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zachthomasprime
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06 Feb 2016, 10:47 pm

Hey! I don't exactly know how to start, so I guess I'll just get right to it. I've always known there was something different about me, and I couldn't tell if that was a good or bad thing. I still don't even know. Paha. A part of me is really happy that I'm an Aspie, because it has given me so much personality and a different outlook on things. But at the same time, school has been extremely rough on me. Not so much in high school, but I'm currently in college....again. I dropped out last year because I couldn't handle it and I didn't know what was wrong with me. I'd always been relatively good at school, but college really took me by surprise. But I got it all together and came back this year, and have been doing decently well. The only bad part is that I haven't made a single friend. I feel like a social outcast and I'm not used to that, because in high school I was pretty popular believe it or not. But I have no support group here, and now that I found out I have Aspergers I'm probably going to feel way more self-conscious about things, which I already do pretty bad. Paha. I guess I'm just looking for some advice, support, encouragement, etc. Im not really sure. I just feel like I want to talk about it, but have no one to talk about it with. I hope to hear from some great people! Thanks for reading.



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06 Feb 2016, 10:50 pm

hi, zachthomasprime. welcome. have you joined any clubs or activities where you might meet someone with common interests? and by the way, what sort of things interest you?



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07 Feb 2016, 7:35 am

Welcome! :)


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07 Feb 2016, 12:10 pm

I'm interested in music, sports, movies, video games. I have a broad area of stuff that interests me, and I go to some events. But always by myself, and I never talk to anyone when I do go. I'm very socially awkward around people I don't know, so I'm not a big fan of meeting new people. I think thats why high school was so easy for me, cause I've been around those people my whole life and had a group of really close friends. But at college I have no one, and it gets really lonely. I just wish I had at least one friend to get me involved in things, but I can't find one for the life of me. I mean, I have friends in my classes, but none that want to hang out with me outside of class. Im a loner anyway, so I can surely survive like this, but I'd rather actually have friends. Paha.



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07 Feb 2016, 1:25 pm

you are going to have to get outside of your comfort zone and talk to a few people if you want to make a friend. i love music. do you sing or play any instruments?



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07 Feb 2016, 4:00 pm

Welcome to WP. Can you invite one of your friends from your classes to do something with you outside of class? Online is also a good place to meet people.



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07 Feb 2016, 4:03 pm

Thanks for the welcomes! And yes I play guitar, piano, and I sing. I've tried asking people to jam with me but they never get back to me about it.



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07 Feb 2016, 5:47 pm

Hey zachthomasprime welcome. :sunny:


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08 Feb 2016, 4:22 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


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