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Forum: The Haven Topic: Confused about coping after mom's death |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 10:59 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,824
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| Hi I lost my mum 6 years ago, this sort of loss simply takes a long time to deal with, this is your mother, no-one is more significant. Everybody deals with this in different ways. Your family may wish to conduct some of the grieving communally and would like you to be involved too (basically to rea... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I forgot an acquaintance was "black"? What do I do |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 10:28 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,434
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| Don't worry about the paranoia, that's something most people in this community are dealing with. If this person is still being friendly with you then maybe either, they didn't make this connection themselves or they dismissed it quickly as an inadvertant connection. It's probably more about you than... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I forgot an acquaintance was "black"? What do I do |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 9:20 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,434
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| It seems that you may have inadvertently made a comment with racist connotations. I think everyone makes comments from time to time that have the potential to be interpreted in a way that was never intended. If the person seems bothered about it, just be honest and open, apologise for any offense ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Will I EVER get a job |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 9:13 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,418
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| Hi Getting a job in science is tough for everyone, I'm a Biologist trying to get onto a Ph.D or find a research technician post myself. I would suggest that with a sympathetic department, it would be quite possible for you to get involved on Pharmacology. The hard part is getting in, which requires ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What am I doing wrong? (redux) |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 7:47 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,820
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| It is so much easier if people approach you, then things are easy. But if I take an interest in someone because of a shared interest, they seem scared. I don't really get why? I used to telephone a friend of mine who lived in a shared house (pre-mobile days, I'm that old). Sometimes people I didn't ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Have you ever been blocked by people who were friends on fb? |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 7:32 pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,808
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| I've been blocked on FB a few times! You can check because if you look at your sent message list, their names appear in grey and you can't access their profile. This did disturb me a lot, I decided that they didn't want me to be FB friends, but then why not just unfriend, rather than block? Or bette... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: aspie women and boyfriends |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 102
Views: 9,762
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| First point: I don't think that women on these groups are 'lying' about having partners. Personality disorder or not, we are all capable of finding soulmates. Second point: I am a heterosexual man. I know from experience that my social inadequacies put women, in particular, off having relationships ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 5:14 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 593
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| Thanks for the welcome people! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Consequences of not understanding implication |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2012, 4:39 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,040
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| I too struggle with implication, especially regarding relationships. I think that 'people like us' sometimes need an explicit answer, this creates confusion when the person is uncomfortable giving a straight yes or no answer, which leaves me unsure of what they want me to do. Then there is sarcasm, ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello |
| MightyG |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2012, 8:28 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 593
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| Hello! I've recently realised how insecure I am about friendships. So I was trawling the internet to see what other peoples thoughts were. I have found that often people don't understand how insecure one can be and that I've been overly concerned about whether people are being freaked out by my inse... |
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