exmeNov 5, 2023

Week one of video diary behind me and it has been strange. I have a routine of recording about 10 minutes, then I watch that and record another bit afterwards.

What has been most surprising is that it seems to help me unmask. When I speak only to myself I'm pretty unmasked, and seeing & hearing my unmasked and stimming self makes me feel safe. It's not horrible and nothing bad happens. So I have unintedly unmasked publicly during this week, more than before. #ActuallyAutistic

Show threadRandom WeirdoNov 5, 2023
@exme So happy for you ☺️
Show threadexmeNov 5, 2023
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl This is very unexpected. I usually hate making videos, hate speaking and hate watching myself on screen. But for some reason I like this!
Show threadRandom WeirdoNov 5, 2023
@exme Sometimes experiments have quite unexpected outcomes ☺️
Glad that you tried it despite the expected disadvantages.
How did you come up with the idea?
Show threadexme
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl Since it was last week, I can't remember anymore. This is the reason I wanted to try it: my autobiographical memory is really bad. I can't remember the motivation for it. I think I was so stuck on something, that after being stuck for like 8 hours I wanted to try anything, and I tried talking to my screen.
Nov 6, 2023 at 5:52amWeb
Show threadRandom WeirdoNov 6, 2023
@exme Do you tag the videos to help you find things you talked about?
Show threadexmeNov 6, 2023
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl I give the files a name that has the date and a little bit what I talked about.