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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Taking anxiety medication? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 11:01 pm
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Replies: 61
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| I'm one of the lucky ones here- I'm on meds and they do work. When I started to have panic attacks and what I like to call my "existential crises", I resisted medication for some months. I'm a bit of a health nut, and the idea of being medicated felt like I was betraying my body or something. But th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Taking anxiety medication? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 10:58 pm
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Replies: 61
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| Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones here- I'm on meds and they do work. When I started to have panic attacks and what I like to call my "existential criseses", I resisted medication for some months. I'm a bit of a health nut, and the idea of being medicated felt like I was betraying my body or something... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Do you feel like your too mentally mature for your age? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 10:06 pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 65,765
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| I tend to describe myself as "a mix of a five year old and a forty year old" because I like to color with crayons and play like a kid, but I also spend a large portion of my time developing complex political and philosophical views. Oh wow, I feel exactly the same way! That's spooky. I always get a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You know you're autistic when... |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 18 Dec 2013, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 603
Views: 61,835
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| ...when you get a better high from reveling in your obsessions than you would from any drug. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Big Bang Theory. |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 6:18 am
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Replies: 54
Views: 7,426
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| In my opinion, the show has been quite helpful in terms of increasing awareness of ASD. It's very popular, and really, so is Sheldon himself. So many people know OF autism, but they aren't familiar with the symptoms. If this somewhat stereotypical portrayal of it is many people's introduction to Asp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you accused of making things "complicated"?? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 6:05 am
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,621
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| I've complicated things for myself all my life. Oddly enough, making things HARDER for myself is the easiest thing to do! I almost always assume that what I know could be wrong, or perhaps more complex than I know it to be. This can be helpful in some ways. My major is Spanish, and when it comes to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: If you could be living any life you wanted |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 5:43 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,282
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| In all honesty, I wouldn't be working, but learning. I would learn about everything, from the basics of science, biology, and ecology, to the history of civilization. I would teach myself every language that fascinated me. I would walk every day. I would watch all of the movies on my wish list. I wo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: You know you're autistic when... |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 5:34 am
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Replies: 603
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| ...when, upon putting on a pair of headphones, you suddenly feel safer. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What type of sense of humour do you have |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 5:32 am
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,231
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| I inherited my sarcastic and dry sense of humor from my mother's side of the family (in fact, although we may have our differences, this sense of humor is probably the one thing we most have in common). I tend to make wisecracks about everything. My smile almost always looks like more of a smirk. I'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: do you have a problem recognising hunger? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2013, 5:20 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,834
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| I feel hunger like most people do, but I know at least two people on the spectrum who don't, one of them being my sister. She's stick thin because of it, but she has enough common sense to feed herself from time to time. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Never been in love |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2013, 3:12 pm
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Replies: 29
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| You know, I think a big reason why many aspies feel this way is because they're more likely to value their relationships differently- that is to say, their ideal partner's mind/personality trumps sex. Which isn't to say that there aren't plenty of sex-obsessed aspies out there (I'm not one of them, ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Never been in love |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 5:37 am
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Replies: 29
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| I'm a romantic at heart. I cried at the end of Titanic. I love a good love song (but nothing too treacly, like R&B). But I'm 22 and I've never been in love. Never. Not once. Not even crushes (okay, maybe one or two). I've never longed for another person like that. I don't know what it feels like... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: In one word, how do you feel right now? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 5:24 am
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Replies: 26,670
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| Guilty. I should be asleep! |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: what are you listening to THIS VERY SECOND? |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 5:23 am
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Replies: 64,988
Views: 2,424,346
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| [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCBSSwgtg4[/youtube] |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Silver Linings Playbook |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 5:20 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,340
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I thought Cooper's portrayal of bipolar was spot on. Manic, intense, delusional... come one, we've all seen or personally know this guy.
I love Jennifer Lawrence, too- as an actress, and as a person, because her interviews are awesome and she never bullshits. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Anxiety |
| LaPelirroja |
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Posted: 07 Apr 2013, 5:18 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,708
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| I never really have panic attacks- rapid heartbeat, sweating palms, that sort of thing. What I feel is really more of a constant low-level anxiety all throughout the day (though it can get to be quiet high, depending on the situation). I don't often feel like I can totally relax myself, or live in t... |
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