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Recent content by web

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    Anatomy of a shutdown

    The first sign for me is a vague, pervasive confusion. It's difficult to understand and what might normally require a just bit of figuring out becomes more strongly confusing. There's a subtle rise of warmth, a sort of quivery feeling, heightening of sensations. Depending on my state, there's...
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    Help with a Survey for College English Class?

    1) How often do you use social media? I go through phases, sometimes abstaining for weeks to months, sometimes engaging multiple times a day, most often every couple days. 2) Why did you start using social media? At first to connect with friends who preferred it and became long-distance when we...
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    I see "too much" detail

    I think mood and mindstate is the 0th order, in that sometimes any person can be in a place they won't hear (overstimulated, upset, distracted, preoccupied with something else). It's always best to be in a positive or at least receptive mood. I've gotten better at understanding when someone...
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    Sensitivity Jumps or Phases

    I think accepting things as they are is always wise, for both ease of mind and understanding. Do you find you have correlations of when the peaks tend to happen, like when you get more curious? Does it drain your mental or physiological energy, and is your sleep ever altered? Thank you for sharing!
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    Sensitivity Jumps or Phases

    I feel like I just woke up. Part of me got incredibly activated this Monday and I’ve been experiencing a lot of overstimulation. Some months ago my partner suggested I might be autistic. I remember thinking I might be in 2nd grade when my teacher suggested my mom might get me checked (she...
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