Is my life ruined?

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I was talking with a friend about my aspergers and while I was telling them about all my struggles in life that were caused by it, he acted as if my life is awful! 'Oh I feel so sorry for you' and 'your life is a lot worse than mine'. Is he right? Is my life just that horrible?
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How old is your friend? Did he actually say those things exactly or was that the impression you got? I feel like I have a great life and part of it is because of my Asperger's. Sure, there are some times where I wish I was better at certain social things, but you can always learn, even if it takes you longer than others.

Is it possible that he was saying those things because he thought, in telling him about your struggles, he thought you were looking for sympathy? If he felt it was what you were looking for, he may have given you sympathy without meaning exactly what he said.

Also, it could just be an automatic reaction to a flood of negative things. If he was hearing a bunch of negative stuff about your life, and nothing positive, he may have genuinely gotten that impression. That doesn't mean it's true, it just means he doesn't fully understand it yet.

Hes only 15 so I guess I should take that into account. And also NTs are very socially driven and, for them anyways, having a social impairment is a death sentence. I just wish I could accept my aspergers but his words just fill me with self-hate. I do long to be the popular one who's a party animal but my genes have stopped me from being that person. I have gotten better, but I will always feel different to everyone else, no matter how hard I try.

Well, no, your life is not ruined or over. You just have to find where you fit in the grand scheme of things and become more comfortable with yourself. This will take time, but it sounds like you have it better than many people with AS since you have friends and get invited to parties instead of being the universally hated social pariah that many of us are.

As far as it goes, you got a better reaction than I got from one of my friends when discussing my strong suspicions of AS. He said I don't have AS, I'm just an a**hole. When pressed as to why, he basically read off a laundry list of things about me and how I am with people that are common traits among people on the spectrum. He also says he likes discussing his problems with me because I deal with them in a logical fashion instead of an emotional one, bout oh no, I couldn't possibly have Asperger's... go figure.