotional Boundaries
- Dr. Bright encouraged Caleb to spend more time with Adam to learn the nature of their connection and improve his ability to balance incoming emotions.
- She frames repeated exposure as a therapeutic tool to help Caleb distinguish his emotions from others'.
Dance Invitation Triggers Physical Empathic Reaction
- Katelan asked Caleb to the school dance and her nervous, hot feelings created a prickly, burning sensation in Caleb that he recognized as not his own.
- He realized the sensation felt like 'butterflies' and inferred that Katelan liked him, which made him uncomfortable because he avoids strong emotions from others.