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Autism Self Diagnosis (5 Ways You Are NOT Autistic) · Aspergers & Autism Podcast [The Aspie World] AuDHD

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  So the reason many people are misdiagnosing themselves as
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  autistic is because they seem to be relating to some traits that
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  they don't understand the root cause of.
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  And I see this a lot because many people are relating to
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  online information that is not relevant to them.
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  Now in this video, I'm going to tell you five ways that you are
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  not autistic and what may be going on.
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  Let's check it out. OK guys?
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  So there are a lot of people who go online and they look and they
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  find videos like mine or other people who I know in the
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  industry and they relate to certain things, right?
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  So the bigger picture basically is that the neurodevelopmental
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  condition of autism is a condition from birth.
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  It's a neurodevelopmental that means that it kind of grows with
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  you. And we know that the how autism
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  is is currently happening within the body is that your brain
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  neurochemistry, how the neurons men together is slightly
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  different to that of a typical person, right.
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  And so the overlapping of that have other conditions like, you
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  know, as I see ADHDOCD, dyslexia, all these other things
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  that I have. Oh, by the way, guys, my name is
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  Dan and I have autism and ADHD. If you're new around here and
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  you want to learn more, I'm able to hit the subscribe button by
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  clicking the notification bell down below so you don't miss out
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  on a video. So with that being said, autism
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  actually can look like other things.
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  And so self diagnosis has skyrocketed over the years
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  because we put videos out for people.
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  And the reason I do that is because there are many people
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  who were like me who are diagnosed later on in life as
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  adults and then they go online to look for information to learn
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  more about it, right? Once you have the diagnosis,
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  kind of not the other way around, it's not go online,
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  learn how to self diagnosis off and then seek a diagnosis, which
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  is what a lot of people do. And I understand that people do
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  this because they're wanting to understand themselves better,
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  but it may be other things going on and I'll get into that in a
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  minute. And the other thing to remember
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  is that, you know, professionals use multiple tools in a
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  professional environment to make sure that they can accurately
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  diagnose you, that it's not a misdiagnosis, it's not
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  incorrect. And they can give you the right
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  amount of support, medication or therapy that you need for the
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  condition that you actually have rather than thinking you've got
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  a different condition, if that makes sense.
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  So understanding all of these variables, which we're going to
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  now is going to help you actually get the right diagnosis
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  rather than chasing something that's completely irrelevant to
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  you. And I see this happening quite a
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  lot. OK, so the first thing we need
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  to think about is social anxiety.
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  So in autism, people have a anxiety around socialising
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  situations because, and then this is the really interesting
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  part, you will have social anxiety as an autistic person,
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  but you can have social anxiety as just a typical person, right?
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  But why does this exist? Well, in autism, the social
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  anxiety aspect comes from the fact that there are unwritten
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  social conventions and social rules that happen.
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  Etiquette, the way you speak, politeness, standing too close
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  or too far away from somebody, knowing when it's your turn to
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  talk, knowing when people are being bored of you talking,
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  etcetera, etcetera. But social anxiety of just a
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  psychological kind of anxiety disorder tends to come from a
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  fact of fear that is treatable by therapy, where our social
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  anxiety in autism isn't treatable because it's part of
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  the neurological and biological chemistry that's going on in
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  that person's body. Now, you can have social
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  anxiety, but it won't be for the same reasons as autism, if that
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  makes sense. So you could be going through
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  the list and be like, oh, I have social anxiety, but that doesn't
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  mean that it's autism right now. The next thing I'm going to talk
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  about is, you know, conservative personalities and preferences
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  to, you know, routine and stuff like that.
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  You know, some people prefer stability.
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  A lot of people prefer routines where humans and we're creatures
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  of habit, which means that a lot of the time we will repeat the
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  same things with like the same foods, like one of the same bars
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  or clubs and we keep our friends close and the same ones we have
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  and blah, blah, blah. But those don't really mean that
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  you are autistic or that you have a problem with that issue
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  of like broadening out of that or trying something new.
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  Whereas autism, on the other hand, autistic individuals need
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  structure and routine to navigate through chaos because
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  the world seems very confusing to them.
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  And when they have a structured routine and knowing what comes
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  you know that you are safe. It's all about feeling safe.
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  So if you can predict that, OK, I'm going to have the same thing
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  for breakfast every day until I die, then it's safe.
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  You don't have to worry about that.
