Hi everyone my name is James and Im a college freshman from Kansas. I believe that I have some form of aspergers and just wanted to talk with others who have and are familiar with it.
Last year, my senior year, was when I really began to try to have a social life, I was somewhat of a loner during high school. Everyone knew my name but they didn't know that much about me. I began to go to parties and found it was alot easier to talk to people when Im drunk but at the same time I was still coming off as uncaring when I tend to put others before me, sometimes I feel like Im getting taking advantage of. I try to make a persons day better but I find they often use me. Im pretty smart but I lack a degree of common sense.
I once had a person ask me "James why are you always so nervous?" I didn't know what to say
I feel like the awkward friend around my new college friends and I hate it, I simply cant read peoples emotions and often time take a joke way to seriously like examining and proving it dumb or wrong. I know exactly what I do but its a habit and part of my life. I should just start saying to people when I meet them "Hi Im socially ret*d."
I have begun eating healthy and lifting weights to boost my confidence and it has helped, Im self absorbed in weight lifting now, cant stop. Instead of lurking in the dorms I go ride my bike or lift weights. I just hope I can pick up some normal social skills.
My cousin has aspergers and I never really believed in it until I researched it and found that Im a little like that.
and sorry if my grammar sucks..ramble over.
Last edited by BreachandClear on 26 Oct 2010, 11:44 am, edited 2 times in total.
26 Oct 2010, 11:17 am
