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31 Dec 2016, 4:03 pm

EzraS wrote:

I'm on here most every day. Never felt any reason to take a break from it that I remember.

I remember you posting about saying maybe you should just leave. That was in early 2016 after some disagreement here about self diagnoses or people not having serious autism or something in another thread.

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31 Dec 2016, 5:28 pm

I didn't leave as such but couldn't think of good reasons to post for the last year. I tend to be drawn to post by special occasions (like New Year!) or being overly emotional (perhaps after one or two drinks...) but if I'm being honest I'd rather post more regularly than the excuses I have made. Have a really good New Year everyone and hopefully will participate more next year.

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31 Dec 2016, 7:21 pm

My two long breaks were do to conflicts with masses of other members.

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21 Jan 2017, 7:20 pm

Absolutely, I took a few months off, and as a result, returned to viewing WrongPlanet with fresh perspectives!

After taking a few months off, it's amazing to notice new insights that would have otherwise been overlooked before, as well important content on new topics that gained interest while taking a break from WrongPlanet.

Ironically, I've been reassessing older posts; that is older topics that have not received responses anywhere from a few months to almost two-years. I'm "bumping-up" some of these older posts; as older posts can also include important topics that (for whatever reasons) have "gotten lost in the shuffle."

Hence, what's old is new again. Yet after awhile, what's new can get old again after awhile, and hence another break from WrongPlanet!

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21 Jan 2017, 7:30 pm

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Recently a number of rather high profile WP members have made some high profile exits for WP. The reasons they give for doing that are not all exactly the same, but have had some overlap.

And I myself have lately thought about laying off snorting the white powder that is Wrongplanet. To me its kind of an addiction. And a major time waster.

When I started here years ago I was hoping WP would aid and abet my real offline life. But lately its become more of substitute for real life than aid to real life.

I dunno. Its a conundrum.

The time wasting part is true. I have an addictive personality is my problem. I took a couple breaks before the election and also when I was banned, of course. Sure did get a lot more done.! Maybe it is time for another break.

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21 Jan 2017, 11:06 pm

nurseangela wrote:

naturalplastic wrote:

Yeah , an addictive personality is not ideal when being a member of a forum. If you feel you get more done and need to get things done then taking a break is a good idea. If you don't need to get things done then just take another big snort of the crack that is WP.

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21 Jan 2017, 11:38 pm

How do you differentiate between addictive personality and a special interest?

My mom says I have an addictive personality but she seems to find different terms for my aspie traits so I always find it all confusing.

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22 Jan 2017, 8:09 am

League_Girl wrote:

That's a very good question and could explain why I have 'special interests' if I don't have autism

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22 Jan 2017, 9:44 am

League_Girl wrote:

An addictive personality is when you do things that are of interest to you even when yoy know you should be doing something else. Since all of my homework is online, I find myself checking this site much too often instead if studying. That's how I know I'm addicted. When I was banned, it forced me to stay away and i went back to my real life doing my hobbies and such after a couple days withdrawal..

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22 Jan 2017, 11:21 am

I only use these forums every now and then when I want to talk to people on the spectrum like myself. Every now and then a veteran member will chime in and tell me something extremely beneficial, but for the most part I feel like integrating too much into wrongplanet.net will undo all of my social efforts and affect my ability to blend into society as well as I've been able to. It's kinda like that best friend that encourages you to drink when you're a recovering alcoholic.

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22 Jan 2017, 11:39 am

nurseangela wrote:

League_Girl wrote:

An addictive personality is when you do things that are of interest to you even when yoy know you should be doing something else.

So are you saying that the difference between an addiction and a SI ( special interest ) is that with an addiction you know you should be doing something else but with an SI you don't realise you should be doing something else?

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22 Jan 2017, 12:25 pm

nurseangela wrote:

League_Girl wrote:

So if an aspie was engaging in their special interest but they know they should be doing other things, they have an addictive personality. I would say an addictive personality could also be part of AS. AS has so many components that could be found in non aspies as well but for AS, they need to have enough to have the disorder.

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22 Jan 2017, 12:51 pm

SaveFerris wrote:

nurseangela wrote:

League_Girl wrote:

An addictive personality is when you do things that are of interest to you even when yoy know you should be doing something else.

I guess if you have them be aware that they should be doing other things but they don't stop, then they now have an addictive personality lol.

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22 Jan 2017, 2:02 pm

League_Girl wrote:

SaveFerris wrote:

nurseangela wrote:

League_Girl wrote:

An addictive personality is when you do things that are of interest to you even when yoy know you should be doing something else.

I guess if you have them be aware that they should be doing other things but they don't stop, then they now have an addictive personality lol.

lol! Now I'm none the wiser

So lets say I'm learning to play a musical instrument and spend hours at it , If I forsake eating & drinking coz it doesn't occur to me because Im too engrossed in learning is that a special interest or an addictive personality???

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22 Jan 2017, 6:09 pm

I have a new joke.

Q. How do you give an aspie an addictive personality?

A. Tell them what they should be doing than their special interest.

Q. How do you give an aspie OCD?

A. Make them feel ashamed of their special interests and not allow them to talk about them

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24 Jan 2017, 10:24 am

I have been more inconsistent with my attendance here than I'd like. It has been a few months since I last logged on. Its not because I don't like it here, its because I have been occupied with things in my life outside of WP. I want to make more of an effort to come here more regularly like I had been about a year ago.

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