Send An Anonymous message to a WP member
I don't understand this thread at all. I thought NT's kept things to themselves and Aspies told the person exactly what was on their mind. Posting anything negative here about another member is no better than what NT's do when they talk bad about someone behind their back. Just tell the person already what you're really thinking about them and get it off your chest. You might just find out that you may have misunderstood them in some way and end up actually liking them in the process. OR if you like someone, saying something might start a whole new friendship with someone that may have never knew that you even existed before.
All this thread does is make people paranoid wondering if they are the one the person is talking about in the post. What good can come from that? If someone pisses me off then I say something and I don't act fake around them the next time I come in contact with them. If I like someone, then I compliment them. And no one here seems to PM anyone. I don't get that at all. And you want to know what's sad? There's even a thread where members post that they'd love to receive PM's and would answer. Just pick one and PM them! It's not going to kill you if the person doesn't return your PM. It's their loss. Simple as that. That's how friendships start.
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All this thread does is make people paranoid wondering if they are the one the person is talking about in the post. What good can come from that? If someone pisses me off then I say something and I don't act fake around them the next time I come in contact with them. If I like someone, then I compliment them. And no one here seems to PM anyone. I don't get that at all. And you want to know what's sad? There's even a thread where members post that they'd love to receive PM's and would answer. Just pick one and PM them! It's not going to kill you if the person doesn't return your PM. It's their loss. Simple as that. That's how friendships start.
I reply to my PMs though I don't send them because I have no idea what I'd even say.
And this is different to talking behind someone's back. I'll use you as an example. If I were to PM people saying "I don't like nurseangela" and then have conversations with people about it and talk in the chatroom about you while you weren't there that'd be talking behind your back. But this we don't say who it is directed to and it's not always negative. Some of these the person reading them may not even know it's them they're referring to. Some of the messages are sort of venting; someone may have pissed them off but it would be personal attack to talk about how sh***y someone is so they just say what it was that pissed them off without putting a name to it. Others may admire someone but feel as though they'd come off as creepy by messaging it so they post it here. There are a couple here where I'm not sure if they're directed at me but I can learn from it I guess.
All this thread does is make people paranoid wondering if they are the one the person is talking about in the post. What good can come from that? If someone pisses me off then I say something and I don't act fake around them the next time I come in contact with them. If I like someone, then I compliment them. And no one here seems to PM anyone. I don't get that at all. And you want to know what's sad? There's even a thread where members post that they'd love to receive PM's and would answer. Just pick one and PM them! It's not going to kill you if the person doesn't return your PM. It's their loss. Simple as that. That's how friendships start.
I reply to my PMs though I don't send them because I have no idea what I'd even say.
And this is different to talking behind someone's back. I'll use you as an example. If I were to PM people saying "I don't like nurseangela" and then have conversations with people about it and talk in the chatroom about you while you weren't there that'd be talking behind your back. But this we don't say who it is directed to and it's not always negative. Some of these the person reading them may not even know it's them they're referring to. Some of the messages are sort of venting; someone may have pissed them off but it would be personal attack to talk about how sh***y someone is so they just say what it was that pissed them off without putting a name to it. Others may admire someone but feel as though they'd come off as creepy by messaging it so they post it here. There are a couple here where I'm not sure if they're directed at me but I can learn from it I guess.
Don't you think it would be better to just tell me what you don't like about me so maybe I might be able to change what is bothering you? If something about me bothers you, it probably bothers others too and I just might benefit from knowing it.
And you saying that some of the posts may be about you but you aren't sure just proves my point about the paranoia issue. It may not even be about you, but you're going to feel bad none the less. All that does is breed more negativity between people here wondering if the person is talking about them or not. Everyone just needs to be more open and honest and try to understand each other even if they don't happen to agree with each other.
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Darn, I flunked.
Then it's best to probably keep it to yourself - that's why NT's don't come out and say the truth all the time because its rude and makes people feel bad and may start an argument.
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Me grumpy?
I'm happiness challenged.
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 83 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 153 of 200 You are very likely neurotypical
Darn, I flunked.
Sorry, no, that was an example. Nothing you've ever said has bothered me at all. Not even slightly. Of the posts I've seen I agree with you.
I know for a fact a lot of them aren't. Like people talking about Facebook, I know those aren't to me. But some are very general and could apply to everyone here.
Saying what you think to someone, particularly something negative, has its problems. You may cause an argument with someone who you didn't really have too much of a problem with what they were saying and then become enemies. They may say they don't have to do everything to please you. Basically it's just gonna cause problems. If they ask my opinion I'll say it, but I really don't want to come off as a dick and I wouldn't know how to even word it. I'm never gonna agree with everything everyone says and I don't want to cause conflicts by saying I don't like something and expecting them to change or however that works.
The post I made here I think the person I was talking about would know it's them but I'm too scared to say it directly to them in case they hate me. I don't want anyone to hate me.
I guess I worded my post wrong - I know you were just using me as an example.
"Hate" is a pretty strong word and I would hope most people don't hate. There's always going to be people I don't get along with and I would usually just ignore them, but now I try to talk out the problem that I'm having with some and have even been able to put back a sort of "acquaintanceship" so we can at least get along and maybe even start actually liking each other.
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Me grumpy?
I'm happiness challenged.
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 83 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 153 of 200 You are very likely neurotypical
Darn, I flunked.
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The problem is keeping it to ones' self is creating an internal build-up of emotion that is not getting released in a healthy way. Based on a couple of other threads, it is clear that people on the spectrum have extra-intense emotions. We can't just not let those out.
Maybe NTs can "keep it to themselves" and go on with life without having their life disrupted because they can't regulate their emotions. This thread serves a purpose of releasing some of that pressure.
I don't think people would post here if they didn't want the WP member they are talking about to read it. If that were the case, they could post in another thread "send an anonymous message to anyone in your life." But, if there is something that needs to be said/let out, this can be a bashful, shy way of communicating.
Ok. I must think differently then. I must say I don't like reading any negative posts and believing that it is me they are talking about, but not knowing for sure. So for the record, if anyone has anything to say about me that is negative then please PM me about it instead of posting it here as I would appreciate it more so I may be able to change or explain whatever it is about me that someone doesn't like. From here on out, I am going to presume that any negative comment posted here is not about me and that goes for anything positive, as well, cause again I wouldn't be sure it was about me anyway.
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Me grumpy?
I'm happiness challenged.
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 83 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 153 of 200 You are very likely neurotypical
Darn, I flunked.
nurseangela, One reason I like threads like this is because I really suck at talking to people, especially if it's something negative. I can discuss a topic just fine, but if I have to talk about someone, to them, I can't. And I have no idea how to word something to someone that's positive without seeming creepy... I get so much anxiety building up if I even think about talking to someone, and writing it down helps relieve it a lot, especially if I don't think they'll see/know who I'm talking about. It's not ideal... but it's something. It'd be more ideal if I could just talk to people.
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I get that too. No idea how to even word it without coming off as a creepy f****r, but there are some users here that I get interested if I see the last post on the topic was by them and will read their reply because they always make an interesting point even if it's the opposite to every other point previously in the thread. I'm worried that by messaging these users, however, I may scare them or be perceived as a creep or whatever. Just worried it'll be misunderstood I suppose.