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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?

Parents

  • I see a lot of different people in my mirror, sometiems tidy, sometimes dishevelled, sometimes old and weary looking sometimes quite surprisingly fresh looking. All sorts of reflections and snapshots of my current state.  It is what it is.

    My "identity" is made up of all sorts of variables, not just how I look.

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  • I see a lot of different people in my mirror, sometiems tidy, sometimes dishevelled, sometimes old and weary looking sometimes quite surprisingly fresh looking. All sorts of reflections and snapshots of my current state.  It is what it is.

    My "identity" is made up of all sorts of variables, not just how I look.

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  • in reply to I Sperg

    For me the face I see in the mirror might not be mine, I now look very much like my father and now also plays into it. 

    I also mirror others and my core personality sometimes feels a little overwhelmed but I still know I'm in here.

    The way I look has very little to do with my identity it's just the outer appearance of the shell I inhabit.