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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Favourite LGBT films? |
| MindWithoutWalls |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2023, 4:30 pm
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Replies: 262
Views: 97,146
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| I just saw Bros. It's the first romantic comedy I've ever actually liked. I've always liked women, but transitioning a few years ago lifted my fear of entertaining an interest in men, at least in fantasy. I remember how things were in the 80s and 90s, so it warmed my heart to see the pride parade, a... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Being too weird for the LGBT community |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2023, 4:18 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,338
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| Because my post is long, and because I find bigger text easier to read, especially when there's a lot of text to go through, I've opted to try making it somewhat larger. I hope no one will take this as shouting or trying to be too self-important... Back in the 1980s, when the city I live near had a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do any of you have issues with aspie support group? |
| MindWithoutWalls |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2023, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,476
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| I tried going to a support group several years ago, and it didn't work out so well for me. I was adjusting to how my Dx made sense of ways that I'd been treated because of the difficulties I'd always had in how I understood the world and how I conducted myself in accordance with that. I needed to di... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Dont know where I stand |
| MindWithoutWalls |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2019, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 3
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| You sound like you're having an experience similar to mine. When I was growing up in the 1970s, they put me in a "special ed" class for part of a day, decided I was doing too well there to need it, and put me back into regular classes from then on, where I'd always struggled before. My per... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: does anyone else with a.s. feel that life has been a waste? |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2019, 9:41 pm
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Replies: 85
Views: 8,760
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| I have a relationship and friends, and I've still many times felt my life was a waste - that people like me shouldn't live. But feeling like this is common, I think, for folks like us. My therapist said she agreed with me when I told her I think most of us on the spectrum reach adulthood with PTSD, ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Social communication challenges of aging autistics |
| MindWithoutWalls |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2019, 8:16 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,584
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| I'm 51. I now realize my sharp decline in ability to make phone calls may be related to how I'm aging as an Autistic. I also have been experiencing difficulty masking, although I've gotten quite far in my ability to socialize more naturally for real over the years. I have the great fortune of being ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Adult meltdown, breaking things |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2019, 5:30 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,635
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| I'm 51 and have been with the same girlfriend for almost 19 years. She's great with me when she's home and things go wrong - really patient, stable, and calm. She helps me out if I tell her something is wrong. We've talked about what to do if she's not there, so I don't break stuff (not her stuff - ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Is Anyone Else Worried About Homelessness? |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2019, 5:04 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,077
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| I'm terrified of both being homeless and being abused in whatever home I might have when I get older. I'm 51 as of this posting, and I have a history of having been abused by various people in my childhood and early adulthood. I'm also Trans, and I have fibromyalgia and PTSD. The more marginalized g... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: Transgender Aspies |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2019, 9:04 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Binary Trans guy here. I began my FtM transition almost 3 years ago, about a month before I turned 48. I knew I was a boy before I was even 5 years old, but nobody was going to believe me back in the 1970s. It's a long story, but I thought I couldn't go on anymore when I finally admitted the truth -... |
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Forum: LGBT Discussion Topic: I am starting to question my gender... |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2015, 4:36 pm
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Replies: 11
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| A reply well done, Edenthiel. Speaking for myself, I am 47 and have struggled over my gender identity because of my experiences with the attitudes of both straight and Gay people I've personally known, as well as society at large. And I can tell you that your gender is different from your values and... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Here to do something important |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2015, 3:50 pm
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,484
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| We don't know what's beyond this life, although many people have faith of various sorts, which I respect. All we know for sure, though, is what we think is important here and now, and that's also another matter of faith, in a way. In other words, we're important to ourselves, to the extent that we b... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: When AS-friends suddenly don't respond |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2015, 3:04 pm
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Replies: 32
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| I like the responses so far, but I also hope this additional bit will help: Much to my horror, a person I knew on a social network had been blocked by my account without my knowledge. System quirk, I guess. As a result I wasn't receiving any of her communications. I was unaware of this for an unknow... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone actually really give a s**t? |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 48
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Basso53 wrote: I don't know anyone on the site personally. But, I do have a general concern for everyone's well-being, and try to help from the viewpoint of middle age, when I can. If that's what giving a s**t means, I guess I do. 
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I f****d up so bad |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 3:20 pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,383
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| You're doing the right thing by focusing on your special interests right now. Being a teenager is hard, and waiting to grow up is hard. I'm glad not to be a kid anymore, and I can't understand people who think their adolescence was the best part of their lives. To me, that's just sad, because childh... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What are your thoughts on medical/legal marijuana |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 2:36 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
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| Warning: This is long. I won't blame anyone who's overwhelmed for reading only part of this - or none of it. But I really needed to let all this out. I'm 47 years old. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 28 years ago, when they still called it "fibrositis" and almost nobody understood anythi... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: This or That |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2015, 6:49 pm
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Replies: 31,873
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