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12 May 2018, 9:59 pm

I am looked down upon for being single in both the NT and autistic worlds. Whenever I am told the reasons why I don't have a girlfriend, the underlying message is that I am a failure and should be mocked. I hate this since I already struggle so much the moment I wake up each morning to a day where I am still stuck in my rut and none of my dreams have come true. Being mocked and told I am too "f****d up" to have a relationship doesn't help me at all.



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12 May 2018, 11:18 pm

Sounds like you are depressed. Are you able to see someone?
No one is looking down on you. Many people are single for a myriad of reasons. The only people who care about this is....you.



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13 May 2018, 12:16 am

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Sounds like you are depressed. Are you able to see someone?
No one is looking down on you. Many people are single for a myriad of reasons. The only people who care about this is....you.


I've been clinically depressed for nearly 12 years now. I lost my therapist earlier in the year and I haven't tried looking for another since I just feel so unmotivated these days.



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13 May 2018, 4:49 am

Most people get looked down upon for some reason at some point in their life...

I get looked down upon...
...For being unemployed when I was so.
...For being a part time worker (apparently that would be acceptable if I was in school with long hours or had kids, but not when it's all I do.)
...For not being in a relationship (this is rather rare, but it does happen.)
...For being an atheist.
...For having hobbies a bit unusual for a woman my age.
...For being a woman (pretty much only here in WP though.)
...For being young (mostly by relatives.)
...For my bad spoken language skills (in Japanese class, when I try to speak English abroad and sometimes I stutter in Finnish too.)
...For a lot of other things.

So try not to think of it too much; happens to all of us. If you want to feel better then next time when you feel like someone is looking down on you, think (and only think and keep your mouth shut) what there is about that person that makes you able to look down on him or her. A bit mean but doesn't harm anyone as long as you don't say it out loud... For examble, my sister does well when it comes to jobs and I don't and sometimes I feel like she's looking down on me for it, but you know, she got fired once because she broke the rules at her job. I've never gotten fired. :D



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13 May 2018, 8:28 am

Marknis wrote:
redbrick1 wrote:
Sounds like you are depressed. Are you able to see someone?
No one is looking down on you. Many people are single for a myriad of reasons. The only people who care about this is....you.


I've been clinically depressed for nearly 12 years now. I lost my therapist earlier in the year and I haven't tried looking for another since I just feel so unmotivated these days.

Can you get another therapist? Also maybe look at anti depressants?



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13 May 2018, 8:31 am

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Most people get looked down upon for some reason at some point in their life...

I get looked down upon...
...For being unemployed when I was so.
...For being a part time worker (apparently that would be acceptable if I was in school with long hours or had kids, but not when it's all I do.)
...For not being in a relationship (this is rather rare, but it does happen.)
...For being an atheist.
...For having hobbies a bit unusual for a woman my age.
...For being a woman (pretty much only here in WP though.)
...For being young (mostly by relatives.)
...For my bad spoken language skills (in Japanese class, when I try to speak English abroad and sometimes I stutter in Finnish too.)
...For a lot of other things.

:D

I was looked down upon...but not because of what I did, but of how I acted, I was weird. Adult are a lot more sophisticated than kids.
I found that being young, you lose legitimacy in the workplace.
Btw, what are your hobbies?



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13 May 2018, 10:45 am

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Sounds like you are depressed. Are you able to see someone?
No one is looking down on you. Many people are single for a myriad of reasons. The only people who care about this is....you.


I've been clinically depressed for nearly 12 years now. I lost my therapist earlier in the year and I haven't tried looking for another since I just feel so unmotivated these days.

Can you get another therapist? Also maybe look at anti depressants?


I'd have to call and set up an appointment but I just don't feel motivated; I feel like my brain can't undergo neuroplasticity due to being depressed for so long and having Aspergers on top of all that. I am currently on anti-depressants but they aren't helping.



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13 May 2018, 11:20 am

Marknis wrote:
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Marknis wrote:
redbrick1 wrote:
Sounds like you are depressed. Are you able to see someone?
No one is looking down on you. Many people are single for a myriad of reasons. The only people who care about this is....you.


I've been clinically depressed for nearly 12 years now. I lost my therapist earlier in the year and I haven't tried looking for another since I just feel so unmotivated these days.

Can you get another therapist? Also maybe look at anti depressants?



I'd have to call and set up an appointment but I just don't feel motivated; I feel like my brain can't undergo neuroplasticity due to being depressed for so long and having Aspergers on top of all that. I am currently on anti-depressants but they aren't helping.

Inwould encourage you to call and tell what is going on, you maybe able to get a quicker appointment. Also may either want to talk to your doctor about either changing your meds ir the dose.
Sounds like you are really suffering as a result.



