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CockneyRebel
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11 May 2019, 10:24 pm

I'm much more honest about myself and my likes and dislikes than I was when I joined in the Summer of 2004. I think my turning point took place in the January of 2016. It's not easy to admit that I prefer Germany over Britain in a world that still holds grudges against Germans. I take after the Krauts in my family tree, so I can get away with saying this.


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11 May 2019, 10:29 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I'm much more honest about myself and my likes and dislikes than I was when I joined in the Summer of 2004. I think my turning point took place in the January of 2016. It's not easy to admit that I prefer Germany over Britain in a world that still holds grudges against Germans. I take after the Krauts in my family tree, so I can get away with saying this.


I can only agree half as much since I am only half German.
Yep, collective guilt is a biatch and a nonsense.
Only the ignorant the emotionalistic subscribe to it.

Cheers m8,
Luved you in HH. :mrgreen:

P.S. Why do you keep changing your avatar?



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11 May 2019, 10:38 pm

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CockneyRebel wrote:
I'm much more honest about myself and my likes and dislikes than I was when I joined in the Summer of 2004. I think my turning point took place in the January of 2016. It's not easy to admit that I prefer Germany over Britain in a world that still holds grudges against Germans. I take after the Krauts in my family tree, so I can get away with saying this.


I can only agree half as much since I am only half German.
Yep, collective guilt is a biatch and a nonsense.
Only the ignorant the emotionalistic subscribe to it.

Cheers m8,
Luved you in HH. :mrgreen:



P.S. Why do you keep changing your avatar?


The changing of the avatars started last March when another member attacked me for posting something about how wonderful I thought Berlin was.


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11 May 2019, 11:10 pm

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It's made me go from bad to worse. The success stories do not inspire me because my own efforts never pay off and I don't fit in with the Aspie world despite not fitting in with the NT world either.

Please don't take this the wrong way - I am not saying I want you to leave - but if WrongPlanet has made you go from bad to worse, why do you stick around?


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11 May 2019, 11:21 pm

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It's made me go from bad to worse. The success stories do not inspire me because my own efforts never pay off and I don't fit in with the Aspie world despite not fitting in with the NT world either.

Please don't take this the wrong way - I am not saying I want you to leave - but if WrongPlanet has made you go from bad to worse, why do you stick around?


I don't want you to leave either, but Bea has a point.

I've had tinnitus all of my life so I've attenuated to it better than people who develop it later in life. Long before I found WP, I found a tinnitus forum. At first I thought it was great. People going through the same thing. However, I found that the longer I participated, the more aware of my tinnitus I became. The focus of the forum was.....tinnitus. I had to stop participating in that forum because it ended up being bad for me. Being focused on my tinnitus caused me more stress which.....exacerbated my tinnitus...which caused me more stress......



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11 May 2019, 11:39 pm

Magna wrote:
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It's made me go from bad to worse. The success stories do not inspire me because my own efforts never pay off and I don't fit in with the Aspie world despite not fitting in with the NT world either.

Please don't take this the wrong way - I am not saying I want you to leave - but if WrongPlanet has made you go from bad to worse, why do you stick around?


I don't want you to leave either, but Bea has a point.

I've had tinnitus all of my life so I've attenuated to it better than people who develop it later in life. Long before I found WP, I found a tinnitus forum. At first I thought it was great. People going through the same thing. However, I found that the longer I participated, the more aware of my tinnitus I became. The focus of the forum was.....tinnitus. I had to stop participating in that forum because it ended up being bad for me. Being focused on my tinnitus caused me more stress which.....exacerbated my tinnitus...which caused me more stress......


Oh my goodness. I haven't though about my tinnitus in a while and now I've read this I can't ignore it! It's a really quite, whining sound, so easier to ignore than those more seriously affected, but as soon as I think about it, the sound dominates.



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11 May 2019, 11:41 pm

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Marknis wrote:
It's made me go from bad to worse. The success stories do not inspire me because my own efforts never pay off and I don't fit in with the Aspie world despite not fitting in with the NT world either.

Please don't take this the wrong way - I am not saying I want you to leave - but if WrongPlanet has made you go from bad to worse, why do you stick around?


I'm trying to do something a bit different here. If this turns into another Markins hijacked thread of despair I think I'll just give up on WP.



