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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Physical vs. Mental Disabilities and hypocrisy |
| chuninabun |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2010, 12:59 pm
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Replies: 30
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| My guess is, its because you cannot see it. Normal (simple) mundane people, your everyday person in society who makes life hard for everyone else and is all about me me me. (sorry i obviously have a distaste for the normal public) These people will only see what is easily seen. A physical disability... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and addiction. |
| chuninabun |
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Posted: 05 Nov 2010, 12:23 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 7,972
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| everything in life is hard, and the best thing's even harder. Yes, since i used since i was about 12 years old, not only do i probably have this disorder, but i also neglected the most important development years for my social, work and school life. It devastated me in later years, thus is the story... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and addiction. |
| chuninabun |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2010, 11:16 pm
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Replies: 57
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| well my social tools were, alcohol for 12 years, cocaine with the alcohol for 2 of those years and Heroin for 5, which started from a pain prescription from the doc. And i have used and tried many others. i would say your in the perfect place right now then to try to find a substitute for alcohol. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and addiction. |
| chuninabun |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2010, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 57
Views: 7,972
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| the problem is that drug use and the benefits you get from it are so temporary its not even worth messing with. And then when you do get the benefits, you use the drug until the benefits are gone, often times not really realizing the benefits are gone and continuing use just to feel normal. Depends ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and addiction. |
| chuninabun |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2010, 1:05 pm
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Replies: 57
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| yes for some people touching the substance again can lead to full blown addiction. But that is one thing that makes the difference. I am at that point now where i truly know that drugs do nothing for me. The anxiety i experience isn't from withdrawels either, since it lasts years, its from this diso... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and addiction. |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2010, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 57
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| everyone could call it genes, some people call it a disease. Maybe it has some peice to do with genes, but it is definitely not a disease. People use for a reason 90 percent of the time. Drug use is a symptom not an illness. Once you realize your doc is not helping, making things worse, or it stops ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How on earth do you survive with Asperger's/HFA? (Poll) |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 103
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| but what is also said is this. The pheonix rises from the ashes, people with true heart and soul, people who see the truth in things and aren't simply conforming or following like the mass public have usually gone threw some hardship. It is no joke that hardship builds character, because from what i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How on earth do you survive with Asperger's/HFA? (Poll) |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 5:57 pm
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| im 25, i have been threw many jobs. People clearly view me as odd, i never get hate, but definitely awkwardness, probably cause i tell everyone my life story when i meet them. Right now i do not have a job, i have not really worked in like 4 years. I float threw life unable to get attached to really... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rod Ferrell, guess what he's using as his excuse |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 2:49 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,611
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| anyone can get a girl. And even more so now that there is internet. you could be the worlds mightiest doosh bag, but if you have the confidence you will still get the lady. Thankfully you don't need confidence over the internet. And yea, u have scumbags in every department, diagnoses does not matter... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Spectrum is confusing? |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 2:14 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Ok so i am just thinking aloud here. I have talked to many people, and it seems like 90 percent of people i talk to, people without any diagnoses and supposedly normal all exibit some symptoms from these disorders in varying degrees. So how much is personality how much is disorder? it is indeed very... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New & Scared & Stuff. |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 2:05 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,630
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| if you dont like or feel you need medication though, i would avoid going to doctors about it. Being labeled is not necessarily good and you can run into problems. I bet with driving and thing's of the such, my personal opinion tho, and thats it. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New & Scared & Stuff. |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 2:03 pm
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| sure does make sense :), but you should not be scared, being different is a gift. My gift is my perseverance, you have to embrace the crazy. Thats the only way, listen, take all the people with any sort of mental illness and count them. How much of the worlds population do you think is messed up, AL... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone have this trait? |
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010, 1:56 pm
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Replies: 33
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| oh yea well i definitely have 0 self esteem, its completely non existant, even tho i have done enough in my life to be arrogant as hell. I spent the last 3 days obsessing over my conversation with them lol. Unreasonable i know!, im starting to like being different tho. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's versus Post-Tramautic Stress Disorder |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2010, 11:12 pm
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Replies: 20
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| we are all unique, and depending on the severity of your condition it may be hard to tell. There is definitely no cookie cutter symptoms or anything, i experience a wide aray of symptoms from what i would say is as, autism and nld, very varied. But yes you could have some ptsd, im sure i do, my life... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Random Post |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2010, 11:07 pm
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Replies: 2
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Completely random, not really a topic but i felt i should share it. I have never posted or viewed posts for like 2 hours before. This place has made me feel a bit more connected to our planet, thanks everyone!  gnight! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone have this trait? |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2010, 10:55 pm
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Replies: 33
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| i mean if i heard my story, i would be like, oh this guy has been threw a lot. And i would listen, take what applies if anything, but regardless out of respect i would listen and i would generally care. And i like to hear peoples stories, everyone has a life story. But i guess i really don't think l... |
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