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Heidi80
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20 Nov 2013, 8:14 am

Have you ever thought that all your differences/issues are just too much to handle and wanted to get away from it all and be normal, even for a little while? I have asperger, add, mental health issues, gender issues and am physically handicapped. To top it all of I've just started to realize I very probably have some kind of eating disorder (most likely comfort/binge eating) as well. I'm very active in the autism community and visit a creative writing class for people with mental health issues so I SHOULD be ok with these things. But I'm not. It's like whenever one issue is somehow under control, a new rises. I feel like such a f***ing hypocrite lecturing about asperger and talking about it magazines when I just want all these things to go away, so that I can be normal. I know this is some form of temporary insanity and I'll go back on the aspie pride parade and be proud of who I am again, but right now I can't handle these things.



Salkin
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20 Nov 2013, 9:46 am

Sure, I've often wished I was "normal", though it's hard to tell precisely what sort of difference that would make.

My disability has caused more pain than benefit, most likely, but since I would not be me without it, I'm unsure whether I'd want that.