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Recent content by HorseloverFat

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    How do you deal with anxiety

    I'm experience empathy but only cognitive and not emotional. (Although I have heard other autistic people say they experience the opposite.) I don't intuitively identify the responsive feelings in the moment the way a NT would, and I don't have the instinctive social reaction to know how to...
  2. HorseloverFat

    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Yes I have soft spot or Ursula Le Guin too! I own a copy of The Dispossessed and reread it every several years.
  3. HorseloverFat

    How do you deal with anxiety

    Hi there. The problem is that I don't know how it feels in the beginning haha, I am very alexithymic (can't sense or identify my own emotions well) and have poor interoception (very out of touch physically with the sensations in my body). I have to rely on external cues, like I will pay...
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    Describe your experience with crowds…

    It's so interesting to read how differently all of you experience crowds. I am actually very fond of the feeling of being "lost in a crowd". If I'm confident that I will not have to speak to or interact with anyone, I love to go to a crowded place with my headphones on and just feel the...
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    Crisps mouth feel

    I love crunch! I have more of a problem with chewy because it feels "sticky". *Shivers*
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    How do you deal with anxiety

    I wish I could tell when anxiety was starting to hit me, but I have a hard time identifying my own emotions so I often don't notice it until it's already high enough to be a problem. Once it's up there, though, I like to do one of these things: 1. Hold an ice cube in each hand (over the sink to...
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    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    It's true! There were lots of mixed feelings, but I am so appreciative to have been able to find this out about myself. I think it will make a real difference in how I interact with the world and other humans moving forward.
  8. HorseloverFat

    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Oh gosh yes, the Foundation series is timeless! <3 I have actually never read any scifi by Conan Doyle, I will put it on my list to look into. I appreciate the tip!
  9. HorseloverFat

    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Haha good call! Yes I will try, I'm clearly still being judgmental with myself about that one.
  10. HorseloverFat

    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Thank you! Yes, my whole life I've felt like I was doing something wrong, now I realize I've probably HAVE been doing many things wrong but that it's just a part of who I am. Hopefully I can learn to accept that I'll never be socially fluent the way neurotypical people are, rather than trying to...
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    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Thank you! I haven't read it yet, but I have added it to my list, I appreciate the recommendation :)
  12. HorseloverFat

    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Yes the VALIS trilogy and the Divine Invasion is one of my all time favorites! Thank you :)
  13. HorseloverFat

    Hello! Recently diagnosed adult :)

    Hi there everyone, I am a 41 year old woman who has recently received a diagnosis as an adult. I am seeing my life story through a new lens, and finding quite a bit of self forgiveness for things I used to think I "should have" known, and "should have" done better or differently. I am signing up...
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    Howdy! Slightly obsessed, PKD is a special interest of mine <3 I have read every one of his...

    Howdy! Slightly obsessed, PKD is a special interest of mine <3 I have read every one of his books (obvs except the lost manuscript ones) several times. Are you a fan as well?
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