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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Aspies with no interest in dating better off? |
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Posted: 11 May 2010, 8:15 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,033
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"Better off" how? Better-off in terms of emotional stability? Minimisation of anxiety? Living an overall happy life?
One can only find out which life path is best for oneself by experimentation. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Can Asperger symptoms be controlled? |
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Posted: 11 May 2010, 7:48 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,620
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| Any aspect of your behaviour can be controlled. The larger, more complex ones just happen to be more difficult. I used to be incredibly rigid in terms of routine and which objects served which purpose. Over time, I've found that focusing (gently and gradually) on wanting to change these large-scale,... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The complete and utter pointlessness of life |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 5:58 am
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Replies: 97
Views: 17,635
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| Life may be a purposeless mishmash of a chemical chain-reaction, but that doesn't mean there is nothing to live for. I'll share with you all what I have spent much time ordering and refining over the past few weeks: Most people, upon introducing the topic of philosophy, immediately imagine a startin... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Have you ever tried LSD? |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2009, 7:58 am
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Replies: 92
Views: 2,893
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| It's an experience that defies definition by mere words. It can be pretty intense if you're not prepared for it - and who of us really is? I think that it's a positive thing to experience at least once or twice in your life - not that it isn't fun to do afterwards - as every experience is unique - b... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: No brain transplant |
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Posted: 22 Jan 2008, 2:29 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,145
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paolo wrote: neurons last all you life.
I hate to burst your bubble, but I vaguely recall reading somewhere that neurons aren't as long-lived as we previously thought. If I find a link I'll post it here. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 8:53 pm
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Replies: 35,519
Views: 1,926,478
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| Somewhere between +1 and -1... I'm bored, and there's about ten things I should be doing right now that I *really* don't want to do. Plus, my WoW guild is facing a number of hardships at the moment, and I really don't want things to fall apart. Had an awesome time waterskiing yesterday though. Today... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Memories without a recollection of year? |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 952
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| I have a similar issue, specifically with recent memories. It goes like this: I'll be told / discover something that I previously knew nothing about, then I'll think back to this knowledge (within an hour a day or a week) and it will seem as if I've known it for a much longer time, perhaps months or... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Self-affirmation Pledge for those with AS |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2008, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 147
Views: 224,458
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| I am strong, capable, competent, intelligent and independent. I am not perfect, I do not need to be. I am different from others, and thats okay. I have been through a lot, lived horribly, lived untrue, been petrified of my own mind, consumed by it, destroyed by it. Damaged myself and damaged others... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Do you like to be hugged? |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2008, 11:39 am
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Replies: 119
Views: 2,412
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| I'm somewhat neutral on the issue. On one hand, I find that people sometimes hug much harder than I would like, or are wearing something like a pen in their shirt pocket or something on their tie, which makes it extremely uncomfortable (my dad is/was an airline pilot since as long as I can remember,... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Pot and Asperger's |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2008, 11:30 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 599
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| Some don't like losing the control, some will find it clarifying, some will do some other sh**, whatever - the point is, the only way to really find out how this will effect you is to try it. I've heard that a lot of Aspies don't enjoy the whole losing-control thing, both through reading and from h... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Adults: stimming in general |
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Posted: 09 Jan 2008, 11:04 am
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Replies: 125
Views: 59,639
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| public Nail-biting is my biggest one - It's so bad that I usually can't open soft drink cans without using my teeth or some other instrument. I tap my fingers on hard surfaces whenever I'm listening to music as well, usually to very syncopated / broken beats. I used to be a chronic leg-bouncer as w... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Is Life Better or Worse Now Than When You Where Younger? |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2008, 1:21 pm
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Replies: 89
Views: 13,319
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| Personally I'm ambivalent. I've found that within the last few years I've developed my coping skills greatly, to the point where I have a close group of friends, and am able to converse with random people without boring them to tears (and work in marketing! holy crap!)... BUT... At the same time my ... |
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