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Recent content by Datura

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    Maladaptive daydreaming?

    I used to pace while daydreaming all the time, and still do to a degree. In addition, I would shake an object while pacing. This behavior is also known as "hand flapping with object." I find that kind of funny because I used to think I wasn't a hand-flapper, but I guess I am just a different...
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    Couple quick questions to help me out

    I have to laugh about the mirror thing. This one time I was making out with my partner and she caught me looking at my reflection in a window. From that point on I made an effort to not stare at myself so obsessively. It mostly stemmed from insecurity. I have also look at myself in mirrors to...
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    Self Identify...

    I've seen "Flappy hands are happy hands" bracelets. I also like the term "Autastic" and think it would look good on pins and apparel. I still identify as questioning, but even if I were certain I don't think I would want to label myself to outsiders. Labels come with stereotypes and...
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    My college psychology textbook says...

    At first I was wondering what specifically you disliked about the textbook, but the "exclusively diagnosed in childhood" and "recovery" part certainly caught my eye. You also make a good point about them misrepresenting autism as a monolithic condition, rather than a continuum thereof. The...
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    Board and Card Games

    I kind of enjoy Cards Against Humanity, but I is overplayed in my opinion. There are many more worthwhile games out there, and frankly I don't think it should be played in public spaces, and that includes board game cafes, unless you have a private room with some sound insulating qualities.
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    Do you have a Paracosm?If so describe some of its main details.

    Oh man, I love some of these ideas. I enjoy table top RPG and my favorite part is reading world guides. In fact world guides and core rule books more than I do actually playing. I could simply devour fictional travel guides, frankly. Many RPG players malign such content and call if "fluff"...
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    Board and Card Games

    Board games, making social interaction tolerable since ~3000 B.C.
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    What true story about your pet is improved by.....

    I was taking a stroll with my room mate when a bunch of school girls approached and started stroking her body. She was aloof as she was preoccupied with the possibility of seeing a scary dog.
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    Do you have a Paracosm?If so describe some of its main details.

    I don't have a persistent paracosm, but I do engage in world building. Strangely, I don't really give things names unless I intend to share them with other people, with a few exceptions. One of my favorite settings is a far future post-human society. The premise is that humans departed from...
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    What true story about your pet is improved by.....

    I used to go out to this one fast food joint all the time with my Dad. Our room mates came along with us because they like car rides. The thing is, they couldn't come in with us because it would violate local health codes. Frankly, it was justified. Whenever we looked outside, there they were...
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    How To Be An Artist When You Have Executive Functioning Issues

    I have the same problem, only my ambitions are music related. I also have chronic depression, but even when I have felt better it hard for me to follow through on projects. If anybody has advice I would also be grateful.
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    I Can't Just Be Normal

    What kind of help do these people provide? Did they specify that your behaviour is to blame, or are you inferring? On what evidence? Did you hire them individually or through the same agency? Upon leaving, were you supplied with a new helper? If these are personal support workers my best advice...
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    Eye pain?

    I have never correlated eye pain with hunger, but I do experience it. My triggers seem to be stress and stimulating social situations.
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    Depression and doing nothing

    Gaming may be a good escape, but such activities are also addictive. I am a YouTube junkie myself. It lifts my mood and is way better than ruminating, but it doesn't ultimately solve the problem. At the end of the day I have still been unproductive and I have to live with that. I also know...
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    Space Opera Struggling At Comedy ?

    The production values were impressive, as was the degree to which they successfully aped the style of Star Trek: the Next Generation. The jokes weren't very funny though. It mostly relied on the irony of people acting like unprofessional jerks in what is usually depicted as a highly formal and...
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