Category: Prompts
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Becoming an Adult
Growing up, I wanted the same as most kids, I wanted to make my parents proud of me. In high school and my one year of college, I really struggled and it felt as if no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t enough. It wasn’t until I moved out that I was able to…
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Wisps of Childhood
My mother chose to be a stay-at-home mom so she could be there for us. Most of my meals growing up were home cooked and I ended up taking a lot of those recipes with me. There are a lot of recipes that are comforting to me and bring me back to living with my…
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Life can be Bothersome
I have a Sensory Processing Disorder, which is common in people with autism, as well as Misophonia so there are a lot of things that bother me. Sensory Processing Disorder affects how the brain processes various sensory input. Misophonia causes certain sounds to trigger an extreme emotional reaction. I also have OCD which adds a…
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Working with my Habits
Between a sensory processing disorder, autism, and OCD, I have a lot of habits I developed to help me cope with the world around me. Most of these are not great habits and I’m trying to break them, but it’s a long process. My most notable habit is chewing on my fingers. I’ve chewed on…
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Musical Variety
I enjoy all kinds of different music, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Each genre has something different to offer and what I listen to really depends on my mood. I enjoy rock, metal, country, pop, rap, alternative, and various electronic music. My mother loves country music. She’d play all kinds of her favorite hits,…
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Quaint Bookshops
I think if I wanted to open a shop, I’d want to sell used books and other items. I think my girlfriend would love to own a store full of used books, though I also think she’d end up keeping a lot of them! We would mostly run off of donations so we could sell…
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Neurodivergent Comforts
I have a loose routine in my day to day life that I don’t like to deviate from if I can help it. I don’t leave my apartment unless I have work or an errand to run. My room is my safe space where I feel the most in control of my environment. I have…
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A Better Honeymoon
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? If I won two free plane tickets, I’d take my girlfriend to France. The two of us would love to honeymoon in France if we can afford it! We both took French in high school; I didn’t do very well at it but she…
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Missing the Taste of Home
My girlfriend and I mostly stick to the foods we know and like because it’s what we grew up on and easier to prepare. The two of us have a variety of meals we both love and some we aren’t fans of but will eat. However, there are a few recipes I grew up on…
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A Joyful Discussion
I have a lot of small habits in my day to day life that I often forget. Not all of my habits are particularly fun, for example I chew on my finger nails and on the skin around my fingers which sometimes leads to bleeding. Some of my habits are just OCD rituals I can’t…
