#autoattractional

This is amatonormativity and ableism. Your counselor shouldn't be misusing medical terminology nor judging your harmless orientation.

Autospecs are not inherently narcissistic, and narcissistic =/= egotistic.*

Self-attraction does not make you selfish or self-centered. That would imply that attraction = obsession, which is not the case. If a person is attracted to someone else, that is not immediately deemed an obsession - so why would attraction to oneself immediately dictate an obsession?

My headmate, Ally, has made a more in depth post [link] about faer own experience being autorose + some articles about other autospecs, if anyone is curious to read it.

*(Narcissists are people with narcissistic personality disorder, who either center themselves because they believe nobody else will prioritize them and/or attempt to be the greatest at tasks because they crave approval/praise due to low self esteem/low self worth.

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autopitchrom: a term for someone who experiences pitch attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autoashenrom: a term for someone who experiences ashen attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autospec symbol from here!

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autoquadrom: a term for someone who experiences quadrant(s)-related attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autoredrom: a term for someone who experiences red (flushed and/or pale) attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autoblackrom: a term for someone who experiences black (pitch and/or ashen) attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autospec symbol from here!

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autoflushedrom: a term for someone who experiences flushed attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autopalerom: a term for someone who experiences pale attraction to themself, alternate versions of themself, or beings who could be considered them.

autospec symbol from here!

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