In my opinion, and from what I've learned, if I'm saying to myself "don't forget to.." or "don't step on that.." the "don't" part isn't registered. It sounds more like a demand to do that thing.. So I've forgotten things places, slipped on water puddles I told myself not to. I noticed that I behaved in a similar way with people (mostly parents/authority figures) saying "don't do drugs" and "don't stay up late," to me it might just be my brain causing a ruckus. Who knows. I might have just been mildly r-tarded at one point, but that's how a lot of **** went down.
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