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21 Sep 2019, 2:03 pm

I'm worried that people will blame cats, especially feral cats, on the decreased population of birds in North America, and instead of maybe getting feral cats spayed or neutered, the cat haters are going to use it as an excuse to kill them. :(



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21 Sep 2019, 4:23 pm

Well, I must have worded something differently in my last Google search, because I finally found a supported living sort of thing that might work for me. The only problem is, the Web site says I'd have a roommate, and having a roommate my first year of college really messed up my mental health, just because I'm so unsuited to sharing main living areas with others. I sent an email asking if it's possible for me to do it without having a roommate, and am now awaiting a reply. I probably shouldn't get my hopes up.


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21 Sep 2019, 5:06 pm

My stepdad apologised.

He was really rude though.

Suspecting you're aspie (or even being diagnosed) doesn't mean you can tell people 'I want to relax today and you're work'.

Esp because I basically babysit him and I was really lonely and socially anxious.

Kieran's interview was telling. He likes Celtic, wrestling/Abba/musicals and being a ned.

That was maybe not as bad a book as I feel like it was perhaps the problem was that I knew more than the writer.

Won't be the same with this next one the James Connolly reader.

I want to answer Kraftie but I don't think the rant thread is the place for it.


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21 Sep 2019, 5:21 pm

pressing



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21 Sep 2019, 6:55 pm

And the answer is... maybe. It's not something they typically do due to the cost, but they'd be willing to consider it. And now that it's looking more like it might be a real possibility, I'm starting to second-guess myself, wondering if something like that would really make me happy in the long-term, or if I'd just end up stagnating there, too.


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21 Sep 2019, 8:42 pm

Emotional overeating out of control s**t every single day

Unwanted visitor in house

So f*****g vulnerable

She's bothering me and annoying and innocently asked "are you ok?"

Ass holes don't have the skills or power to "help" me

b***h



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22 Sep 2019, 3:29 am

It's like a funny double life that nothing is really going on. :lol:

Was this like how masking is?


Just minus isolation and uncertainty, fear and anxiety, and things are just keeps getting better and better.
There isn't really anything for me to hide. There's always with connection of everything, and being perceived as odd made some things easier. :lol:

Think a part of me understands now why autism is a shaman's spiritual 'license'. :lol:


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22 Sep 2019, 11:14 am

dragonsanddemons wrote:
And the answer is... maybe. It's not something they typically do due to the cost, but they'd be willing to consider it. And now that it's looking more like it might be a real possibility, I'm starting to second-guess myself, wondering if something like that would really make me happy in the long-term, or if I'd just end up stagnating there, too.


Actually, the answer is probably no :( $$$ I guess it's back to planning to keep living with my parents for the foreseeable future.


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22 Sep 2019, 11:33 am

dragonsanddemons wrote:
Well, I must have worded something differently in my last Google search, because I finally found a supported living sort of thing that might work for me. The only problem is, the Web site says I'd have a roommate, and having a roommate my first year of college really messed up my mental health, just because I'm so unsuited to sharing main living areas with others. I sent an email asking if it's possible for me to do it without having a roommate, and am now awaiting a reply. I probably shouldn't get my hopes up.


Sharing a roommate could be bad but also could be good. It really depends on the roommate really. Technically you are "roommates" with your family I guess the only exception is maybe you don't have to share your personal room with someone. I had to share a room with my brother my whole life and it's annoying at times but, other times it has it's advantages.

Teaches you good skills as well like compromising and socializing! It has it's downsides and it's benefits as well. What would be the hardest part about sharing a room with someone if you don't mind me asking?


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22 Sep 2019, 12:04 pm

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dragonsanddemons wrote:
Well, I must have worded something differently in my last Google search, because I finally found a supported living sort of thing that might work for me. The only problem is, the Web site says I'd have a roommate, and having a roommate my first year of college really messed up my mental health, just because I'm so unsuited to sharing main living areas with others. I sent an email asking if it's possible for me to do it without having a roommate, and am now awaiting a reply. I probably shouldn't get my hopes up.