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13 May 2018, 12:53 pm

Yeah you wont get far without the help of a therapist. You should get your meication changed or the dose changed if its not working. I know you dont feel like setting up an appointment but you should just grit your teeth and get it over with. Its the only way.



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13 May 2018, 5:51 pm

I know that my detractors here want me to remain single and give up my dream for a loving partner because they think I am too "f****d up" for one.



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14 May 2018, 4:06 am

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I am looked down upon for being single in both the NT and autistic worlds.


By who?

Or you just think you are?


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14 May 2018, 4:31 am

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Fireblossom wrote:
Most people get looked down upon for some reason at some point in their life...

I get looked down upon...
...For being unemployed when I was so.
...For being a part time worker (apparently that would be acceptable if I was in school with long hours or had kids, but not when it's all I do.)
...For not being in a relationship (this is rather rare, but it does happen.)
...For being an atheist.
...For having hobbies a bit unusual for a woman my age.
...For being a woman (pretty much only here in WP though.)
...For being young (mostly by relatives.)
...For my bad spoken language skills (in Japanese class, when I try to speak English abroad and sometimes I stutter in Finnish too.)
...For a lot of other things.

:D

I was looked down upon...but not because of what I did, but of how I acted, I was weird. Adult are a lot more sophisticated than kids.
I found that being young, you lose legitimacy in the workplace.
Btw, what are your hobbies?


Well, my most important one is writing. Not blogs or the like, that's apparently acceptable, but fiction. Just my own fictional stories that sometimes may or may not be cliche. It seems like it's seen as weird as long as you haven't gotten anything published... another thing is cosplay. Those not doing it themselves seem to see it as really weird.

Kinda feels like the most accepted "hobbies" for women my age are shopping, running in bars and hanging around with each other for no reason. Sports are acceptable if you've had that sporty hobby since you were a kid and are really in to it.

Of course, I'm sure this isn't so black and white, but this is the message the society around me seems to send and it's not just me who says this; some NT women have pointed out the same.



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14 May 2018, 7:33 am

Fireblossom wrote:
redbrick1 wrote:
Fireblossom wrote:
Most people get looked down upon for some reason at some point in their life...

I get looked down upon...
...For being unemployed when I was so.
...For being a part time worker (apparently that would be acceptable if I was in school with long hours or had kids, but not when it's all I do.)
...For not being in a relationship (this is rather rare, but it does happen.)
...For being an atheist.
...For having hobbies a bit unusual for a woman my age.
...For being a woman (pretty much only here in WP though.)
...For being young (mostly by relatives.)
...For my bad spoken language skills (in Japanese class, when I try to speak English abroad and sometimes I stutter in Finnish too.)
...For a lot of other things.

:D

I was looked down upon...but not because of what I did, but of how I acted, I was weird. Adult are a lot more sophisticated than kids.
I found that being young, you lose legitimacy in the workplace.
Btw, what are your hobbies?


Well, my most important one is writing. Not blogs or the like, that's apparently acceptable, but fiction. Just my own fictional stories that sometimes may or may not be cliche. It seems like it's seen as weird as long as you haven't gotten anything published... another thing is cosplay. Those not doing it themselves seem to see it as really weird.

Kinda feels like the most accepted "hobbies" for women my age are shopping, running in bars and hanging around with each other for no reason. Sports are acceptable if you've had that sporty hobby since you were a kid and are really in to it.

Of course, I'm sure this isn't so black and white, but this is the message the society around me seems to send and it's not just me who says this; some NT women have pointed out the same.

IDK they dont seem strange at all. Cosplay is quitr common, ever hear of Civil War enactors? Also I know lots of women who erite fiction who are not published. Getting your work published is quite hard .
I have some hobbies or interests that for ny age seem to be out of the norm like playing D&D, watching anime, playing video games and reading comics. But there are people my age who do, just not a lot.
Maybe you live in a small town where you are not exposed to a larger array of people with wider interests.



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14 May 2018, 10:46 am

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IDK they dont seem strange at all. Cosplay is quitr common, ever hear of Civil War enactors? Also I know lots of women who erite fiction who are not published. Getting your work published is quite hard .
I have some hobbies or interests that for ny age seem to be out of the norm like playing D&D, watching anime, playing video games and reading comics. But there are people my age who do, just not a lot.
Maybe you live in a small town where you are not exposed to a larger array of people with wider interests.


Yeah, I know all that, yet it's not common with the people normally around me. I know there are other women (and men) who do this stuff and I have friends like that, but they live all over the country (or outside of it) so usually I only get to meet up with them in hobby events or other rare occasions.



