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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Film School |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2012, 3:47 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,073
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| Thanks guys. Yeah, I go to an art college, which is where the National Film School is housed, so I know a few of the students and a lot of them are pretty mad. I'm still undecided between film, or an MA in Screenwriting. I like the point about socialising being based on a common goal (i.e. making t... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Sororities/Fraternities and branching out of comfort zone |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 26 Sep 2012, 3:43 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,755
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| :( sorry to disappoint (not that anyone cares!) but I ended up quitting rush. It was so not me and I couldn't force myself to do it more than two days. Of course this has caused me to completely give up on a school experience. I know indulging in how pathetic I am isn't the answer but right now I'm ... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: college/moving out -- panicking |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2012, 1:03 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 927
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| I have a family member who felt exactly as you do about his second year of college. He also suffers from disabling anxiety. He had a support team that tried to persuade him not to go but like you he felt he had to force himself to "grow as a person". One of his professors who has authored 4 books o... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: What happens to you when your schedules are changed? |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2012, 4:02 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,374
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| I get very anxious, tense, and agitated. Sometimes I start to panic. I formulate my own schedule every day and try my best to maintain it. Changes that disrupt the choices I've pre-planned are very distressing. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: college/moving out -- panicking |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2012, 3:54 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 927
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| I am dreading returning to college for my 2nd year...even worse, I will be moving out of home into a small apartment with another person I don't know. I am absolutely terrified of being on campus and being without my family/familiarity. To be frank, I am very close to taking a year off or quitting t... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Questions about reassurance seeking. |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2012, 3:43 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,999
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| Yes, that sounds very much like OCD reassurance seeking. I correctly self-diagnosed myself with OCD a year before I was officially diagnosed, and during the self-diagnosis period, I, too, was worried that I was "faking" and didn't really have OCD. Only someone with OCD would doubt they have OCD. :l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Obsessions/Special interests and obsessive thoughts. |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 4:10 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,481
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| I was reading Tony Attwood's book again yesterday, and he was saying that for a person with AS, their special interest is often a refuge. Somewhere that they can go to in order to "escape" from the World. He sees it as a healthy thing. He mentions that OCD types are more prone to have negative obse... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Hugs? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:54 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,341
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| I dislike hugs too-this angers my mother since she's always trying to hug me and I tense up and don't hug her back. Usually I'm much better if I'm warned in advance. I also really hate when people touch the back of the my head or my back/shoulders without warning me. It's not that I'm not affectiona... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: What is your diet and fitness regime? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:52 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,863
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| I'm thin but am trying to get toned/more muscles. Lately I've been doing a lot of yoga and circuit training. I hike and joke once in a while too but its not my favorite. I also take dance classes when I have time. It really depends on how much energy/free time I have that day and if I'm in the mood ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Any vegetarians/vegans here |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:49 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,085
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| Vegetarian. But once in a blue moon I feel I NEED some solid meat protein and I'll have a bite of chicken or fish. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Phases with clothing? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:48 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,413
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| Oh yeah! I went through a grunge phase, a totally fashionable phase, all-black darker phase, girlie-girl phase, tailored suits, extremely casual workout clothes every day, masculine/oversized man stuff, and even weeks at a time where I look like a complete slob in sweatpants and don't even bother to... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: What age did you start your periods? |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:46 am
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Replies: 142
Views: 39,735
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| 16. Yet then I developed extreme, chronic stress and my nutrition suffered and I have lost it for a couple years now which worries me. I don't know why this is. I'm at a healthy weight (slightly on the skinny side but still in the normal range). All I can guess is it's due to stress? |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: do you ever feel asexual? |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:45 am
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Replies: 159
Views: 49,111
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| Yes yes and yes. It bothers me. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Sensory Overload Advice? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:43 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,834
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| Hmm...maybe try focusing your attention toward a less crowded/noisy/colorful area of the mall? Even looking at the floor could be helpful. Or imagining a safe place in your mind-like a nature scene. My best advice would be if you feel a huge sensory overload coming on, excuse yourself to the restroo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Stimming"--good or bad? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:41 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 10,967
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| Stimming can be good. It helps calm me down and keep my mind in the right place. My stims aren't obtrusive - they're small, repetitive motions I do to relax me. They're as small as me moving my finger in a button hole on my jacket or flicking my fingers together. Others could be seen as slightly od... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why can't I handle group situations? |
| JessicaAnne |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2012, 2:39 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,768
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| There was a screening of Back to the Future at a bakery/coffee house in the young, hip part of the city. I went there to enjoy the screening, hoping to meet people. But I get in and it is so crowded, with things going on in various rooms. Turns out the screening was in just one room, with all these... |
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