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stickboy26
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27 Apr 2007, 11:29 am

I deal with space invaders involuntarily -- I will unconsciously gravitate away if someone comes within a certain distance of me almost the way two magnets repel. Generally the bigger the person, the bigger the bubble. Small children can usually come right up on me before I react, older children maybe a foot or so, whereas teens and adults usually can't get within three feet of me unless I consciously allow them to. A lot of times people will ask me why I'm backing away and I will be clueless because I won't even realize I'm doing it.

If space gets crowded and I can't get away from people, I will panic.



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27 Apr 2007, 11:41 am

MrSinister wrote:
Oh yeah. My speech just completely collapses into a mess of stuttering and embarressment when I'm confronted with more confident people - even my parents can sometimes cause this to happen.

Which is really annoying, considering I have no such problems when I talk to myself...


I also begin to stutter if I feel like I'm having difficulty getting a word in edgewise. It's like the expectation that I'll have difficulty saying something triggers the stuttering, which otherwise only appears when I'm excited or worked up.