Who_Am_I wrote:
The people haven't treated me badly, they've just... left. The most recent one has actually always been really sweet, and the way he's handled things has made the pain a lot less than it could be.
Well, I am not sure why that would be. I guess Aspergers has always meant to me that I cannot keep friends for as long as I would like. Perhaps it is something that many of us on this board face. But that still doesnt mean that there is something very wrong with you.
I kind of think that when people feel bad about themsellves, if is often because somebody in their life has in the past told them that very thing that they are telling themselves.
A person who tells a young person they are worthless, or even something else like fat, or stupid, and that person grows up with it always in the back of their mind "What if that person is right about me?"
I guess it is something we have to examine. i have grown up in an extremely critical environment, with peers bullying me and some teachers being very critical of my traits.
My parents, though not critical, have always been very achievement oriented and I havent turned into the daughter that they were planning on me to turn into.
What they wanted most for me is to be an independent person, and I havent managed to do that, I have actually turned out to be far worse than they could have imagined...
But I cant let what people think of me effect me. If i have faults it is up tome to work on the faults I can actually improve, and not put pressures in the areas where I cant help things so much.
I simply cant afford to listen to other people anymore, even wellmeaning people who think they know what is best for me, but dont have to walk around with my brain every day.
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Taking a break.