Do people with asperger's look in the mirror?

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Jerry123
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02 Sep 2009, 4:36 pm

Do people with asperger's look in the mirror?



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02 Sep 2009, 4:55 pm

I do but I don't particularly like it. I don't look into my own eyes, either.



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02 Sep 2009, 5:18 pm

I don't really have a problem with it.



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02 Sep 2009, 6:16 pm

I bought one small mirror recently, because I need it to look smart for work. If I had a big mirror, I'd probably obsess over every little detail of my appearance, and get horribly miserable. As it is, I hide the little mirror between using it... it's quite a tiny thing actually, it doesn't take in all of my face. It's the first mirror I've owned. (I'm thirty eight.) I hate mirrors. There's this mad woman living in them...



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02 Sep 2009, 6:17 pm

no, if we do.. the devil will come and take our souls



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02 Sep 2009, 6:34 pm

I do. It's a good thing that I'm good-looking. Now if only my bloody hair would stop falling out!


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02 Sep 2009, 6:36 pm

I'm actually pretty fascinated by the mirror. I like to see my face.. I kind of picture myself as faceless since I can't normally see my face so I find it very interesting to catch a peek of what I look like and I am often surprised.

I suppose I look a bit narcisistic if anyone notices me looking at my reflection in dark windows or such. :?



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02 Sep 2009, 9:02 pm

I dont have a problem with it, I do it quite frequently to check my hair isnt too messed up

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02 Sep 2009, 9:25 pm

Confused-Fish wrote:
no, if we do.. the devil will come and take our souls

LOL.

I look in the mirror, a bit TOO much.


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02 Sep 2009, 9:33 pm

oh yeah, hair. my rearview mirror shows my bangs and the top of my head so I can make sure I don't look like too much of a freak in public :D



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02 Sep 2009, 9:33 pm

I avoid the pain, besides, it's depressing :!:



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02 Sep 2009, 9:47 pm

I try, but my reflection never shows up...

Seriously, yes I do. I look at my teeth (recently had braces removed), my hair, my skin, etc. Of course, there are also times where I really should look in the mirror, and I don't.


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02 Sep 2009, 9:48 pm

I do, to put on makeup and do my hair, etc., whilst at home. In the privacy of my own bathroom, I don't mind looking at myself. Out in public, however, it's another matter entirely. I don't like the way I look when I catch glimpses of myself in store mirrors, dark windows, or at the gym - actually, when at the gym, I try to stay as far away from the mirrors as I can (not an easy task). I'm horribly self-conscious, and I also don't want others to catch me looking at myself. Though they're "allowed" to be narcissistic (checking themselves out regularly), I feel like I'd be ridiculed if I were caught doing the same thing. Not sure why...


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02 Sep 2009, 9:50 pm

cowlypso wrote:
I try, but my reflection never shows up...


Muahahahaha! :twisted:


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02 Sep 2009, 9:53 pm

I look in mirrors in a lot...they draw my eye, and distract me. Although I don’t spend much time actually examining how I look, or fixing myself up......I just look.



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02 Sep 2009, 9:54 pm

I do often to see what flaws need dealing with, such as acne, etc. sometimes I will look at myself in the mirror ,at my eyes, and try to figure out who is in there. :?