what is the connection with all of my symptoms????

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seriously, what's the connection with:
hating tight fitting clothes
social awkwardness
the need to stim
saying the wrong thing.....

I just don't get it!

What do they have to do with eachother??

Your brain.

i don't know.
is this a trick question ?

I see what you did there.

I don't find a connection either.

no trick questions.

Just curious.

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, kinda like I'm drowning in my own insanity, if you will.


I was just wondering if there were any connections!!

I have asked myself this question too. These things just seem so unrelated

You've merely scratched the surface ! !!

What about tinnitis? Obssessions? Face blindness?

exactly!! !!
Enough to drive a man (or woman) nutz!! !!

It makes me want to scream sometimes!! !
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !


I DON'T GET IT!


Doesn't the brain come with a reset button or instructions? I'd love to RTFM if I could find it.

The brain DOES have a lot of manuals! Like MOST manuals, they were written by people that don't know very much, and most aren't very technical. 8(

So we are like people that got a nice computer, and it comes with the manuals on the basic apps.

*I* am always searching for books on new languages and possibly new routines. THOSE are the hard things to get.

Steve

This is a bit of a simplification... but is it that we're overly sensitive to stimuli? That definately explains the clothes and stimming, and social issues are a result of being preoccopied with these sensitivities.

really....
as a general rule, I care less than a flying f--- about what others think.

I stim as it's called, because if I don't, I won't feel anything at all, just pure emptiness, etc

My social awkwardness stems from not being able to read ppl and not knowing what to say in almost all social situations I deal with on a daily basis.

I don't think zee was saying you were concerned with anything. Zee meant sensitive like to the tight fitting clothes.

You really feel you HAVE to stim to feel ANYTHING? I thought it was merely a tendency that could be controlled.

The social awkwardness is somewhat related to that and the tendency to be, and want to be, honest and open. That explains the bluntness, seeming arrogance, naivete, candidness, some social problems, etc...

There ARE supposed to be parts of the brain to control that, maybe we're wired differently THERE also.

I CAN control it......
but picture eating flavorless groul and you get the idea of how I feel 90% of the time!

I am wired differently, I've known that for years, and when I was diagnosed, it was like my eyes were opened.

but seriously, I don't feel a damn thing.

Well, with ME, I consider what I do stimming because it almost seems like a habit, but clearly isn't. It is almost instinctive. I really think I do feel better and can concentrate better. In fact, if I am doing something somewhat involved and get into it, I generally stim.

So it seems as if we 'stim' for different reasons.

Picture floating in the middle of a solid block of gelatin. All of your senses are numb and it drives you crazy! If I don't stimulate myself by scratching that itch a little harder than needed, or putting peppersauce on food, just so it has more taste to it, etc....

I've never been able to figure out why a lot of you guys call repetitive motion tapping, etc.. 'stim' ing! What are you stimulating?