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11 May 2019, 11:43 pm

Before finding his forum, I was a small, arboreal lizard. Now, I'm large, semi-aquatic mammal. Quite a journey.

Serious answer: I ended up here (and finally sought a diagnosis) because of a sudden, extreme decline in my executive functioning, sensory issues and other problems about 3 years ago. I now realize this was a case if autustic burnout--masking for too long, too well and at too great a cost. After a long, fairly stagnant period, I think I'm finally getting some of my functionality back.

This forum has helped me see how normal (in an autistic sense) my struggles are. Even if I do achieve full, pre-burnout function, I'll never go back to the level.of masking I practiced before.


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11 May 2019, 11:49 pm

for me, tinnitus is both a reality as well as a crappy analogue of autism. :shameonyou: i cannot be reminded of autism since it already imbues every waking moment. so instead of finding an irritating reminder of my autism, i find fellowship, good humor and mutual support here :heart:



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12 May 2019, 2:54 am

CockneyRebel wrote:
...Another member attacked me for posting something about how wonderful I thought Berlin was.


What? Berlin is my favorite city in the world! All the diversity, art and excitement of 1970s-'80s NYC without the awful disadvantages. I'm an artist/misfit and I love it.

And why attack anyone for expresssing a preference?

By the way, I'm not from Germany.


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12 May 2019, 3:10 am

Benjamin the Donkey wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
...Another member attacked me for posting something about how wonderful I thought Berlin was.


What? Berlin is my favorite city in the world! All the diversity, art and excitement of 1970s-'80s NYC without the awful disadvantages. I'm an artist/misfit and I love it.

And why attack anyone for expresssing a preference?

By the way, I'm not from Germany.


Cut it out you two; you're infecting me with a travel fever! 8)

And on top of that I'm the only one in the family who's never been to Germany...



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12 May 2019, 3:34 am

Fireblossom wrote:
Benjamin the Donkey wrote:
CockneyRebel wrote:
...Another member attacked me for posting something about how wonderful I thought Berlin was.


What? Berlin is my favorite city in the world! All the diversity, art and excitement of 1970s-'80s NYC without the awful disadvantages. I'm an artist/misfit and I love it.

And why attack anyone for expresssing a preference?

By the way, I'm not from Germany.


Cut it out you two; you're infecting me with a travel fever! 8)

And on top of that I'm the only one in the family who's never been to Germany...


Ha ha, yeah I was thinking that too. Travelling is something I really enjoy. I've been to Southern Germany and really liked it.



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12 May 2019, 3:59 am

hurtloam wrote:
Magna wrote:
BeaArthur wrote:
Marknis wrote:
It's made me go from bad to worse. The success stories do not inspire me because my own efforts never pay off and I don't fit in with the Aspie world despite not fitting in with the NT world either.

Please don't take this the wrong way - I am not saying I want you to leave - but if WrongPlanet has made you go from bad to worse, why do you stick around?


I don't want you to leave either, but Bea has a point.

I've had tinnitus all of my life so I've attenuated to it better than people who develop it later in life. Long before I found WP, I found a tinnitus forum. At first I thought it was great. People going through the same thing. However, I found that the longer I participated, the more aware of my tinnitus I became. The focus of the forum was.....tinnitus. I had to stop participating in that forum because it ended up being bad for me. Being focused on my tinnitus caused me more stress which.....exacerbated my tinnitus...which caused me more stress......


Oh my goodness. I haven't though about my tinnitus in a while and now I've read this I can't ignore it! It's a really quite, whining sound, so easier to ignore than those more seriously affected, but as soon as I think about it, the sound dominates.


I think you should ask Magna to leave for reminding you. :mrgreen:

hurtloam wrote:

I'm trying to do something a bit different here. If this turns into another Markins hijacked thread of despair I think I'll just give up on WP.


You still have me.
I've got a joke a minute. :mrgreen:



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13 May 2019, 5:43 pm

Even if I leave this place, I know my detractors will still talk s**t about me.



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13 May 2019, 5:53 pm

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Even if I leave this place, I know my detractors will still talk s**t about me.


This is bordering on paranoia. Why would people continue to talk about you once you leave?

People just respond to the numerous threads you make.



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13 May 2019, 5:54 pm

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