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21 Jan 2008, 2:00 pm

The title of the website is cute, but I don't like the aspect of it that implies rejection. (Hence my signature.)


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21 Jan 2008, 2:27 pm

I think it makes me more comfortable being a layabout, but it also depressed me, making me feel like an Aspie layabout like some others here. That and the stories of people who are ding stuff like going to school but are suicidal and depressed and self-harming. I also picked up some Aspie traits from people here because I pick up traits from people when there isn't anything better to do.



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21 Jan 2008, 2:29 pm

WP taught me that I'm not alone and that I can use my disability to my advantage, which is why I've made the career choice that I did.


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21 Jan 2008, 9:50 pm

I think I'm the same, whether I'm on WP or not, but it feels so nice that I'm not some mutant in this NT world when I'm here. I feel a bit more relaxed, although I still have Aspergers whether I'm here or not. I just cover it up less here :D



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21 Jan 2008, 9:52 pm

Ana54 wrote:
I think it makes me more comfortable being a layabout, but it also depressed me, making me feel like an Aspie layabout like some others here. That and the stories of people who are ding stuff like going to school but are suicidal and depressed and self-harming. I also picked up some Aspie traits from people here because I pick up traits from people when there isn't anything better to do.

I'm one of those people who are going to school and suicidal and depressed and was self harming before my therapist figured it out. I sometimes wish I could just stop pretending I'm normal and just be myself without the constant pressure I feel every freaking day. I feel like I'm under a microscope, wondering if I did something wrong every minute of my day. I hate my life sometimes/most of the time.



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21 Jan 2008, 10:06 pm

WP doesn't make me more or less aspie.

It does, however, make me accept myself more. Before I found WP, i thought that I was a freak and never knew that there were others out there like myself. Now that i'm here, I have realised that i'm not a freak and that I am just a part of a minority population. :)


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21 Jan 2008, 10:07 pm

BainAduial wrote:
it's helped me accept that I'm not just a complete weirdo, I'm a normal member of a different community, and that is a great feeling.


I agree. I no longer have any fear of my future. Thanks WP!


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