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Identity

Hergé

Just a random thought, I also dwell on the odd forum on Reddit and other places and there often crops up the thread of identity.

When you look in the mirror who do you see or when someone calls your name, do you instantly connect with it?

Personally I dislike seeing my reflection and actively avoid having my photo taken. My name was obviously given to me by my parents but I feel oddly disconnected from it.

From what I've read, this isn't overly unusual within the autistic community, have any of you experienced this to some degree?

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  • Interesting. My Sunday name is Andrew and is what my family always called me, but everyone else always called me Andy. A few people I work with (remotely) call me A. I’ve long used another name on forums and for gaming - “incandescent”.

    I suppose these are all different aspects of my identity but none of them describe the whole.

    When I’m asked my name face to face I’m never quite sure which to pick and my surname is often mispronounced or misheard so whenever I tell people my name it always sounds like a question, like I’m not sure.

    And physical identity - I’m quite happy with my body but I don’t feel it’s “me”. It’s just a physical vehicle that I ride around in. Or maybe even observe the camera input from a remote location.

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  • Interesting. My Sunday name is Andrew and is what my family always called me, but everyone else always called me Andy. A few people I work with (remotely) call me A. I’ve long used another name on forums and for gaming - “incandescent”.

    I suppose these are all different aspects of my identity but none of them describe the whole.

    When I’m asked my name face to face I’m never quite sure which to pick and my surname is often mispronounced or misheard so whenever I tell people my name it always sounds like a question, like I’m not sure.

    And physical identity - I’m quite happy with my body but I don’t feel it’s “me”. It’s just a physical vehicle that I ride around in. Or maybe even observe the camera input from a remote location.

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