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    Romantic Relationships and Special Interests

    Let me guess - you're a female type person and you like Taylor Swift (or something like that). And your boyfriend hates Taylor Swift. If that's not it, it still doesn't really matter. As long as what you like isn't actually hurting him, it's none of his business. Additionally, it's weird that...
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    Do you like being autistic?

    I don't know. I don't know any different. I guess I have some advantages, but it's lonely sometimes. I see other people in my life who I know well and are generally crap human beings and they are getting ahead in life. And while I know it's not good to compare, because you never really know what...
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    Why Is The Tune Of Jingle Bells So Addictive?

    This is precisely the reason why I like the way some central and eastern European countries celebrate Christmas - the ones who incorporate Krampus into the folklore. It's dark and somewhat sinister and to me it balances the sugary sweetness of Christmas.
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    Why Is The Tune Of Jingle Bells So Addictive?

    My local stores start playing Christmas music the day after Halloween. I'm not personally a fan of Christmas music and I avoid it. It's overkill.
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    What is the worst/best advice you’ve been given

    Best advice: Consider the source. I.e.: Examine where the information you are receiving is actually coming from. Many news outlets and media publishers are owned by billionaires who influence its content. E.g.: The Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos. The Murdoch family owns Fox News and...
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    Genuine Instructions Vs Joking

    I would imagine that to be frustrating. I feel somewhat lucky in that I "get" when people are bantering or being sarcastic with me. I don't know how I get it but I do. Admittedly it's usually with people I know well. On the other side of that, people often don't get when I'm being sarcastic or...
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    How many of us have hyperphantasia?

    No, I have not experienced that with trauma. I am only really acutely aware of my own feelings/response, which I realize through therapy is often overblown or out of proportion. The only time I get these vivid memories are with good memories. There is usually a smell that triggers a...
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    The one thing I wish I could change

    If there was one thing I could change that would be my fixations. I feel like I spend way too much time fixating on things that happened in the past. While I have a good enough handle on the reasons they happened, and why they made me feel the way they do, I still can't stop. It's like when...
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    Our old clinic manager is still stalking us

    That is something else I have thought of and should also probably mention to security. In a case of an emergent threat, if for any reason we could not use the front door as an escape route, there are a few side and back doors to use as an escape route - however, they all lead to the back of the...
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    getting patted on the back

    I'm not personally a huge fan of being touched, but I have a coworker who is from South America and she is very touchy with everyone. I think for her it's a cultural thing so I let that go. And she's nice so it would be hard to be upset about it.
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    Our old clinic manager is still stalking us

    I thought about that - I don't believe so but I could be wrong. The building we are in is not ours, it's in a large strip mall with several occupants. I have looked for hints of cameras either in the parking lot or on the building itself, but I have not seen evidence of either.
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    Our old clinic manager is still stalking us

    I know, right?
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    Our old clinic manager is still stalking us

    Thanks they definitely are, but this person seems to show up at random. We hadn't heard from this person for a while, thought they found something else to occupy their time, but apparently not. :(
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    Our old clinic manager is still stalking us

    Hi - so if anyone remembers, our previous clinic manager was fired this August. I still don't know the official reason why this person was fired but either way, immediately afterwards, this person started showing up, leaving letters on the vehicles of several workers, and also showed up at one's...
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    Has anyone here besides me ever been ghosted by a friend before? I just want to know that i'm not alone in this, if others can relate to me.

    If what you said about his mental health is accurate, then I would not even consider this anything personal. People isolate when they are down. If he's having a down moment (or period of time) then you, as another depressed person, should be able to understand where he is coming from. Allow...
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