Can you have the first two and not the third?
Absolutely. One can also "gain" the third with extended isolation and chronic stress.
As I've got older, the third has decreased significantly. Aka the art of not giving a fuck.
And depression is Bill Cipher.
According to that latest Princeton study on phenotypes of autism - approximately 37% of autistic population ;)
Reporting in o7
I recently added CPSTD and OCD to my collection. Woo.
In my case, I have schizophrenia, autism and social anxiety/agoraphobia.
I think I do, but I'm not diagnosed so never mind.
Hello!
Hai
You forgot the holy grail, IBS
Yo.
Kind of crowded here.
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