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Having empathy issues be like “I’m going to be very distraught when a store doesn’t sell all their very cute plush kittens because when you look into your eyes you can imagine how sad and alone they are but if you tell me your house burned down i will probably just tell you ‘man I’m sorry that’s awful’”

Are olfactory stims a thing because I absolutely love the smell of pokemon cards so sometimes i take some cards and....snffff

Literally how do i stop doing a physically harmful stim or tic. I’m not sure which it is but I’ve been tensing my neck all day because I can’t NOT do it and my neck and back hurt like shit right now

can someone share some semiverbal experiences with me? i’m trying to figure some things out right now and i’m not sure what information to believe on the internet

Pacing as a stim really helps me think, I’ve found. You can sit in bed and ruminate and turn things over in your head but I’ve found that pacing back and forth while stimming with my hands lost in a haze of thoughts helps me think more productively, strangely enough. I’d liken it to riding a bike, you’re using your pedals to propel yourself forward, but this time mentally!

empathy problems part 2 electric boogaloo: realizing your empathy works in extremes where you can either be immobilized and/or crying from extreme emotions or be able to be comforting and calm with someone but every single ounce of feeling inside of you is completely shut down

rediscovering my love for peanut butter and jelly sandwich has almost been a lifehack to combat my starch and cheese samefooding habits....like at least i have two foods to go to instead of one, instead of just. eating NOTHING when i can’t find anything in the house to eat and get discouraged

having sentimentality for objects, to whatever degree or meaning that may serve for you, is awesome and i hope you give your pc tower, phone, stuffed toy, washing machine or what have you a little pat on their head and tell them they are doing a great job and they mean so much to you