Should I spend less time on WP?

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Posting on WP has been making me even more obsessed with autism. I think anyone that knows me knows that autism is a destructive obsession. Should I spend less time on WP to control that obsession? This destructive obsession is taking away time and energy from my more enjoyable obsessions.

It's your choice! If you feel like you're getting stuck researching autism when you'd rather be doing something else, then it's worth a try to spend less time here and try to limit it.

Being interested in autism is not a destructive obsession by itself. But you say that it's keeping you from doing other things you find more enjoyable. If it weren't for that, I'd say, hey, what's wrong with autism as an obsession? But if it's important to you not to shift away from those other pastimes, then I see nothing wrong with spending some time away from WP.

We'll always welcome you, though.

I know that being obsessed with researching autism isn't a destructive obsession for most people. It is quite destructive for me because I hate the idea of being autistic and it takes time away from my every day life and my more enjoyable and productive obsessions.

My autism obsession makes me quite depressed and it can sometimes even give me suicidal thoughts. They're not serious thoughts, but I sometimes fantasize about finding a quick and painless way to die. Since there isn't really a painless way to die my painphobia prevents me from committing suicide. I'm also scared of becoming more disabled because of a failed suicide attempt.

If you are getting more upset when you are on WP, maybe spend some time away.

If you turn to WP when you are upset and it calms you some, then you have your answer which comes first and whether to stay away.

I don't know about you, but I know I should!

I am sometimes obsessive about it myself, especially if I'm working on the computer anyway (which is often) and even more so if there's something else I'm supposed to be doing that I don't want to be doing.

I thought you had concluded that you likely were not autistic anyway. As Callista said though, your welcome to stay. Perhaps your enjoyable obsessions just aren't enjoyable enough right now.

If you feel that it's becoming an obsession, then perhaps it would indeed be a wise decision to take some time off, at least. That would require some discipline, though. I have tried to take breaks from different online communities in the past, when I felt it was starting to take up to much time, and I was thinking about it too much, and it was a bit difficult to keep away from it, so you'll have to actively say to yourself: 'No, I'm not going to log in for the time being'. It may help to find another interest you can spend your time on, something you can enjoy.

Sounds to me like you don't have an autism obsession but an I'm the centre of the universe and the sun shines out of my butt obsession - get over it

My previous post was very unfair DevilKisses and I apologize unreservedly - you aren't a troll deserving that kind of response - but that now gives a problem - (a) I was undeservingly nasty to you; and (b) I just grovelled to you - that means I have to compensate you with a double helping of head stroking if you'll let me - and if you don't let me i'll spit my dummy out and go to heaven for my great grampa to comfort me - I mean it - email me on [email protected]

Health should always come before an Internet forum.

I tend to keep WP open in my browser when I am computing, which is most of the time I am awake. I like posting nonsense on WP while doing stuff that I am supposed to doing on my computer.