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  You don't have to consume your mind, your thoughts about that
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  because autistic individuals are also having input from sensory
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  stimuli in the in the environment around them just
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  continuously, which is obviously, you know, no good
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  because it's distracting you from focusing on the things that
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  you are having to do in, in daily life.
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  So when you have like a routine or, or or a conservative
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  personality, that also doesn't mean you're autistic basically.
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  OK, so the other one is gifted or high intelligence now.
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  So people on the autism spectrum, if they are a level 2
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  or level 1 autistic, they could have an average to above average
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  intelligence quotia, which means that they are compensating in
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  intellect where they may fail in social or familial situations,
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  right? And familiar means like, you
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  know, interacting with your family or knowing kind of social
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  etiquette as a group. And so in terms of that, they
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  then excel in things like new technology or arts or writing or
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  or literature or something, right?
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  And those traits of being highly gifted to show where there's a
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  lack of understanding and something else, right?
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  But other typical people can still be gifted and understand
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  social conventions. So you could be like, oh, I'm
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  really intelligent. I must be on the spectrum.
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  But you know, you could just be intelligent and not be on the
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  spectrum. I mean, when I was doing my
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  degree, so I did chemistry, which is like super nerdy, super
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  sciency. There was only maybe two other
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  autistic individuals on the course.
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  So the rest were neurotypical, right?
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  And they were super brainy. These kids were like super,
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  super brainy. And so it doesn't mean it's not
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  an indicator that you're on the also inspection, which is an
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  indicator that you're actually bright.
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  OK, so the second one I want to mention is selective mutism.
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  Now, selective mutism is exactly what it means.
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  Like sometimes you're going to be mutant, sometimes you want to
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  talk. Now selective mutism can be a
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  psychological condition where a person is unable to through
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  trauma, fear, or a post traumatic stress.
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  They're not able to speak in certain situations or they
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  refrain from speaking to protect themselves in certain
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  situations. Now what's interesting about
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  that is in autism, you also have a selective mutism because the
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  person doesn't really know how to, when to, or comfortably talk
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  because they don't understand the rules of the game and the
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  game being the game of life. Now someone who's selective mute
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  doesn't necessarily mean they're autistic, but someone who's
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  autistic may be selective mute, you know, so there is a big
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  divide that you could have selected immutism.
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  It doesn't default mean that you're on your inspection.
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  Now the last one I want to kind of cover is so interesting.
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  In fact, it's the most interesting one.
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  And this happens a lot. A lot of people are diagnosed
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  with ADHD and not autism. And guys, before I go any
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  further, I just want to say I actually have a free PDF book
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  Checklist. So if you are interested in
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  building a rock solid, bulletproof, confident mind, if
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  you're autistic or you are having mental health issues,
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  then this book is perfectly for you because it gives you a
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  really simple take away that you can apply to your daily life.
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  All you need to do is go to bulletproofbrain.org.
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  The link will be in the description and and it will be
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  here in a card on YouTube. So go check it out.
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  Link is also my bio. Or you can just go to
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  bulletproofbrain.org and download the free PDF.
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  Start it today and it's pretty amazing.
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  I've had a lot of good feedback about this free PDF book.
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  OK, so ADHD, where does it fit in now?
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  People who have ADHD sometimes have autism and sometimes people
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  who have autism don't have ADHD and sometimes people just have
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  ADHD. Now ADHD traits can also look
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  very similar to autistic traits. Now the difference is ADHD is an
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  attention deficit behavioural issue which is related to the
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  autism spectrum, but it's not autism in it's triad of
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  impairment. You know, the social
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  communication and emotional aspect.
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  Now, the triad of impairment was something set out by Lorna Wing,
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  who is one of these brilliant minds working on autism research
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  and has been since the 80s. And she has defined kind of like
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  the characteristics and the diagnostic criteria.
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  Hence why a lot of people who say, oh, I feel like I'm
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  autistic and I'll go to the doctor and they'll get a
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  referral and I'll go through the assessment process.
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  Then they they turn out to say, oh, no, it's just, it's just
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  ADHD. It's not autism.
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  That happens quite a lot. And that will happen often and
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  This is why sometimes this happens.
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  Now I want to know where you are in this, Jenny.
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  You think you're artistic If you're self diagnosed, leaving a
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  comment down below because I want to know, is self diagnosis
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  in your opinion good thing or a bad thing?
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  Also, those are your thumbs up. If you liked it, see you in the
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  next one. Peace.