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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: eating disorders |
| RonPerth |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2009, 9:58 pm
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| Good for you, Todd. That's the way, I'm sure. I'm in Overeaters Anonymous, to help my food issues, and it helps my social issues too. I also have an issue with my appearance and self-image, and I think I'm fat even when I'm not. I'm about 5'9" or 5'10", and about 175 pounds, which is very reasonable... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Revisiting Empathy in Asperger Syndrome |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2009, 9:34 pm
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Replies: 97
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| The lack of empathy here was the first thing I noticed as a new person when I started coming to this site. People are so upset by their own problems, and self-centred, but not really concerned about others except as it relates to themselves. Just my impression. I follow a running forum too, and I ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what happen to older aspies? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2009, 9:21 pm
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Replies: 76
Views: 8,257
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| I got better. I only diagnosed myself a couple of years ago. When I was a kid, growing up in a working class neighbourhood, you were just expected to earn your own living and stay out of jail or trouble. Mental issues were just weakness or self-centredness; diagnosis was only for those who got insti... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Orthorexia and exercise bulimia |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2009, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I have some of the same elements. I was overweight most of my life, but now am pretty fit and normal weight. I'm in between jobs, and have time to go swimming, gym workout, then maybe spinning or jogging. Still, nothing like 5 hours, maybe two. I eat a pretty clean diet. The thing that helped me mos... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: i've had a vision |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2009, 11:56 am
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Replies: 16
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| Water is also a metaphor for God and God's love. The world can be swallowed up in God's love and then reborn. Of course, lots of people wouldn't understand at the time. The thing about the rainbow as a promise never to flood the world again is only true if you accept the bible story as literal and t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and lying....a question |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2009, 5:03 pm
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Replies: 55
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| Always lying and being brutally honest are part of the same continuum. I used to be a liar, about the stupidest things sometimes, even when it would actually be easier to just tell the truth. Who knows how it started, I suspect just a fear of being honest, but I know now its a really bad coping mech... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do I converse with someone |
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Posted: 28 Jan 2009, 4:54 pm
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Replies: 1
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| In a general way, be interested in the other person. There won't be much conversation if you're with another person but you're only thinking about yourself and your awkward situation. So stop thinking about yourself for a minute, and be interested in the other person. Two specific ways I've been tol... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone hate exercising? |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2009, 6:27 pm
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Replies: 17
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I'm pretty clumsy and never played sports, but for the last several years I've been running and I've got to love it. Runner's High--my drug of choice.
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi folks. Another new guy. |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2009, 8:41 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Hello everyone! I'm a new old guy from southern Ontario. I'm not sure how this ball got rolling, but its interesting to be on a forum like this. Usually I'm on a running forum. I'm older than most of you here, and actually now living a pretty good and happy life. Realizing I grew up with Asperger's ... |
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