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14 May 2018, 11:03 am

redbrick1 wrote:
Fireblossom wrote:
redbrick1 wrote:
Fireblossom wrote:
Most people get looked down upon for some reason at some point in their life...

I get looked down upon...
...For being unemployed when I was so.
...For being a part time worker (apparently that would be acceptable if I was in school with long hours or had kids, but not when it's all I do.)
...For not being in a relationship (this is rather rare, but it does happen.)
...For being an atheist.
...For having hobbies a bit unusual for a woman my age.
...For being a woman (pretty much only here in WP though.)
...For being young (mostly by relatives.)
...For my bad spoken language skills (in Japanese class, when I try to speak English abroad and sometimes I stutter in Finnish too.)
...For a lot of other things.

:D

I was looked down upon...but not because of what I did, but of how I acted, I was weird. Adult are a lot more sophisticated than kids.
I found that being young, you lose legitimacy in the workplace.
Btw, what are your hobbies?


Well, my most important one is writing. Not blogs or the like, that's apparently acceptable, but fiction. Just my own fictional stories that sometimes may or may not be cliche. It seems like it's seen as weird as long as you haven't gotten anything published... another thing is cosplay. Those not doing it themselves seem to see it as really weird.

Kinda feels like the most accepted "hobbies" for women my age are shopping, running in bars and hanging around with each other for no reason. Sports are acceptable if you've had that sporty hobby since you were a kid and are really in to it.

Of course, I'm sure this isn't so black and white, but this is the message the society around me seems to send and it's not just me who says this; some NT women have pointed out the same.

IDK they dont seem strange at all. Cosplay is quitr common, ever hear of Civil War enactors? Also I know lots of women who erite fiction who are not published. Getting your work published is quite hard .
I have some hobbies or interests that for ny age seem to be out of the norm like playing D&D, watching anime, playing video games and reading comics. But there are people my age who do, just not a lot.
Maybe you live in a small town where you are not exposed to a larger array of people with wider interests.


Be glad you atleast don't live in the Bible Belt. If you are a guy and enjoy doing those things, you are either "weird" or "Satanic" according to rednecks while hip hoppers think you are a "dork" or "fa***t". Rednecks also think video games are dangerous but actual guns are ok despite how video games themselves can't harm anyone while firearms are meant to kill living beings. :roll:



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14 May 2018, 9:59 pm

Marknis wrote:
redbrick1 wrote:
Fireblossom wrote:
redbrick1 wrote:
Fireblossom wrote:
Most people get looked down upon for some reason at some point in their life...

I get looked down upon...
...For being unemployed when I was so.
...For being a part time worker (apparently that would be acceptable if I was in school with long hours or had kids, but not when it's all I do.)
...For not being in a relationship (this is rather rare, but it does happen.)
...For being an atheist.
...For having hobbies a bit unusual for a woman my age.
...For being a woman (pretty much only here in WP though.)
...For being young (mostly by relatives.)
...For my bad spoken language skills (in Japanese class, when I try to speak English abroad and sometimes I stutter in Finnish too.)
...For a lot of other things.

:D

I was looked down upon...but not because of what I did, but of how I acted, I was weird. Adult are a lot more sophisticated than kids.
I found that being young, you lose legitimacy in the workplace.
Btw, what are your hobbies?


Well, my most important one is writing. Not blogs or the like, that's apparently acceptable, but fiction. Just my own fictional stories that sometimes may or may not be cliche. It seems like it's seen as weird as long as you haven't gotten anything published... another thing is cosplay. Those not doing it themselves seem to see it as really weird.

Kinda feels like the most accepted "hobbies" for women my age are shopping, running in bars and hanging around with each other for no reason. Sports are acceptable if you've had that sporty hobby since you were a kid and are really in to it.

Of course, I'm sure this isn't so black and white, but this is the message the society around me seems to send and it's not just me who says this; some NT women have pointed out the same.

IDK they dont seem strange at all. Cosplay is quitr common, ever hear of Civil War enactors? Also I know lots of women who erite fiction who are not published. Getting your work published is quite hard .
I have some hobbies or interests that for ny age seem to be out of the norm like playing D&D, watching anime, playing video games and reading comics. But there are people my age who do, just not a lot.
Maybe you live in a small town where you are not exposed to a larger array of people with wider interests.


Be glad you atleast don't live in the Bible Belt. If you are a guy and enjoy doing those things, you are either "weird" or "Satanic" according to rednecks while hip hoppers think you are a "dork" or "fa***t". Rednecks also think video games are dangerous but actual guns are ok despite how video games themselves can't harm anyone while firearms are meant to kill living beings. :roll:

Being a santanist and being weird are two different things. And lets be honest few people arthinking of you at all, most probably think you are a quiet shy guy