When Others Share Your Obsession What Do You Do?

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The fictional dragons in stories.

The internet is awesome because you can always find a group that shares your obsession. If I find someone with a shared obsession, I want to talk and talk and talk hahahaha!! Though my latest obsession is my aerobics instructor, there is another girl in the class that is also obsessed with her!! We just get together and talk nothing else but the instructor. Our other friend found it very strange.

I'm used to social rejection, and I'm always going to be childish in many many ways, and I'm fine with that. It's just, sometimes I feel like I need to sometimes hide some aspects of it better if I'm ever going to keep any adult friends. Besides, if I know they wouldn't have the same interest, why should I share it with them? I get embarrased easily for an Aspie. I worry about people laughing behind my back, and I especially worry about people feeling sorry for me and just generally thinking I'm pathetic. So I don't mind people knowing that I like video games, soccer or some of my more intllectual interests. I just don't feel like other people need to know some of my more infantile fixations. I'm proud of being different and curious about things, but another side of me still wants to be accepted and liked to some degree. I'm 25 now, and for the first time in my life I'm starting to really feel the pressure to start living my life like an adult. I don't know if that will ever happen, but I'm still trying to figure it all out.

I have pretty much given up on social acceptance. It wears me out. The losses out weight any gains. It just maybe me. But I do understand what you are saying.

Best Regards,

Idaho Aspie

So where do they come from?

I love western/medieval dragons - ie: I love the shots of them in "Reign of Fire" and the bits in Dragonheart where they're setting fire to the ground.

Waiting anxiously to see what the Hobbit produces.

I've never gotten around to reading Anne McCaffrey but I've got the Graphic Novel of one of her stories.

What other dragons stories are there?


BTW: I hate Chinese dragons - too boxy.

Peoples' imaginations.

From every legend comes some truth

I think dragons are Komtos, Alligators, and other dinasouric type creatures that existed in past human civilizations.

Think about how a Komoto dragon would appear to the average 5 ft high man that knew little of the world.

Best Regards,

Idaho Aspie

I think snakes are legless dragons.

Or maybe, Dragons are legged snakes?

Possibly.

That depends:
1) Did they have AS, or were they just an obsessed person? As a general rule, people who are obsessed with one thing are nuts. People with AS are generally the exception. Note that neither the rule nor the exception is absolute, and I do not intend to offend anybod.
2) Are they some random person who I'm sitting next to on an airplane or something like that, or are they a kid in my school or something? I'm not going to do something with a complete stranger, but if they went to my school, I might talk to them or something.

Usually I'll stare at them wide-eyed for a few seconds, then start talking very loudly (with wild hand gestures) about said obsession/interest.
It depends on what it is, though. Like how surprised I am to find someone else really interested in it.

Or perhaps bearded dragons are just little dragons with beards....

...and no wings

Chinese water dragons are cuter and smarter though. They're closely related to basilisks, the ones that can run across water.

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what... basilisks are real ! !!

I'm gonna have to run out and get me some chickens !