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I was wondering if it was just me but i can be either extremely outgoing to the point that i feel sad without social interaction or i can be a complete recluse that gets angry with just the slightest sense of unwanted social interaction...after pondering the already obvious case of bi polar disorder I was wondering if any diagnoised aspies out there have instances such as this and if so if this is...here it comes....another possible sign of aspergers?? please elaborate....

I do it at times. I'm not sure if it is exactly what you are meaning, but I will hit a point in most situations near the end of something such as a semester in college, where I decide to talk to people. However, it is ALWAYS near the end of things, when I have a quick way out just in case, lol.

After a few days of it, I withdraw almost entirely. I don't talk to people, I don't look at people, I hardly leave the house, etc. after it happens, and it (the socializing mood) only lasts a few days, then I go into withdraw for a week or 2, and back to normal after that. I guess technically it's like 3 moods, but I'm guessing it is similar to what you are dealing with.

I don't think it's an aspie-specific phenomenon. Otherwise normal people can suffer extremes of brain chemistry. It's like a pendulum. The idea is not to stop the movement of the pendulum, but to get it moving gently in a narrow range. Regular routines seem to help with that.

At my brothers basketball games I only have two extremes. Sit silently in the crowd, or I cheer like a cheerleader, complete with arm motions, and tumbling.