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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Jaded about friendship |
| turtleprince |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2014, 3:56 am
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Replies: 6
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| Thanks people of the corn. I've started making a few more friends. Feeling more positive about stuff. And... I'm 30. I've just had piss-poor luck with making and keeping friends my whole life. I didn't have any until I was in high school and that was after trying to act like an idiot. Good lesson, t... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: If only... |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2014, 4:20 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,314
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| You know what they say though... The more hollowed out you are the more room for joy and happiness later on. I know it can feel like a dark slippery slope but once you start feeling confident the whole world will open up and you'll be more powerful than someone who hasn't had to ordeal through such ... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Ashamed of being bisexual? |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2014, 4:17 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,757
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| I'm a gay dude fully in support of bi rights. My thing against bisexuals is they seem to be a tad more picky. Which there's nothing wrong with but makes me less want to try in the future. I've had 3 guys change their online profile to say they were straight from bisexual while I was talking with the... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Jaded about friendship |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2014, 12:35 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,142
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| I'm so worried that I'm becoming too jaded to make friends. To make matters worse my jadedness is a perfect sidekick to what ever craziness I have because I get super insecure about whether a new friend is going to stay friends and bug them if they take a break from me until they don't want anything... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Made a big mistake on Facebook |
| turtleprince |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2014, 12:06 am
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Replies: 18
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| You sort of get what you give. Reply to those people who need a little help and you'll get some more replies. I try to not use FB as a free therapy session but I don't see anything wrong with the occasional need. I focus on activistim, environmentalism, philosophy, jokes, and geeky/cute pictures. It... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you move to be near other Aspies? |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 11:30 pm
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Replies: 69
Views: 5,903
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| I'm not sure if doing this over the internet is really necessary. I.e. Just because we are Aspies who met on WP doesn't necessarily make a good enough reason to move in together. Your neighbors are Aspies... So why do you need to move a great distance to build community? I'm gay and creating communi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How has your intellectual evolution been progressing? |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 10:48 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I feel like my intelligence has acted like a tree's root system. Heavily seeking out a water source then abandoning it for another. Sort of a Jack of all trades. I've gotten kind of good at the game of giving myself out in doses to make it so I'm not in my loved ones face every day. That's the nice ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Should I leave my aspie boyfriend for a schizophrenic? |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 8:03 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,910
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| It seems that you've already figured out what to do (51 minutes after first posting about it), but for the sake of completeness I'll mention that some people have "open relationships", ie. multiple partners. If you love them both you don't necessarily have to choose between them. Far be it from me ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Friend loss |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 5:00 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,761
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| Can I just say that losing a best friend is incredibly hard? I have lost several really close friends in the last 3 years and sometimes the feeling is mutual but now that I'm realizing I'm on the Autism spectrum (I kind of guessed for years but purposefully avoided looking up information) it kind of... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thought provoking...autistic "Dreamweavers" |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 7:03 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,382
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| I don't have much else to say on this topic, but I'll post here what I sent in response to your PM: It's not about what works or doesn't work for me. It's questioning others as to why they feel something works for them. And if they feel they're indigo children, and are special, and have a mission, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thought provoking...autistic "Dreamweavers" |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 6:38 am
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Replies: 22
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| I was joking around but I definitely think it's arrogant to say that someone has no self-respect because of their spiritual beliefs. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thought provoking...autistic "Dreamweavers" |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 6:01 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,382
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ezbzbfcg2 wrote: Have some self-respect.
Lol, umm... Don't tell me what to do. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Thought provoking...autistic "Dreamweavers" |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 5:24 am
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Replies: 22
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| I think you are referring to "Star seeds"... most definitions of Indigo children just typecast them as peaceful, intelligent and aspie-like. The fact that different distinctions are being made seems like some people are really, really deep into this bunk. What I'm saying is, why not be an Aspie? Wh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NTs, I don't understand what motivates you |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 3:27 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,486
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| Attention is a huge motivator for everyone. My Mom always told me when I was kid that secretly everyone just wants to talk about themselves and that that was the key to friendship. The thing is that it is true to a point. That is how you make ACQUAINTANCES. The right attention in the right amount wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why therapy won't work |
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Posted: 25 Mar 2013, 12:09 am
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Replies: 103
Views: 11,970
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| I personally am of the theory that we would be better off if we lived near each other, even if not an individual building or town, at least having a local "support network" of our own. I wrote about it in more detail here: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt222235.html I personally believe that would ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rate of speech |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2013, 11:49 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,334
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| I can talk fast when I get into the mode. My biggest speech problem is voice modulation where I get extremely loud when something is interesting to me until I'm a little tired or stressed and I'm talking barely above a mumbling whisper. I don't hear the difference so I never know when it's happening... |
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