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24 Mar 2013, 12:20 am

Most of the time, how do people act towards you?

A). They look at you a lot, seem amused, like you're a spectacle or oddity of some sort, but they seem interested

B). Aloof, distant, as if you're scary or not to be trusted

C). Treat you like a much younger child

D). Very friendly towards you, but you are the one who needs alone time to recharge

E). Other?

Choose one or more, or maybe it is a combination of the above. (I get mostly "B") 8O :(



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24 Mar 2013, 12:27 am

mostly D. I'm very quiet and can socialize on a fairly typical level, so most peers don't mind me. I'm not accepted, but I am by no means rejected. I get on with adults better, though.
I got a lot of A/B when I was younger though. i didn't understand that I had to "drop down" to the intellectual level of kids my age, so they saw me mostly as (says my long time friend) "that weird smart kid that will give you homework answers and won't let you do any work on the project".


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24 Mar 2013, 12:35 am

a lot of B), with a dash of D) on rare occasions, and E) at times.

E) is a determined to take you down look, including gossiping about you.


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24 Mar 2013, 12:46 am

C and sometimes D



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24 Mar 2013, 1:20 am

A,C, and then D


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24 Mar 2013, 1:36 am

A and D



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24 Mar 2013, 1:43 am

tjr1243 wrote:
Most of the time, how do people act towards you?

A). They look at you a lot, seem amused, like you're a spectacle or oddity of some sort, but they seem interested

B). Aloof, distant, as if you're scary or not to be trusted

C). Treat you like a much younger child

D). Very friendly towards you, but you are the one who needs alone time to recharge

E). Other?

Choose one or more, or maybe it is a combination of the above. (I get mostly "B") 8O :(


Well, it's A in the fact that I don't try to blend in. I dress kind of eccentrically. Kind of like a musician/biker.

It can be B sometimes because of my appearance.

D as well. I definitely can only take so much before I start to feel taxed.



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24 Mar 2013, 1:48 am

RagingShadow wrote:
mostly D. I'm very quiet and can socialize on a fairly typical level, so most peers don't mind me. I'm not accepted, but I am by no means rejected. I get on with adults better, though.
I got a lot of A/B when I was younger though. i didn't understand that I had to "drop down" to the intellectual level of kids my age, so they saw me mostly as (says my long time friend) "that weird smart kid that will give you homework answers and won't let you do any work on the project".


Things improve greatly with time kiddo, once you survive through your teens. That was the toughest time for me. I'm glad you have a buddy. I did too when I was a kid and it helped a lot.



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24 Mar 2013, 9:27 am

E. patently disinterested. i am not good at making myself seem interesting.


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24 Mar 2013, 9:40 am

Sometimes B., sometimes D., depending on my overall mood and body language. I am most used to B. When someone is friendly I can usually give a polite and kind response.



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24 Mar 2013, 10:08 am

D and E.

E is that they talk to other people in such a closed way that I can never find an opening. They seem to be cutting me out and I wonder if it's intentional.

I think D can lead to E. I'm too tired to socialize one day and people try to make conversation with me. I can't respond enthusiastically because I'm already so tired. They get the impression that I'm not interested or even rude so at a later time they just cut me out even if I do have the energy to socialize at that time.



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24 Mar 2013, 1:44 pm

B or C normally. If they dont like me, then B and they simply deal with me for strictly functional purposes. If they like me in a childish fashion then C. In this case I get treated much similarly to how most people would treat a genius highschooler. Sometimes, people actually respect me and treat me as an equal.



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24 Mar 2013, 1:57 pm

At school, most of the time B, sometimes A. Out in other public places however nobody seems to notice/care.



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24 Mar 2013, 2:32 pm

Mostly A and D, with occasional B and C.


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24 Mar 2013, 2:51 pm

They treat me like a gifted kid... you know, "You're amazing, but we have to take good care of you". It's funny when the people who are doing that are like ten years younger than me, but I keep my laughter to myself. I don't think they would appreciate knowing how silly they seem.


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24 Mar 2013, 3:35 pm

D, with sometimes a dash of C.


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