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Raleigh
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29 Dec 2017, 5:35 pm

^ So those people who wrote the bible were wasting their time?
Interesting.

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29 Dec 2017, 5:40 pm

Marknis wrote:

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Marknis wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

Marknis wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

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I am torn between committing suicide on either the final day of the year or until my 30th birthday.

what has you so disconsolate?

My 20's are almost over and they were supposed to be the best years of my life but they were my worst.

i had a good year in my mid-twenties, but by far the best time has been the past (from 52 to 61) few years. i'd be cautious about expecting any period to be a certain way. my late twenties were horrendous (was engaged to a guy who hit me.) at 52, i married the sweetest guy. he was worth waiting for. what made these years so bad for you? what made other years better?

Things just did not go the way I wanted them to go. Besides one brief relationship, I still don't have a girlfriend, I realized how truly inaccessible the social scene where I live is but even the social world outside it is inaccessible, I lost a lot of friendships, college did not open my world but disappointed me to the point I dropped out multiple times, and I still haven't created a song or written a book or created a comic because I can't develop special talents no matter how hard I try.

I really don't have any better years. I keep getting flashbacks of bad things that happened in even more peaceful times so I've suffered all through my life.

so, you are a writer. all of the things you're going through will inform your work and make it relatable. do you set aside an hour or two each day to write? my husband does, and the practice pays off.

I am not in the sense that it is a career. I've tried to create stories but I always end up getting stuck in a corner or get writer's block.

sounds as if your inner critic gets in the way. other than telling yourself to persevere even if the work isn't perfect. i'm not sure how to deal with that. maybe other folks have suggestions. also, sometimes being a part of a writer's group can give you ideas around some of those things.

I live in the Bible Belt and writing is considered a waste of time. Even the college writing club is empty due to the lack of interest.

you can join a long-distance group such as pennwriters, area 7.

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29 Dec 2017, 5:48 pm

Raleigh wrote:

^ So those people who wrote the bible were wasting their time?
Interesting.

Exactly!

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29 Dec 2017, 5:55 pm

There are online writing (journalism, creative etc) courses available from colleges.

I think you should take one at least as it’ll get the cogs turning. It will also give you structure to flesh out your ideas based on their assignments and Aspies need structure to get started. Otherwise it’s daunting.

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29 Dec 2017, 6:09 pm

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The college in my area does not have a creative writing class. I've looked up another and it doesn't have one either. I can't take anything online from the universities because my grades weren't good enough and I dropped out of community college.

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29 Dec 2017, 6:11 pm

cathylynn wrote:

Marknis wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

Marknis wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

Marknis wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

Marknis wrote:

cathylynn wrote:

Marknis wrote:

I am torn between committing suicide on either the final day of the year or until my 30th birthday.

what has you so disconsolate?

My 20's are almost over and they were supposed to be the best years of my life but they were my worst.

I am not in the sense that it is a career. I've tried to create stories but I always end up getting stuck in a corner or get writer's block.

I live in the Bible Belt and writing is considered a waste of time. Even the college writing club is empty due to the lack of interest.

you can join a long-distance group such as pennwriters, area 7.

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29 Dec 2017, 6:13 pm

Online adult/further education offers more prospect. You sound v disheartened and I bet it’s exhausting just to think about looking into the myriad options.

I think consulting with a mentor or counsellor for this would help.

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29 Dec 2017, 6:14 pm

For instance I was v diseartened and hopeless till I looked into an employment centre. They were offering job skills courses and I took them. They helped me formulate a plan and gain certificates.

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30 Dec 2017, 2:53 am

Tried learning Hotel California.
Guitar was ok, singing was disastrous. :lol:
Never realised the vocals were so high in that song.

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30 Dec 2017, 6:28 am

Morning All.

I am grateful for:

Warmer weather today.
Toilet roll.
Raleigh.

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30 Dec 2017, 10:58 am

Temeraire wrote:

Morning All.

I am grateful for:

Warmer weather today.
Toilet roll.
Raleigh.

Good Afternoon to you Temeraire, I'm grateful for people like yourself and Raleigh and all other autistic people on the entire globe and an assemblance of decency here and there

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30 Dec 2017, 1:59 pm

Hiya.

Hard to believe its New Years Eve already.
I may go out and see a band tonight.
What plans do you have for New Years Eve/New Years Day?

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30 Dec 2017, 2:12 pm

Hiya.

We have...basically no plans whatsoever. :mrgreen:

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30 Dec 2017, 2:14 pm

Raleigh wrote:

Hiya.

Hard to believe its New Years Eve already.
I may go out and see a band tonight.
What plans do you have for New Years Eve/New Years Day?

I'm not sure, as I hope to do a movie marathon or maybe play some online pc games with friends or even do a posting marathon here on WrongPlanet

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30 Dec 2017, 2:32 pm

Raleigh wrote:

Hiya.

Hard to believe its New Years Eve already.
I may go out and see a band tonight.
What plans do you have for New Years Eve/New Years Day?

snacks with extended family.

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30 Dec 2017, 3:08 pm

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