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Recent content by MTC

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    Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness)

    I warn my students on the first day--I am really, really bad with faces and I will do my best (I have gotten better over the years!) to learn names, but if I see them out of context they'd better be prepared to remind me who they are. They usually get a good laugh out of this and only later...
  2. M

    Hello! I'm new here.

    Yes, I've tried general solutions for managing anxiety. They tend not to work very well, or in the moment I forget that they exist. I've had talk therapy for what seems like forever; the only thing that really helped was medication. I have Xanax to take when my anxiety gets really high, but...
  3. M

    Hello! I'm new here.

    Thank you all for the warm welcome! I just adopted a new cat today, and I feel myself vibing with him as he's been hiding under the bed since I brought him home. I've been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder; my two main problems are perfectionism and social situations, and the...
  4. M

    Hello! I'm new here.

    Hi all! I'm a 40F who is currently recently self-diagnosed. Just had a very illuminating conversation with my father yesterday about what I was like as a kid that confirmed a whole lot of suspicions. Currently reading a few books on autism in women and going, 'Yup, that's me.' So it seems...
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