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Recent content by MarkD67

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    How does eye contact 'feel" for you.

    Thank you all for your responses. It's seems on a quick reading that like everything else we are all different. However it is giving more of an idea of the OK'ness of minimising my own. Cheers
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    How does eye contact 'feel" for you.

    Hi all, I hope I'm not repeating this. I'd like to hear from anyone willing to share what their inner experiences are when making eye contact. I learned at an early age that I needed to do it for survival. I've had some particular symptoms that we believed were related to my complex PTSD...
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    Imagination

    I've always loved and then eventually taught physics. It was almost intuitive, mostly because I have an exceptional imagination. I can readily create and manipulate models in my head. I have also used plenty of creative visualisation in my complex PTSD recovery journey... I remember a...
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    Hi. I'm very new to this...50 and in the process of formal assessment

    Hey everyone, thanks for the warmth. I'm hopeful for connecting and learning here. I'll admit that the first few days after my psychiatrist gently hit me with it, I was almost joyful with relief. I've been battling complex PTSD from childhood trauma but too many unanswered questions. This puts...
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    Hi. I'm very new to this...50 and in the process of formal assessment

    Hi, I'm very new to the whole idea of being autistic (I don't like the sound of "having autism". It doesn't feel right). My psychiatrist has started the ball rolling with formal assessment, but when we discussed it, so very many things made sense. I'm almost 51 and so I've lived quite a long...
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