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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hate myself sometimes having less friends and being single |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2019, 9:00 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 663
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| ~~~~~"someone who for example regularly goes to the gym to work and goes out regularly to meet women at bars and clubs. It seems as if going to these places turns into an attractive and likable person. I think I struggle at times to appreciate who I am and the stuff I'm interested in and beat ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's/Autism rate in Australia. |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2019, 8:36 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 398
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| It's never seemed to me to be higher than any other country. Does it have to do with increased acceptance? NO. Australians hate anyone who is a little bit different. Australia has rather good resources for getting a diagnosis relatively easily compared to some countries and free. We also have rathe... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New Forum Member |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2019, 8:27 am
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Replies: 14
Views: 842
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heya - another Australian!
There seems to be a goodly amount of us Aussies here.
Oddly enough, I've never seen anyone set location to New Zealand. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Here is an easy way to get a date. |
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Posted: 05 Mar 2019, 4:12 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 175
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| Alternatively you can easily get dates at the farmers market for approx .50c a date. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you could change your interest, what would you pick? |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2019, 6:17 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 842
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| Also if I was into drinking then I would be invited out with my colleagues. There's 5 of us all around the same age, but they are all into going out and drinking at weekends, and they do it together without inviting me, even though I get on with them well at work. I would love to go out with them a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Nervous for Autism Evaluation on Monday |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2019, 6:11 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 373
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| It's definitely super important to be as close to your normal self as you can, misrepresentation defeats the purpose of seeing a therapist. When I last went to one of these I spent time thinking about anything I thought made me different to 'normal'. Noting some traits/differences/eccentricities/ETC... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help overcoming extreme shyness |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2019, 4:46 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 454
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| I'm not trying to fit into the NT status quo, I'm trying to get some friendship, companionship, just the options to do something . I need it, not for what anyone else might think of me, but for me. As it is, I spend every day at home and at work, nothing else. That is my life for years now, my life ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meltdown Triggers |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2019, 9:49 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,104
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Zinnia86 wrote: -Tiredness
-Being accused of things that I didn't do
Few things are worse.
Most other 'typical' things I can withstand now. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Vaccines and abortion IMO... |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2019, 9:43 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,057
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| Vaccines are the kind of topic that's easy: they're scientifically proven and they benefit everyone. Anti-vacciners cannot be accepted because their refusal to accept the set-in-stone facts negatively impacts everyone else. Abortion is a lot harder, because it's a moral issue that offers negative/po... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Rants |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2019, 9:33 am
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Replies: 9,476
Views: 714,050
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| Goddamned "count to 100" posts and their kin. Better to just add a button people can press that awards them their worthless e-points. Also, the people that have to attest to how much they despise social media like evil ol' facebook . For maximum irony they post their anti-social media post... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help overcoming extreme shyness |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2019, 9:06 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 454
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| Why does it become extremely difficult? Regards to taking a drug,why would you want to become reliant and hand cuffed for the rest of your life? Drugs are a band aid,they don't work. This is where dependency and addiction starts and i went down that road for nearly 30yrs. Because the intent is to u... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: TRUMP 2020!! |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,442
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VegetableMan wrote: Presidents never go to prison for their crimes.
Presidents have never been so blatantly corrupted against their own country before. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help overcoming extreme shyness |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019, 4:13 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 454
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| What was your old username? I like to know who I'm talking to. Telling would rather defeat the purpose, would it not? Regardless, I stopped posting before your account was created, unless you too restarted. Sertraline hasn't really helped me with shyness, just slightly taken the edge off of anxiety... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help overcoming extreme shyness |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019, 7:30 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 454
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| So, essentially, this is a bit of a call-out to anyone who has attempted to handle their shyness/social anxiety/etc. What methods did you try and are there any you'd recommend? Has anyone had medication they've taken that helped with their shyness at all? I've only really had alcohol, which loosens ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Working full-time (or close to full-time) |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019, 4:03 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,191
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| I view more hours as a short-term sacrifice worth struggling through for the long-term. An example of how I see it is you can work 15hr/weeks for 3 years, or 45hr/weeks for 1year and have 2 years off. Both of these options have the theoretical same income, so I'd personally rather a terrible year fo... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: When someone tells you "you can't" |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2019, 3:45 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 764
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| A lot of people get hung up on always being employed in their dream field. A typical rule of thumb is the longer you're out of a job the harder it is to get another. Also, that getting a new job, whilst employed, is far easier than getting a job whilst unemployed. A temporary job has good potential ... |
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