Re:The unsettling truth about the ‘Mostly Harmless’ hiker
by MeinBlutIstBlau on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:08PM
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From the about portion of that, it mostly reads like symptoms of people with Schizoid Personality Disorder or Avoidant Personality Disorder. While it can be a good survival trait in the grand scheme of things, culturally in the US it's as useful as being born poor.
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Re:The unsettling truth about the ‘Mostly Harmless’ hiker
by adamc on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:36PM
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It's pretty different. My kid had it, and there were some things we did early to help him study, but nothing like either of those disorders. It's more tied to very high empathy.
However, you do have to learn how to avoid taking on other people's emotional burdens.