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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: good grief |
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Posted: 22 Jun 2011, 11:25 am
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| Thanks all, Sorry I have been remiss. Here is the thing - the guy obsessed with sex who I had the encounter with thought it was really weird I did not seem into sex. He did not understand why I did not check out men on the street - quite frankly, I hate getting odd glances on the train, so would hat... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: good grief |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2011, 10:07 pm
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| to make it worse the support group I mentioned was an ASPIE support group, and I hated the guys there. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: good grief |
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Posted: 19 Jun 2011, 9:51 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: First time in history!! !! The NT/AS open hotline ! !! !! ! |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2011, 11:11 pm
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Replies: 2,515
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| I'm diagnosed with AS No matter how many quality songs I listen to No matter how many therapy sessions I go to, with numerous picke No matter how much I fake normalicy No matter how hard I work at singing, writing academic papers, etc. Emotions and people are still confusing. I studied psychology an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Paying Attention and Relationships |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010, 10:11 pm
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Replies: 4
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| i think I see a couple things, first you are like me and tend to lose focus because deep down your a perfectionist and perfection is impossible I have a mantra that helps "the road to failure is perfection, the road to success is good enough" you do have to be honest enough to understand good enoug... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Paying Attention and Relationships |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2010, 8:48 pm
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| Lots of things to discuss. I'm a graduate student in philosophy. I have to write very analytic papers that are very focused. I've always had trouble with this because I see way too many connections at once. No matter what aspect of my life it is, I always see the whole picture and not the tiny detai... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Applying for jobs |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2010, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I've applied to 1,500 jobs these past 3 months and now don't even have money for food. It's terrible. I contacted a temp agency today and was told temp agencies aren't always the best option because employers pay money when they hire on someone. I've changed up my resume many times, spruced up my co... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acting Rude |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2010, 1:08 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Lotusman, No you don't need to apologize one bit about being blunt you had great input. Maybe I'm just a crappy person like you hint (only caring about myself), though the fact I do worry about many people and care about their well being maybe its not total self absorbedness. I think I've come acros... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acting Rude |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2010, 11:10 am
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Replies: 17
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| Its sickening. I had a job write me a letter denying my application and the lady misspelled my name. I called her and said I could do her job better than her. I think this is a perfect example. Why did you re-engage in dialogue with somebody who makes you unhappy? There was a S#$t my Dad says quote... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acting Rude |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2010, 10:09 am
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Replies: 17
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| I think I get to points where I don't care about not being rude and I do it thinking "this person acted this way and they need to know what they did was wrong/not appropriate". I think a lot of aspies, myself included, are very much concerned with truth, reality, etc. A few months ago I posted a cra... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acting Rude |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2010, 10:33 pm
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Replies: 17
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| That is what I love about Wrong Planet - there are people here who get where I'm at. In all seriousness I want to turn a new leaf and I'm not ret*d and thus know my rude actions are rude. But I just don't let emotion bind me to people. I'm told its heartless. Maybe when you cannot emotionally relate... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Acting Rude |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2010, 9:02 pm
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Replies: 17
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| I need help ... lots of it. I have the tendency of being rude at random times, especially if I'm pissed off. I feel threatened so I retaliate because I don't want to be stompped on. Sometimes I don't even realize my rudeness and people I care about tolerate it to the point where they want nothing mo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are You Told You Care About No One But Youself? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009, 2:30 pm
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| OMG finally folks who know what I am talking about. You are so right there is a difference between the two and I do care I just feel indifferent a lot of times. And Spokanegirl I flew from Texas to San Diego to Sacramento to Seattle to Anchorage and my mom stayed up all night worried sick about me a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are You Told You Care About No One But Youself? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009, 1:14 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I have Aspergers and have always found it hard to be empathetic with other people. If I make mistakes I don't make a big deal about it. If others make mistakes I usually don't get mad at them and I only offer advice if I think the person really needs it. I don't worry about people not even anyone in... |
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