Sharing a roommate could be bad but also could be good. It really depends on the roommate really. Technically you are "roommates" with your family I guess the only exception is maybe you don't have to share your personal room with someone. I had to share a room with my brother my whole life and it's annoying at times but, other times it has it's advantages.

Teaches you good skills as well like compromising and socializing! It has it's downsides and it's benefits as well. What would be the hardest part about sharing a room with someone if you don't mind me asking?


I really, truly need a good amount of alone time and some space to be just mine. Living with my parents, that space is my bedroom, and they generally will leave me alone when I'm in there. I can never fully relax when other people are even present, and that really wears on me (granted it's less so with my family because I'm so used to them). It's not anything about my roommate specifically that made me have such a hard time in college, it's really just me. I think it's kind of like I need some time to be "off," but when other people are around, I always have to be "on."


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22 Sep 2019, 2:16 pm

I swear people are deliberately being stupid and ignorant and annoying to me today. This is the only site they've not been that way and that's probably because I've not been on here.


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22 Sep 2019, 4:04 pm

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I swear people are deliberately being stupid and ignorant and annoying to me today. This is the only site they've not been that way and that's probably because I've not been on here.


I hope we are not. I try not to be... But it has been known. Yikes!



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22 Sep 2019, 4:30 pm

Got ready to go to the grocery store.
Drove all the way there. It rained a f**kton, could barely see the road.
As I was getting closer to the store I started getting panicky about going in.
I am now so anxious I can't even walk into the store.
My body feels like lead. I keep sleeping all the time. I feel like I can't do anything. I think I'm depressed?

Great times. :compress:


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22 Sep 2019, 4:37 pm

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I am now so anxious I can't even walk into the store.
My body feels like lead. I keep sleeping all the time. I feel like I can't do anything.



Body feels like lead. I feel that when partially shutting down.



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22 Sep 2019, 4:58 pm

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Got ready to go to the grocery store.
Drove all the way there. It rained a f**kton, could barely see the road.
As I was getting closer to the store I started getting panicky about going in.
I am now so anxious I can't even walk into the store.
My body feels like lead. I keep sleeping all the time. I feel like I can't do anything. I think I'm depressed?

Great times. :compress:


When I have those days, I tell myself it can wait one more day... but, if you need items, give yourself a moment ... once you get yourself in the store, you’ll be so glad, relieved you did once you’ve made it back home ... know that you have us for moral support ...



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22 Sep 2019, 6:53 pm

dragonsanddemons wrote:
AquaineBay wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
Well, I must have worded something differently in my last Google search, because I finally found a supported living sort of thing that might work for me. The only problem is, the Web site says I'd have a roommate, and having a roommate my first year of college really messed up my mental health, just because I'm so unsuited to sharing main living areas with others. I sent an email asking if it's possible for me to do it without having a roommate, and am now awaiting a reply. I probably shouldn't get my hopes up.


Sharing a roommate could be bad but also could be good. It really depends on the roommate really. Technically you are "roommates" with your family I guess the only exception is maybe you don't have to share your personal room with someone. I had to share a room with my brother my whole life and it's annoying at times but, other times it has it's advantages.

Teaches you good skills as well like compromising and socializing! It has it's downsides and it's benefits as well. What would be the hardest part about sharing a room with someone if you don't mind me asking?


I really, truly need a good amount of alone time and some space to be just mine. Living with my parents, that space is my bedroom, and they generally will leave me alone when I'm in there. I can never fully relax when other people are even present, and that really wears on me (granted it's less so with my family because I'm so used to them). It's not anything about my roommate specifically that made me have such a hard time in college, it's really just me. I think it's kind of like I need some time to be "off," but when other people are around, I always have to be "on."


welcome to the introvert club. i certainly need my "alone time."