Had an instance where I was hanging out with my friends last night and a guy in the res hall decided to stand a foot and a half behind me which is too close for me. I asked him politely as possible to not hover but instead of apologizing he just made passive aggressive comments. But at least I set a boundary

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Extremely

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Like WHYYYYY are you so close stop it this is not normal

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was just about to make a post about how people be right up on you in the dining hall lines like back uppp im grabbing my fries 😣

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Yes I have started saying “not friendly” which I also use when other dogs try to approach mine. Instinctively people back up

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Just start stepping backwards pretending like you don’t know someone’s behind you LMAO

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Yeah it does like sometimes when I’m walking I try to walk faster even if my legs hurt bc I feel uncomfortable when people walk behind me, I much prefer people to walk around me and feel awkward about it them bitching about that I’m walking to slow

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i have a weird trauma response to ppl standing behind me and looking at me. like it isn’t dramatic, it’s just a disproportionate reaction i have to a pretty innocuous thing

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tailgating while walking is so annoying

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As a cashier. I see it all day every day.. I straight up dont help people if im on the second register bc theyre standing so close, i think theyre part of one group

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The only people that can stand close to me are the ones I’m super close with, otherwise it gets really uncomfortable for me

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Okay so it's weird, I hate being touched or having people too close, but I also love going to rock concerts and participating in mosh pits and shit like??? What the fuck???

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I truely don’t even notice like 80% of the time

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it feels like this

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yes or when i’m sitting and they’re standing. i have to ask them to sit bc they’re making me nervous lol

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i was in the line for starbucks eirlier and a dude was not even a foot behind me and when i saw and jumped cuz it scared me he just went "sorry". i feel bad but at the same time idk

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Oh yes, literally on the bus rn and I’m always pushing myself towards the window cause people sit too close

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Yes, at work and school especially, waiting in lines at the store, I’m just so aware of their presence that it makes me very aware of my presence. It also pisses me off when people grab my shoulder from behind, it shocks my nerves

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when that happens i'll turn my body sideways & look @ em every now & then bc im gonna make em as uncomfortable as they make me lmao

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Y’all are too nice, I just started barking at ppl. I’ve made friends with this approach, I’ve made enemies. Mostly tho, I’ve made space.

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yes all the time

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I had to stand in line for something for over half an hour today and YES

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Yeah I think it’s a down syndrome thing. Just something about someone breathing on your neck triggers some defense mechanism that is only present in people with down syndrome. But that’s just my experience

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