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Is it normal to avoid mirrors

Simple01

My 15 year old daughter is waiting for a diagnosis of autism.

She has taken  all her mirrors out of the room, including her door of her wardrobe which had mirrors on it.

Her wardrobe  door is heavy and I can not believe she was able to pull it off. 

Is this behaviour normal. 

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  • I don't know if it is normal  but I also have it. I have always avoided looking in mirrors as much as possible because I feel very uncomfortable in the same way that I do if I look someone in the eye.

    When I was a kid,  I hated mirrors in my room especially if I could see them from my bed. I found them frightening as if things not of this world could come in to my room through them, or I would see something not of this world by looking in them. It's probably a common fear since it's a theme used in horror films often. There were also a lot of folklore ideas around them eg 7 years bad luck, seeing your future husband on Halloween etc. These ideas came from somewhere. 

  • in reply to Tigana

    I agree with Tigana, I'm not a fan of mirrors either, I have one slightly distorting one on my bedroom, I think part of my discomfort around them is not recognising myself, embarrassment at what I really look like rather than my mental image of myself.

    I got use to mirrors when I was hairdressing, but they became part of my professional personna, but I still didn't and don't have them at home much, I have one in the bathroom, to make sure I've not got anything stuck in my teeth, but thats about it.

    I took great comfort from Granny Weatherwax who when confronted with a hall of mirrors and asked to choose the right version of herself, ignored the mirrors looked herself up and down and said this one.

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  • in reply to Tigana

    I agree with Tigana, I'm not a fan of mirrors either, I have one slightly distorting one on my bedroom, I think part of my discomfort around them is not recognising myself, embarrassment at what I really look like rather than my mental image of myself.

    I got use to mirrors when I was hairdressing, but they became part of my professional personna, but I still didn't and don't have them at home much, I have one in the bathroom, to make sure I've not got anything stuck in my teeth, but thats about it.

    I took great comfort from Granny Weatherwax who when confronted with a hall of mirrors and asked to choose the right version of herself, ignored the mirrors looked herself up and down and said this one.

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