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Forum: The Haven Topic: Unintentionally offending people has made me more avoidant |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 01 May 2020, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 258
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| It seems I anger people without the intention to, and I was wondering if anyone here has a similar situation? This has made me avoid people more and lose the incentive to seek out friends and social activities. Examples: One time I was talking to a guy about his graduate program, and I asked him how... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD and face masks |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 01 May 2020, 2:28 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 10,763
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| I wear face masks where it's mandatory (supermarkets), but I hate them. I understand the reasoning, but it's just a suffocating feel. Seeing others wearing masks kicks up my anxiety, and makes faces even harder to read. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Blunt communication |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2019, 1:51 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,041
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| Just two days ago, a customer service agent broke out of her programmed friendliness, told me off and went into a lecture about "respecting her" and that "we're both adults here". The story was that I had a complicated mix-up with an order I made and I'm in the process of getting... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What age did you realize you weren't like everyone else? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2019, 1:42 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,351
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| I realized something was off when my kindergarten teacher would often complain to my Dad that I only want to play with the same kid. If my friend was out sick, I would refuse to play with the other kids and keep to myself. By middle school, I realized something was definitely different with me when ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Will going too the gym help? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2019, 1:26 pm
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Replies: 81
Views: 4,059
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| I started going to the gym and now I go 6 days a week. It's helped physically, and I have seen vast improvements in my health overall. My workouts have grown in intensity and I can lift weights that I never thought I could lift. If I'm honest, though, it did not help me much with dating (aside from ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Ever feel like a person doesn't like you? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 7:24 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,489
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Twilightprincess wrote: IPeople tend to confide in me frequently
That's one thing I noticed, the few people who do seem to like me, often confide in me --- they like my honest opinion about things. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: First time taking Effexor. Any experiences? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 2:23 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 500
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| My doctor prescribed Effexor. I'll be starting at a low dosage (37.5 mg) and then increasing. I'll follow up with her in 1 week. This will be my first time on this type of medication. A bit of background: lately, everything bothers me. I send an email, I wonder if I wrote the wrong thing. I send som... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Living with parents kind of puts the kibosh on dating? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 1:46 pm
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Replies: 474
Views: 8,543
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Yes, it does. Do I care? No.
I can't afford a rent of $1500 upwards. And no, I will not find a roommate; I have learned the hard way that most people are predatory, ill-intentioned, and basically, suck. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Ever feel like a person doesn't like you? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 24 Jul 2018, 1:40 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,489
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| For the most part, people don't like me generally. I don't know what makes me unlikable, and it takes long to get past that barrier. I have gotten that I'm too serious, too blunt, rude, too quiet. I don't know what it is that people want. One comment I often get (the most recent one was this morning... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Sense of Humor? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2018, 7:54 pm
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Replies: 110
Views: 13,837
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| I find that I'm unintentionally funny --- I'll say things that I think are just casual responses or observations and people laugh. At times when I have tried to be funny, though, it often falls flat. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who here hate’s lateness |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2018, 7:39 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 661
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| On time is late for me. I lose respect for anyone that can't arrive on time, even for social events. It's a sign of selfishness and sloppy personality. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do some people do this? |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2018, 7:34 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 795
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| I don't understand it either, and therefore I don't have an answer unfortunately. Me, if I were to ever announce publicly that a girl is "my world", it is set in stone. Same here but my theory is that maybe the guy is suffering from some kind of mental disorder, problems at work or a sudd... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: This is embarrassing to ask at my age |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2018, 11:27 am
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Replies: 122
Views: 3,120
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| My question would be... Why? :? I couldn't imagine a reality where I allowed myself to be a burden on someone else' life with the way that I am & will most probably remain as single as I've been for the first 35 years of my life. Why would anyone on the spectrum want to do that to another perso... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: The feeling that people just don't like you for no reason |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2018, 11:24 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,606
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| Does anyone else here ever get that feeling that you're just not likable, regardless of what you try? In my case, people seem to scowl at me and give me dirty looks for no reason. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do some people do this? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2018, 11:20 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 795
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| I don't understand it either, and therefore I don't have an answer unfortunately. Me, if I were to ever announce publicly that a girl is "my world", it is set in stone. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it really a gift? |
| RavenShark |
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Posted: 30 May 2018, 2:18 pm
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,236
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| I have suffered too much to call it a gift. |
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