keep forgetting just how strong our discomfort with seeing human faces is until we look into a non-furry part of the internet and aaa

@IceWolf discomfort with eye contact is really common, particularly among autistic folx. haven't seen anyone other than us who are uncomfortable with human faces even when no eye contact is involved though

@Felthry Eye contact, however, doesn't bother me a bit.

It's the face.

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@IceWolf eye contact makes it worse for us, but only really when it's humans

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