[yaaa11]

i imagine it like this. my brain puts everyone i personally know in a "mental filing cabinet". everything about them. their likes, dislikes, face, voice, etc. well, their pfp is there, too, and when it changes i feel like something is missing, or has been replaced.

i say "everyone I *personally* know" because when my close friends change their profiles on discord, it takes a while to get used to. i hate it. it's like i don't wanna be around them for a short while anymore because they've been "replaced" (though i still do obviously) . however, with strangers, acquaintances, and people i barely know, i couldn't care less.

it's like my brain puts their profile picture as their actual face when we talk online. so, maybe it's an evolutional kinda thing? i don't know.

any input or thoughts would be great, some advice would be even greater.

and also, to anyone who may also be experiencing this, have you found a reason? anything thats causing this? it's only been recently (~1 year) that this has been happening. thanks in advance!

[anx]

i think that's a form of autism

[yaaa11]

i think that's a form of autism

Ah, yay... Fun. 

[JuchsinPloto2044]

It really is as simple as that being the only identifiable factor of them, since we are so used to interacting physically. I'm certain if people in medieval Europe had the Internet, the same problem would've occurred. The bigger issue is that autism wasn't properly diagnosable then.

[Miner21]

I dont have that. I wont recognize them for a bit, but this was an interesting psychological write up

[yaaa11]

I dont have that. I wont recognize them for a bit, but this was an interesting psychological write up

thanks, man. y'know the autism allegations are getting pretty undeniable but at least... ehhhh... at least i'm funny?  

[Miner21]

I dont have that. I wont recognize them for a bit, but this was an interesting psychological write up

thanks, man. y'know the autism allegations are getting pretty undeniable but at least... ehhhh... at least i'm funny?  

Your funny man :-)

[HassaMassa]

I dont have that. I wont recognize them for a bit, but this was an interesting psychological write up

thanks, man. y'know the autism allegations are getting pretty undeniable but at least... ehhhh... at least i'm funny?  

I think almost everyone is on some kind of spectrum, even if it's just slightly.

[metzelplix]

Some people like to change their images. I find it fun to see what they come up with (in the same realm). People that constantly change their image to something completely different makes one wonder, "Why?"

[ijiojiojijojkl]

And that's why i never change my pfp lmao