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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Likes and dislikes in people |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2006, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 17
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| LIKES 1. Ambition 2. Ethics in the face of adversity 3. Passion 4. Enthusiasm for discovery 5. Weirdness, "issues" 6. Extremes of either paranoia or openness DISLIKES 1. Apathy 2. Cynicism 3. People who get a kick out of making fun of others and then say they should be less sensitive 4. Neediness 5.... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Roommates: Good Idea or Bad Idea? |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 04 Feb 2006, 10:25 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,515
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| I think I'm the evil roommate in the years I lived with other people at college. All I ever wanted was to do the minimum necessary chores and then disappear and be left alone. But that didn't go over well. The first year was fine... she irritated me a little because she was depressed all the time an... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it? |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2006, 10:36 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,787
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| I believe that life is ultimately worth being part of. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I won/going back to work. |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,077
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How do YOU (usually) make friends? |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 02 Feb 2006, 9:44 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,484
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| I get the "she looks so sad and lonely sitting by herself, I think I'll save her" thing a lot, but it never results in lasting friendships. More like uncomfortable, awkward affairs where I'm invited into a group for a couple encounters, but I can't relate to them, feel obligated to go back but am re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Another set of videos from Ghosthunter |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 01 Feb 2006, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,371
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| As requested, here they are, all complete and hosted... Show Must Go On by Queen Thing That Should Not Be by Metallica Space Overture featuring The Gate by Enigma and Out and In by The Moody Blues Once again, we'd both love to hear people's reactions. Favorites... best and worst moments... confusing... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Biggest turnoff to NT's = Innocense? |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2006, 10:19 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,061
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| How much do you all think finding innocence attractive correlates to age? Seems like a lot of young people find it a turn-off... they want the maturity and glamor that comes with being worldly, maybe... but older people have had their fill of that and it becomes rarer and rarer to come across a pers... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: NT needs advice re frienship with possible Aspie!! !! !! |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2006, 10:10 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,417
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| I agree with GroovyDruid in part, but not completely. Sure, you're probably dealing with plenty of barriers. And if you're both into the communication that's happened so far, he's probably equally drained. In a spectrum friendship you can't apply normal standards to what is expected of people... you... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stress, Tics, and Tinnitus |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2006, 9:48 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,198
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| I don't get tinnitus but I do shake when I'm stressed, and one of my ears starts hurting for no reason whatsoever. I figure it's got to be stress related because it goes away as soon as I relax and never happens when I'm calm and alone. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Drunken Roommates Discuss Aspergers |
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Posted: 30 Jan 2006, 9:41 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,906
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| It wouldn't have been the best thing to do by any means, but realistically what I would have done is shut up and listened very carefully until their conversation had run its course, gone off by myself, ranted to either WP or one of my friends, and then ditched them as friends. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Demands of interelating with too many people stressful? |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006, 7:06 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,205
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| For a more extreme example, I suggest The Myth of Being Alone which at the time of this post was the most recent entry in the blog I linked to. (See about halfway down for the part about overload.) My overload is much milder than that. But overload in general can take on both physical and emotional ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Jury Duty |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006, 1:58 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,436
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| Do you have an official diagnosis? You may be able to get out of it if you tell the judge or lawyers that you find the surroundings overwhelming enough that you wouldn't be able to make a reasonable objective decision while serving on a jury. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Thank You |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006, 11:32 am
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Replies: 8
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| I agree. I know I've said it already in another thread. But thanks for listening to the members, Alex. We very much appreciate it... this site is important to a lot of people. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Demands of interelating with too many people stressful? |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006, 11:14 am
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Replies: 16
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| Pyraxis, given what you have posted above, how do you manage your interactions with regard to a romantic relationship? Specifically - boundaries, distancing, frequency of interaction, etc. ? I know you're probably hoping for good news but you're not going to get it, at least from me. I've only done... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Werid link |
| pyraxis |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006, 1:40 am
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Replies: 3
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| Thank you so much, Alex! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Over stimulation? Or anxiety of some sort? |
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Posted: 29 Jan 2006, 1:37 am
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Replies: 4
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| Does any of this make sense to any Aspie's out there? As an NT, this was an unusual experience for me, given my history with other NT males. I find this statement fascinating... Can you explain what would be your usual experience in situations like these? What signals would you be reading from the ... |
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