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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why do you actually WANT to socialise with others ? |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2015, 7:16 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,649
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| I like most people in small doses. I can do the small-talk thing for a little while, even though I hate it. However, there are very very few people I feel a "chemistry" with that would make me want to be friends. Sometimes, I am willing to try doing an activity with someone to test out a ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Friends and Emotional Intimacy |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 07 Jun 2015, 6:11 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 481
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| It's been a while since I've last spoken on the topic but despite seeking a psychologist for the past few months I'm still having the same problem, that being I still lack emotional attachment with friends and family. I think it may be because I'm used to forming friendships that are not emotionally... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Detachment from Real People |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2014, 11:27 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,057
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| I noticed recently that there was a thread somebody posted a while ago mentioning that fictional characters make them more emotional than family, friends and colleagues in real life ( http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt202119.html ). I raise this up because this is exactly the problem that I've faced f... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ellen DeGeneres' breakdown-meltdowns are OK |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 08 May 2014, 7:36 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 962
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| I'm extremely uncomfortable around other peoples' emotions, even watching them on a screen. Any innate ability I may have had to comfort or be supportive is instantly squashed by an overwhelming feeling of embarrassment, anxiety and uncertainty, even when it's someone in my own family who's crying.... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Experiencing Trauma when watching Bart vs Thanksgiving |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 10:55 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 779
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| A third thing this makes me think of is the intense power of shame and the feeling of humiliation and embarrassment that comes with being caught out in public doing something stupid, or mistaken, or terribly wrong for the context. Those moments come back to me with great intensity, no matter how mu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Experiencing Trauma when watching Bart vs Thanksgiving |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2014, 8:39 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 779
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| The same sort of thing actually happened to me once when I was about 9. We had family at our house, and I can't remember what I exactly did but I was being awkward and upset everyone, and my mum was so cross with me that I felt embarrassed and angry, and I sneaked out after I was sent to my room. I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Experiencing Trauma when watching Bart vs Thanksgiving |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 20 Mar 2014, 3:49 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 779
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| I know this may sound a bit weird to most people, but there is something that I want to get off my chest here. Does anybody remember an episode from The Simpsons called 'Bart vs Thanksgiving'? There was a scene where Bart knocks Lisa's centrepiece by accident after an argument about whether the turk... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you hate your parents? |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 04 Dec 2013, 5:19 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,494
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| I've actually struggled to know why I haven't been affectionate towards my parents for a very long time. It worried the hell out of me because I was supposed to love my parents, and yet my relationship between them has been neutral for many years without knowing why. And it's not because I don't hav... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I hate flu season |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2012, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 521
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| I actually have the same problem as you, except it's primarily because I don't want to be sick myself. I get incredibly irritated when strangers have the flu and irresponsibly catch transport or go out in public despite the fact that they are aware that they're affecting others. At the same time tho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did anyone ever have an aversion to certain words? |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 24 Nov 2012, 5:12 am
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Replies: 75
Views: 8,229
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| I personally hate the word poo, or poop. Despite the meaning attached to it, it just sounds weird. Strangely enough, I feel more comfortable saying s**t. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Name something that you're good at socially. |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2012, 11:18 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 7,132
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| I've often found that I'm patient with people who don't stop talking, a.k.a. my best friend. Even though he talks consistently about fields of intellectual interest, I'm still able to have easy conversations with him considering that neither of us are adapted to small-talk communication. Sometimes I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Horrendous hygiene! how about you? |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2012, 10:36 pm
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Replies: 96
Views: 8,611
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| I've found that not showering once a day gives me this awkward humid feeling the next morning. As for grooming, that depends. If I know I'm going out somewhere I'll definitely shave and get a haircut in advance. However, if I'm spending my weeks focusing on my study, I find that I don't have enough ... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Got Anything Random To Say |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 10:37 am
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Replies: 121,767
Views: 4,325,980
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| I really should go to bed. Hopefully I don't end up like one of my friends who wakes up until 7 in the morning. o_O |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Ever WANT to like something, but just can't? |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 10:35 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,287
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| I wish I were more engaged with TV shows, particularly ones in the science fiction genre. I remember watching the first series of Doctor Who (as in the first series with the ninth doctor) and I actually really enjoyed it for the most part, but then the doctor got replaced and I became detached with ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did you ever believe in Santa Claus? |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2012, 11:33 pm
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,630
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| I actually believe that Santa Claus was the model of another person that existed. His name was Saint Nicholas who lived during the 4th Century, and his gift-giving by putting coins in other people's shoes gave him the model of Santa Claus, which would then continue throughout the centuries. He certa... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Males: do you consider yourself physically attractive? |
| Giygas |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2012, 9:16 am
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Replies: 281
Views: 36,288
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| This one for me is difficult because I've had opposite sex friends that have been very friendly towards me yet I don't actually know if they were really attracted to me or not. I've also had a couple of incidences where girls have been interested in me, yet due to our social differences things didn'... |
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