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Forum: The Haven Topic: Not well |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 2:34 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 377
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| Do not let your biology win. Reject your biology and live as a hermit only seeking out truths. Society will not give you anything but lies and falsities. Biology win? There is no way at all to be outside of the influence of biology. I'm not sure what sort of ascetic deprivation scheme you support, ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 12:58 am
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Replies: 35,580
Views: 1,982,903
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I'm not OK. Things are not OK and I am realizing that they might not be OK no matter what I do. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Not well |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 12:52 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 377
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| I came home from my weekly meetup a few hours ago. It's the only time I get to be unconditionally accepted in a group. I struggle to converse and I realized that I am not improving in socialization despite going for 3 months. Tonight the lights and noise overstimulated me and I wasn't OK. I also wan... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Woman and I'm becoming agoraphobic. |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 12 Dec 2014, 5:31 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 366
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| I've experienced a similar set of problems for many years, including agoraphobia. You can check my post history to relate. If you are socially isolated, you must find a place to go weekly to fulfill the tribal need. This can be done via meetup.com--I go to a trivia night every week for three hours w... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Have you ever been loved? |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 11 Dec 2014, 9:44 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,730
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| No, and it makes me feel sad. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: From sapling to stump |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2014, 4:05 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 918
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| Finished and passed my GED. Last night after a social gathering I went for a multi-hour walk in the middle of the night, and I was depressed. A lot of unpleasant memories came back as I was walking and evaluating my life, so I started to cry--I didn't want to go home or anywhere anymore. Incentive h... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Why aren't you working? |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2014, 1:17 am
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,830
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| Briefly: I am without a driver's license and have struggled with agoraphobia for several years, with the severity increasing within the past two years to where I was afraid of the outside world. Now, I am going out weekly to a social group, trying to get my license, and taking propranolol to deal wi... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Say something positive about yourself. |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 05 Dec 2014, 12:59 am
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Replies: 2,644
Views: 298,729
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| I still continue to push my boulder in spite of the upcoming, unpredictable arrival of nothingness. I am proud of my consistent use of my journal, my weekly venture to a social gathering for about three hours, and of my my newly found hunger for personal improvement. Things are good for once. My int... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Social disaster |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2014, 1:08 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 849
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| Don't ask her again, just let her decide (and maybe choose to reply before the meeting). Bring your game with you as you planned. If she shows up, you will be there with your game and ready to ask her if she would like to play it with you. That way you won't surprise her with anything that you have... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: From sapling to stump |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2014, 10:21 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 918
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| I'm in a rut. The rut has become me. -age 20, soon to be 21 in a few months -dropped out of high school at age 17 due to mental illness -periods of not leaving the house for months due to agoraphobia and paranoia -severe clinical depression -started Prozac a few months ago -no friends since age 15 -... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Social disaster |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2014, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 849
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| Don't ask her again, just let her decide (and maybe choose to reply before the meeting). Bring your game with you as you planned. If she shows up, you will be there with your game and ready to ask her if she would like to play it with you. That way you won't surprise her with anything that you have... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Social disaster |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2014, 10:00 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 849
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| There is a girl who is potentially on the spectrum who I've seen multiple times at a meetup.com group. I'm having a hard time talking to her. The first time we smiled and made eye contact with each other for over 10 seconds but we were not on the same part of the table at that gathering. At another ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Bad memory for facts? |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 6:07 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 862
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| It probably has to do with working memory. See how much you can remember by listening instead of reading the material just as another test. For me, anything to do with language is difficult to remember. Images and whatnot are straightforward and simple to remember, so the brunt of my entire memory c... |
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Forum: Games and Video Games Topic: What are you playing right now? |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 6:05 pm
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Replies: 4,568
Views: 297,227
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| Operation Firestorm on Battlefield 3. I play the map repeatedly as it is my favorite. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Driving a Car |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2014, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,464
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| I don't drive right now because it's overwhelming and nervewracking. I fail constantly at judging distance when I have to park, difficulty focusing while driving, and I often forget the elementary rules of the road at new intersections and places. I'm still residually frightened by the loud noises o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: WAIS Digit Symbol-Coding Subtest |
| Kruger |
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Posted: 25 Sep 2014, 3:07 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,353
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| I referenced the table a few times before not needing it much. I got a score of 14, or the 91st percentile. It's supposed to also be a measure of visual working memory, and that can be tested directly afterwards to by taking away the reference table. On the other one, symbol search, I blazed through... |
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