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Recent content by mourningdove

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    How are you doing?

    Woke up at 5:30 this morning, so I'm super sleepy...I have some work to do, but can't bring myself to start. Been out of touch with my feelings lately. Very much on autopilot. Doing a lot of caretaking for my partner and helping him stealthily move out of his soon to be ex-roommate's apartment...
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    This or that?

    Macaroni and cheese! Cake or pie?
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    This or that?

    Hair tousled. Love a good pat. Lions or tigers?
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    Anyone else not like escalators?

    Whoa, you just unlocked some childhood memories! I used to be TERRIFIED of elevators and escalators when I was a child. I used to have to stand on my parents' feet on elevators to feel safer, and even so, the motion scared me. I think it was that feeling of the ground dropping out from under...
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    Talking/communicating through pets?

    This is an interesting way to see things. Thank you for your advice/perspective! I don't know why I particularly struggle with my family (well, I suspect there always have been unhealthy dynamics there that make it hard to comfortably/safely communicate & make me feel alienated), but I think...
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    Talking/communicating through pets?

    I've always had trouble speaking to my immediate family directly at home. But we had two cats growing up, one of whom I was particularly close to (and who recently passed away, unfortunately). 1.) Communication got easier if I could hold my cat, Moon, and look at him instead of my mother or...
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    Fidget Toy recommendations? (things to stim with)

    I did that too! I also chew them (and completely ruin them in the process) lol. Another thing I do is pat/run my fingers through my own hair. Or I'll just fiddle with a lock or so of it. I think it reminds me of how soothing it is to pet a soft animal. :sweatsmile:
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi! I'm James, but most people call me Jamie. I'm 24 and I live in New York. I strongly believe I'm autistic and definitely should've been diagnosed as a child (was partially/mostly non-verbal for most of my childhood, obsessed with soft textures --always felt all the nice-textured-looking...
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