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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Tips on Losing Weight From an Eating Disorder Background |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 11:00 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 496
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| If I recall, the prevailing advice for any attempts at weight loss for someone with an ED, is that they be advised and monitored by a professional. I wouldn't want you to find yourself back in the restricting & purging realm. Do you have someone you've worked with in the past who you can seek g... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Tips on Losing Weight From an Eating Disorder Background |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 9:58 pm
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| Hi, from age 16 to early 20s, I struggled with OCD, including hour+ showers. And for a time buying new soap and shampoo for each shower. I found that if I could allow myself to get to that zen spot where it’s okay to do the precaution but also okay not to do it, that’s a pretty good place to be. An... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Tips on Losing Weight From an Eating Disorder Background |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2020, 10:10 pm
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Replies: 6
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| I am trying to lose weight, think I could lose 20-30 pounds but I am just in recovery from a restrictive ED (was diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia alternately as I was at a normal weight but mostly restricted, with some bingeing/purging). I am not overweight or obese so I don't technically "n... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it Realistic for Me to be Able to Start a Business? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2020, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I should have clarified that I'm not interested in starting a business right now . I'm only thinking about it as an option some time in the future when I have a better background and social skills. My only marketable skills right now would be editing, proofreading, and tutoring up to high school sub... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it Realistic for Me to be Able to Start a Business? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2020, 4:15 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I've been thinking a lot about my future education/career plans a lot in the past few weeks (in fact, to the point of obsession), and one thing that's really attracted me is founding (specifically tech) startups or small business. However, I still have a long way to go in terms of social skills (I o... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Confused About Career Paths... Again |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 1:12 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 461
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| Do some research to find out what the workdays are like for the careers you are interested in. Try to do quick interviews with people who work in those fields, watch videos and read books about those fields, look for internships or volunteer opportunities in those fields. Check out onetonline.org a... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Confused About Career Paths... Again |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2020, 12:36 am
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Replies: 4
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| Over the past few years I've been changing my goals as to what I want to do as a career. From age 4 (yes, age 4) to when I was around 17-18, I wanted to be a veterinarian (specifically a research veterinarian once I found out what that was). My mind changed when I realized I was no longer super inte... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What Career Would be Best for Me? |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2020, 1:52 am
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Replies: 4
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| My dad and I were talking recently, and he brought up something that I think would send me down a good career path, but I’m not sure what career exactly. I’ve been pursuing research psychology to the best of my ability (I have mental health issues along with autism so it hasn’t been easy), but my da... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Anyone else surprised by their ASD "level" diagnosis? |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2019, 1:09 am
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Replies: 37
Views: 1,536
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| So I was diagnosed with autism/Asperger's a few months ago (I was diagnosed after all PDDs were grouped into ASD, but the clinician said it would have been Asperger's by the previous DSM), but I just got the full report on all my mental conditions (I was diagnosed after a battery of extensive psycho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What’s the craziest theory you’ve ever heard for autism? |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2019, 12:40 am
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Replies: 4
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| I’m fairly new to my ASD diagnosis and so I’m still learning what’s out there. I’m interested to hear what totally batsh*t crazy theories of autism some of the more seasoned members have encountered. I ask this cause I came across a guy the other day who firmly believed that autism was the next sta... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Any other "truscum"/transmedicalists? |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2019, 9:56 pm
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Replies: 19
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| I'm trans. A bunch of my friends are trans. Some of them didn't experience dysphoria pre-transition. In some cases they were okay with who they were but realized they'd be even happier transitioning. In other cases they'd totally emotionally stuffed their dysphoria or didn't process it as dysphoria... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Any other "truscum"/transmedicalists? |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2019, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 19
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| Why not simply allow the individual to decide their own gender identity, sexuality, or orientation? Surly it isn'a a matter for others to dictate? Because transsexualism isn’t a decision, and neither is sexuality. Being trans is a medical condition where your brain doesn’t match your body, and gend... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Any other "truscum"/transmedicalists? |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2019, 3:12 pm
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Replies: 19
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| No, I think your opinion matters too. What you said is the gist of why I believe you have to have dysphoria to be trans- otherwise, what makes you trans? You can have any level of dysphoria, be it mild or severe, but you still have to have dysphoria on some fundamental level. |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Anyone else with an ED? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2019, 7:27 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,378
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| I was just diagnosed with and going to be evaluated further for bulimia. I know there is at least one member here with anorexia, I was wondering what resources there are for persons with EDs, particularly as a man with an ED I feel kind of lonely. (Though there was another man with a history of EDs ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Are there any autistic stand up comedians? |
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Posted: 24 Feb 2019, 1:28 pm
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Replies: 22
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| There was an episode of "True Life" called "I Have Autism" and one of the people they focused on was Elijah, a young man with Asperger's. I should have clarified my earlier post- Elijah was a stand-up comedian and part of his routine was jokes about his autism. Also, Jim Jefferi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Deadpan Humor |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2019, 9:11 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 658
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| My sense of humor is mostly quoting funny movies- this works really well with my family but not with anyone else, as my family is full of inside movie jokes (for example, we’ve nearly memorized Galaxy Quest). I did used to have a few good math jokes, but I don’t remember them as well as I used to. |
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