I've read some things about aspergers syndrome, and some symptoms are right on the money, while others couldn't be more far off. I suspect it's that way for pretty much all the cases though. It leads me to be unsure if I actually have this as my mom says I do, but there's definitely something going on with me. I've thought about it for so long, I've overcome the depression and managed to gain an understanding of myself that goes beyond emotions.
I'm 28, and though I've had my own place for a while, I ended up moving back in with my parents. I'm not a morning person, and when my sleep schedule is disrupted, I lose my usual emotional control and get depressed. That's why I've taken such pains to suppress my emotional impulses. Suppressing the impulses seems to suppress the emotions themselves. I still have them, but I've developed a degree of control by making myself aware of them and the reasons I experience them.
I have no problems at all with social interaction. I seem to be able to read people better than regular people can, but that could be because it's another skill I've developed consciously over the years. My main issue is not myself. It's the way society works and the fact that it's all based on taking advantage of people. AS seems to be more of an advantage than anything else. People with it see things the way they are, and they don't take things for granted. The only negative thing about it is the misunderstandings of regular people. But maybe I see things that way because I seem to have advantages of things and very few disadvantages. I can function in society. I just don't want to because of the way I think.
So there's my introduction. I look forward to talking to some people. Oh yeah, and I also have a youtube channel under the username PluralOfEverything, so if you want to see my videos about religion, check it out. I'm an atheist, so the videos are quite anti religious.
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