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Well to be blunt. Obviously since it's been stated many times by many people, they don't have faith in what you're telling them because they feel that you display unfavorable personality problems. If I recall correctly some have even suggested you should see a psychologist. I think that's why they're not accepting what you're telling them. And I think you probably should have figured that out by now.

EzraS I know you are autistic but stop banging your head against a brick wall

Not liking my personality changes nothing in terms of what I do raising my AS functioning level significantly, allowing me to work & function in life and the social world as I do.

Others not doing it for themselves doesn't harm me or my progress any, only theirs.

Ah well, it's not like I didn't do my part and tell them 5+ years ago - which is why I don't feel bad for those who've been around here that long that still have the same complaints. There are many here who don't really complain at all, I'm only talking about the few who complain constantly yet still refuse to try anything different to see if it helps them. Oh well, kinda sad, but it's their lives, not mine.

I think it's not that they don't like your personality as much as they seem to think you have psychological problems.
They seem to think you should see a shrink as much as you think they should try the treatment.
That plus the other factors I mentioned, make it seem like a 1/1000000 chance that they would accept your recommendation.

Being mentally disabled is something that I'm proud of because it is a fact about me. I get very stressed out when I even think about lying or deceiving people and like the old saying goes, "the truth will set you free." That is very much true for me.

Now, having said that, when it comes to workplace situations, one has to be very careful about disclosing mental disorders because it can cause more problems than solving them. NTs can be extraordinarily intolerant of anyone who is different from them and there's a great deal of misinformation about Autism in general so, we as ASDs have to be careful about the workplace.

Other than that, I am proud to tell anyone who knows me that I'm Autistic and mentally disabled with several other neuroses because they are facts about me and I am proud of who I am because that's the way God made me.

Hence my avatar & signature. Still doesn't change that I'm correct and bit by bit medical research is proving it all. Wait another 5 years for someone else to tell y'all all you feel like; I'll simply be another 5 years into my higher functioning life while others may be just beginning their own. Waste of time, IMO, but again, it's their time to waste if they opt to suffer longer.

Looks like it's a Mexican standoff. They won't try the treatment you think they need, and you won't get the psychotherapy they think you need. c'est la vie.

Mmhmm.. I live, work, and play in the social world just fine while they suffer & complain on a forum and I’m the one in need of help.

They're probably going by what they've experienced here.

You’re living a good life, Goldfish.

Your advice about not letting other people screw you is good.

But I wouldn’t want to live a life where I can’t express my eccentricities and force myself to go to parties and all that. I’m just not into that stuff. And you shouldn’t think a person is less because they are not always “striving” and seeking to win friends and influence people.

One shouldn’t scorn those who are not the best-looking physically, and might want to stay home and play Scrabble or whatever.

You are one hot tamale to chicks and guys. Most of us aren’t. And some of us don’t really want to hit the gym.

People should get away from their status-quo if it makes them feel bad—but shouldn’t be scorned for being within their present status-quo.

The worst thing you can do to somebody is have them think they're "less" than they are because of some superficial quality like "looks" and "social deftness." I've been the recipient of such scorn----and it really doesn't delight me too much.

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I'm a mesomorph, I have the physique of a greek god, flowing raven hair and piercing dark grey eyes. People find my silence and aloofness both alluring and intimidating.

You're pretty okay, Goldfish. You're a party animal. And you're pretty smart, too.

But not everybody is going to go for your regimen. And that's just the way it is.

I used to have this girlfriend who used to push Reverend Ike down my throat. Every time she would get Reverend Ike on the radio, I would lose my desire for her.

I used to wonder who listened to Reverend Ike for anything other than comic effect. Now I know.

The guy would just repeat himself....repeat himself....repeat himself.

I don't like hanging out in a church saying the same things for hours.....

Reverend Ike? Did Eisenhower become a minster?

I had a cat named Floyd. His Sire was named Ike.

I don't tell people my Spectrum Status-----because people really know very little about the Spectrum.