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Brit Marling

I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.

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Brit Marling feels uneasy and self-conscious when others focus their attention on her during gift-giving or birthday celebrations. She avoids traditional birthday parties because the pressure of being the center of attention in those moments causes her physical discomfort.

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