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bigbadbeast2007
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28 May 2011, 9:23 pm

Looking at other peoples status updates rather silly and pictures of new born babies, that 1976 holden kingswood picked up for a couple of hundread! or old class mates happy partying or whatever pointless status updates, "oh i had Chips for dinner yum" Facebook merely reminds me how different and isolated from my "Freinds" I am Although I talk to a handful of people but still Wish I was something better :-(



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28 May 2011, 10:40 pm

Interesting. Facebook has helped me connect better to people.


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28 May 2011, 11:08 pm

bigbadbeast2007 wrote:
but still Wish I was something better :-(
You think they're better than you for doing silly nonsensical things? That doesn't seem too rational. Maybe you should rethink how you compare yourself to others.

When I look at facebook, I become happy because unlike them, I don't feel compelled to have to get married or have to dress/act a certain way, or have to go to that club. One of the greatest things about having AS is not possessing that mindless peer pressure mechanism. I used to fake it, but I was miserable and I got tired of that. I even used to wear jeans, and I hate wearing jeans for sensory issues. Now I just bask in my freedom from those social conventions. I figure as long as I'm nice to people, that's all I need. When I look at facebook, I'm reminded how far I come. At my lowest point, I was busting my brains trying to look and act like them, but now I'm much happier.


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29 May 2011, 12:23 am

bigbadbeast2007 wrote:
Looking at other peoples status updates rather silly and pictures of new born babies, that 1976 holden kingswood picked up for a couple of hundread! or old class mates happy partying or whatever pointless status updates, "oh i had Chips for dinner yum" Facebook merely reminds me how different and isolated from my "Freinds" I am Although I talk to a handful of people but still Wish I was something better :-(


I haved same problem...Facebook caused me depression but i quit for good and im better like that now



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29 May 2011, 7:21 am

It is depressing sometimes, but I've managed to not be bothered about it. That and I hardly use it anymore. Let's take a look and see what most of the things on the news feed are...

First up is a photo, then there's another 4 photos, then a pointless motivational message, then a picture of a dog...Ok, I think I've had enough looking there!

OP, you wish you was something "better"? Being active on facebook isn't being "better", I don't think.


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29 May 2011, 2:29 pm

my personal experience is that after i deactivated my account and then got back on after a few weeks, i found i didnt care to know what the hell was happening with my "friends". plus no one really cared to know i had gone mia on fb and i dont need it in my life.