Ok so I typically avoid introduction posts like the plague... I HATE introducing myself on forums... I never know what to say, how to say it, when to do it (before you post anything on the forum, after a few posts, do I lurk for a while, or should I introduce myself right away)
I always ignore that those sections even exist, and figure that people will get to know me through my posts, I mean how much do you really share in an introduction post anyways...
OR if for some reason forum membership HINGES on introduction posts I will post something short and quippy typically along the lines of "Hi I'm Teri, I'm a 25 (almost 26) year old, mother, student, wife, and daughter. I live in Houston, TX and have for almost my whole life with a very short stint as a Yankee when I was too young to even remember what real snow looked like, and I'm here for [whatever reason the forum is here for] can't wait to get to know y'all!"
I HATE how forced that seems, and how it doesn't really tell anyone anything about me really...
BUT here I am, I've always thought something wasn't quite right with me... I remember being young, and crying on the stairs to my parents that I must be ret*d because I simply wasn't "getting it." I didn't understand people, or why things were "supposed" to be the way they were... I was always making mistakes. I couldn't make friends, or keep them if for some reason I DID make a friend here or there... I have never understood the rules for how society works... I've always been focused on the "wrong things" and never fit in, even in my own family...
I'm NOT a diagnosed Aspie, but I believe that I do belong along the spectrum somewhere... I know that I am fairly highly functioning, and despite still not understanding the "rules" I have created self made coping mechanisims along the way, and I fake it pretty well (sometimes, people still think somethings not quite right, but they typically can't put their finger on it)... I honestly am not sure if I want to be diagnosed or not... I deal with quite a few chronic illnesses, and being diagnosed with one more thing just seems annoying, its one more doctor, its one more diagnosis... and for what, I don't need or want sympathy, I would like the ability to have my family members maybe understand me a bit better, but do I really need the diagnosis for that? will it really change anything... I guess I would just like to be able to talk to other people like me, maybe figure out other things to help me along in this "journey" so I can function even closer to "normal" I am who I am, there is no changing it, but I do want to be able to survive in this world, in anyway that I can...
Ok I hope that all made sense, I am having a bad pain day, and I'm on my painkillers which can make me a bit verbose. I hope everyone is having a good day out there!
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-Teri-
26 Oct 2010, 12:57 pm
