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Posted by7 hours ago

IAmA face-blind (prosopagnostic) person. AMA.

I have prosopagnosia, or "face blindness". My only proof is my Twitter account, in that I've discussed it there, for years. https://twitter.com/Millinillion3K3/status/1673545499826061312?s=20

The condition was made famous by Oliver Sacks' book, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat." More recently, Brad Pitt identified as prosopagnostic in 2022.

Background info here: https://www.businessinsider.com/some-people-cant-recognize-their-own-face-2013-1

Downside: We're much worse than most, at finding faces familiar. "That's Sam!"

Upside: We're much better than most, at comparing two faces. "Those noses are the same!"

To me, it's like magic, how people recognize each other, despite changing hairstyles, clothes, etc. And I imagine it's like magic, to some, how prosos pick out details. (That doesn't make up for the embarrassing recognition errors. One got me fired! Nonetheless, it's sometimes handy.)

Ask me anything.

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IamA Former Video Game Addict and Therapist who helps Gamers, Young Men, and Parents Improve Mental Health and Find Balance around Technology. I'm here to Answer Your Questions about Men’s Mental Health, Technology, and Parenting around Technology. AMA!

EDIT: In the spirit of balance, after a few hours of answering, I'm taking a break to go walk. I will answer any highly voted questions when I return. If I missed your question, please do subscribe to my youtube and tune into stream to ask. First stream will take place this Tuesday at 5:00 PM MST.

Hey there Reddit!

My name is Adam Holman, LCSW. I've been specializing in treatment of video game/technology addictions for the last 7-years. I recently wrote a guide for parents to learn how to set boundaries to learn to work WITH their teenagers and parent better around gaming. In addition, I’m launching a new community called MEN.tal Health where the current generation of young men can learn to better understand their minds, improve their mental health, connect with others, and create healthy relationships (I’ll be going further in depth answering the most popular questions and any other viewer questions in our youtube stream on Tuesday, 6/27@5:00 PM MST, find the link to the channel below).

I'm here to answer your questions about mental health, the challenges of young men in the digital age, technology/gaming, and parenting around technology/gaming.

About me:

I started doing this work because my own mental health had been miserable for the majority of my life, and gaming was the only solution I had to relieve me from that. My well-intended parents tried to convince me I had a problem with gaming throughout the entirety of my teenage years, however this pushed me further into my gaming habits. I ended up failing and dropping out of my entire first two years of college before eventually getting kicked out of university. To make a very long story incredibly short, I was able to turn things around and find balance, eventually obtaining my Master's Degree in Social Work with a focus on Mental Health from UW-Madison.

The MEN.tal Health Community is officially launching this week. I will be answering viewer questions regularly and releasing content to help the digital generation of men improve their mental health. My Stream schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday & Thursday at 5:00 PM MST

Website

MEN.tal Health Youtube

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Posted by20 hours ago

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[Crosspost] AMA with Abi Daré, Nigerian British author of the New York Times Bestseller THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE happening now in r/Books!

https://old.reddit.com/r/books/comments/14jjcpj/im_abi_dar%C3%A9_nigerian_british_author_mum_of_two/

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Posted by21 hours ago

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[CROSSPOST for CANADIANS ONLY] Fidelity Canada's Director of Tax and Retirement Research is hosting an AMA on 6/26 to answer questions on navigating today’s challenging economy to meet your financial goals

For those who have questions about taxes, saving, investing or meeting your financial goals, drop your questions here for the AMA today!

Hi there, it’s Michelle Munro - Director of Tax and Retirement Research at Fidelity Investments Canada. I travel the country helping advisors and investors navigate tax, estate, and retirement planning issues. I’ll be live on Monday, June 26th @ 12:00 p.m. EST to answer your questions. AMA!

I joined Fidelity back in 2008 and since 2018, I’ve been the Director of Tax and Retirement Research. Whether you’re 23 or 63, it’s never too early or late to start thinking about your retirement. Have you ever asked yourself - “Should I invest in a TFSA, RRSP, or FHSA?”, “How much do I need to save for retirement?”, “How do I balance paying off debt with investing?” - if you have, then this session is for you! Retirement planning can be complicated, and recent economic conditions have not made it any simpler, but I’m here to help.

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Posted by3 days ago

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[Crosspost] Hey Everyone! It's Greg from the band Kash'd Out!AMA!

We just released our new album Butter and want to hear what you all think!?! We've got an AMA up for a few days over at r/calireggae and we'll return on 6/27 @6pm est to respond to all the great comments and questions! Can't wait to hear from you!

https://www.reddit.com/r/calireggae/comments/14h5i5s/hey_everyone_greg_here_from_kashd_out_ama/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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Hi, I'm Artemis Stardust (aka/fka Cynthia Jeub). I'm one of 16 kids and my family was on reality TV in the late 2000s. Ask Me Anything!

In addition to being on TLC and ABC's WE-TV channel in 2007 and 2009, and the third oldest of 16 kids, I was homeschooled by fundamentalist evangelical Christians. I helped raise my younger siblings and worked for the family business.

I have written about my story for Huffington Post and Business Insider, and I run a blog about my experiences. Big families have been a big topic this month, and I wrote a piece recently about why I won't be watching the Amazon docuseries Shiny Happy People. I've done AMAs on other platforms but not on this subreddit. I'm curious to know what the wider reddit community would like to ask me, and I'm ready to answer questions.