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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else feel like they're never good enough? |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2014, 6:32 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 6,119
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| I have made myself miserable for all of my life doing this. This has pushed me to excel at most everything I do; but, the success just tastes like ashes |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie 'superpowers' |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,894
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| Having been told I was wrong so often when I was a child and having my ideas ridiculed as an adolescent I have developed the super powers of keeping my mouth shut and listening |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Questions about Self Esteem |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 4:21 pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,779
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| First? Do you lack self-esteem? Yes; but, it's been getting better lately Second, if so, why do you lack self-esteem? Very old parents with no compassion; but, with plenty of abuse, religious abuse, massive social rejection in school, cross dominance, dyslexia, overweight, lack of coordination or ph... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: who many others than me lives in the past |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 2:46 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,514
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| All of my memories from the past are poisoned with the feelings of sadness, fear and depression I experienced back then. As a child I was pretty badly abused by my family and the religious school they sent me to. In my adolescents and most of my adulthood I spent a lot of time punishing myself for n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can Aspies multitask? |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 12:14 pm
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,098
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| I've learned to do multitasking; but, I'm not good at it, I don't like it and it's all coping mechanism. At work, whenever I get a new task, I write it down on the steno pad I always keep with me. I've trained myself to look at the pad whenever I'm distracted from my current task. Sometimes they wan... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies and suicidal thoughts |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2014, 11:00 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,699
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| I started having suicidal thoughts when I was 8 and got sent to a Lutheran prison camp (they taught me to be extremely ashamed for who I was) for 3 years. When things started getting bad I surrendered all of my guns to the police. When things were really bad I started acquiring the materials to comm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Wrong planet suggestions for a good life |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2014, 1:30 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,795
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Forgive yourself for every thing you have ever done
Forgive yourself for ever thing you haven't done |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Overambitious |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2014, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 980
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| I spent the first 45 years of my life making myself miserable, trying to be normal. Ambition was the taskmaster, mercilessly whipping me to be what I was not. Since I failed at it spectacularly I would say that I was definitely over ambitious. Ever since I stopped trying and gave up most ambition, m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Looks like I'm getting kicked out... |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2014, 10:59 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,459
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| Get a crockpot (slow cooker). Simple ones are often very inexpensive and work great. It's almost impossible to burn food in them. There are lots of simple recipes on the web that use inexpensive ingredients; but, taste delicious. You add the raw ingredients in the morning, turn it on and by evening ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I think my wife is having meltdowns or panic attacks. |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2014, 10:39 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,498
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| I'm and aspie; and, I'm beginning to think my wife might be on the spectrum too. Most of the time she's a very pleasant person, reasonable, logical: but, when she can't reach her son, her mother or myself on the phone when she expects them to be available she becomes absolutely terrified, almost hys... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is anyone else here extremely clumsy? |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2014, 10:15 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,780
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| I've never been very coordinated and am terrible at sports. I do a lot of things to compensate for the coordination problem. Whenever possible I drink out of a spill proof container (sports bottle, travel mug) and never leave an open container on the counter. When I'm sitting on the sofa, I put my d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else have trouble tying knots? |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2014, 1:20 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,496
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| Not only does it take forever for me to learn a new knot, if I don't constantly use it, I forget how to do it and it takes forever to relearn. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it wrong to obsess? |
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Posted: 14 May 2014, 6:18 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,317
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| Top athletes are extremely obsessed with their sport. Top models are extremely obsessed with their looks. Astronauts are extremely obsessed with science. Yet the world considers these people extremely successful, extremely great, excellent role models and well worth emulating. And don't even get me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stimulants don't work |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 12 May 2014, 12:31 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,264
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| I find 1/6 of a 0.25 Xanax helps my concentration |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Taking anxiety medication? |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 21 Apr 2014, 8:29 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 16,514
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| I’ve found very small doses of Xanax work very well for me. I break a 0.25mg table into 6 parts and it’s about the right dose. With such a small dose it’s not a problem to take one before I start doing something anxiety causing or if it looks like the day might be bad. One of the great things about ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is aspergers genetic? |
| Ron5442 |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2014, 6:54 pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 22,407
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| Before I was 10 I realized there was something wrong with me and that my extended family seemed to be under the same curse. I promised myself that I would not pass on the curse if I didn't understand it or couldn't fix it. That was more than 40 years ago and now that I finally understand the curse I... |
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