• haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    9 months ago

    In general?

    I would say autistic fixations are intense interests, sometimes inappropriate things in the eyes of non autistic people, sometimes maybe just obscure.

    Cool username btw.

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        9 months ago

        Hm… often a fixation like that tells you you need love in your life or friendship. Is that possible?

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          9 months ago

          Not sure why downvoted. I’d say if a fixation comes with voluntary self-isolation it shows that something is amiss, although it might not be the lack of love.

          I found that I very much hide inside of my obscure interests when subconsciously talking about important stuff with my loved ones.

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            9 months ago

            Oh wow. Yes, I didnt think that either. Some people probably felt called out or misunderstood what I meant.

            Obviously, it can be a range of things. I tried to factor in what things are displayed in animes a lot. Often its success, reliable plot, emotion, sexuality, etc.

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    9 months ago

    For me it’s a topic I get obsessed about for a few days or weeks then switch to something else.

    Usually I spend my time just reading the wiki of my current interest, and I think it helps with stress?

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    9 months ago

    Post locked due to Rule 3: Your posts must include a text body. It doesn’t have to be long, it just needs to be descriptive.

    OP, let me know if you want to add a body and I will unlock it. Message me via Matrix at @backonmybs:matrix.org

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    9 months ago

    It’s like a special interest that you memorize loads of data about. For me it’s fish and aquariums… I fucking love aquariums

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    9 months ago

    A fixation is something I am eager to interact with it a majority of the time, often to the exclusion of other stuff I need or want.