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I know the feeling. It’s this apprehension of being perceived and then judged/teased/etc even if what you’re doing is nothing weird - right?
What type of handheld emulation did you get yourself? It does sound like a lot of fun and definitely better for your mental health than doomscrolling
Yes exactly. It’s very strong for me. I was (possibly mis?) diagnosed with avpd partially over that.
It’s a retroid pocket 5! It plays wii/gc/ps2 and below, a bit of switch and pc emulation if I’m really pushing it. I’ve been playing Paper Mario the thousand year door on it, in chapter 2 right now. It’s very nice, I’m a big fan.
Possibly, yes (?) I know it’s also one of the symptoms for (co-)PTSD and a bunch of other mental health related things, so who knows. Anyway, it sucks, this feeling, and I totally get it.
I just looked it up, what a cute little device! I’m glad you’re having fun with it and I hope it’ll keep giving you joy!
There are some other signs of some kinda ptsd, I have not explored it much though. It feels disrespectful and I’m wondering if they can be explained by autism etc.
It is :) I’ve got the purple/GameCube looking one. Thank you ♥️
Could be, but I don’t know either. I hope you’ll find an answer ❤️
I saw that one, god it’s adorable! And you’re welcome