strange social situation

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well I'm basically posting this out of interest.

Recently I've noticed that for some unknown reason that my social interaction has dramatically improved. What puzzles me is that until recently I was a textbook level aspie. I had all the social traits.

After having a panic attack recently I've seriously changed. It puzzles me about how can I improve just like that. My number of friends has doubled and I've actually found it comfortable to be in social situations with NT's.

What I find is that for some reason all my anxiety towards social interaction has just nearly disappeared.

I would like to hear your opinion on this. The whole sudden change thing is really, really strange.

I honestly cannot know...peculiar. I read about a neurotypical 'normal' female who was in a serious car accident w/ head injury. She completely recovered except she was then rendered, inexplicably, into a raging nymphomaniac. It happens, apparently.

Or maybe you had an epiphany. Care to share? What happened to you? Ie: What did you do right?

I'd like to know your secret.

Maybe it's a confidence issue of some sort? Many people gain more friends after gaining more self-awareness, confidence and social skills. Maybe that is the key?

I have had a long time to be Aspie, and I have noticed this phenomenon before. I will radically 'improve' for sometimes years at a time. Then I will notice I am not as able to help myself and become more and more impaired and have to deal with that too.

Every few years Social Security sends out a summary of your income since you started working and on that I can chart by the years where I made a decent living and those years when I was incapacitated ( and homeless, living on the street or in the woods) and then I would get back on my feet and become employable again and make decent money.

I have NO clue if other Aspies are like this, but the topic makes me think that perhaps others are like this too.

I will watch this topic with interest!

Merle

Hmm, well maybe you possibly learned things from the experiance that made you pick yourself up and improve. Cause a similar type of improvement happen to me except not quite as drastic. Well I got hospitalized 3 months ago, got pulled outta school and tons and tons of other s**t. Come back this semester, my overall social skills have been a lot better. At least on a basic level. I can interact perhaps more easily, I havent really made like a whole lot of new friends or anything, I did make like 2 new friends.

I have to stick my tongue on the power outlet to get that effect.

(its a joke please dont try that)

Necessity. In my younger days, I didn't mind being alone at all. Now it's my greatest bane

Edit: I still have no friends though :/

Dantac has not been depressed since.......Very therapeutic!



Note: Electroshock therapy does not necessarily cure. Just makes you feel better. Dantac knows this - just ask him. About that toaster.......