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27 Feb 2025, 3:50 pm

I made it, guys!

I am an early 40s adult diagnosed about 2 years ago.

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I recently escaped from an unhealthy social environment, and am re-establishing myself as an independent adult away from everyone I knew. I once heard a lady say that the reason a lot immigrants in my city didn't learn English was because they didn't need English to eat. I figured that if I moved away from all support, I'd have to learn independence skills to eat.

I also have the latest ADHD that came out in the recent DSM5-TR, but the Focalin is keeping it as fresh as me impulsively correcting my parents' lies.

As a result, I'm pretty lonely since I moved across the country, and am looking for ways to socialize and have people to run things by so I don't fall into bad environments and mess myself up. I would really like a chat room if anyone can recommend one.

Things about me:

Lately, I like Eminem's music a lot. I feel like him and I think alike in topics, responses, intentions, and cadence.
I've been learning to draw by copying what I see in front of me.
I eat Shin Noodles from Costco everyday for lunch.
I like absurdity, congruence, and multiple entendres.
This year, I learned that when White women say, "Okay, we're done here," or "Mmhmm, yep," they are upset at something someone said.
My username is my participant number in whatever experiment I'm in. The number is Stitch's number in Lilo & Stitch because I relate to him.

Goals for the year:

Reduce mental health from a primary topic to a background topic
Establish a healthy social network
Establish a healthy routine
Find a new special interest and create a project around it
Purchase a house and live in it alone

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28 Feb 2025, 11:51 am

Welcome to WP!

And, I like your goals...I hope you succeed on all of them.

And, I'm afraid I have no suggestions on how to succeed on them. Perhaps you could find a volunteer organization in your area that you find interesting?

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28 Feb 2025, 1:06 pm

Participant626, Welcome to Wrong Planet.

Interesting.

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28 Feb 2025, 1:33 pm

Double Retired wrote:

Thanks! I'm actually looking around. I'll let you know if I find anything that works out.

jimmy m wrote:

Interesting.

Yup!

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28 Feb 2025, 2:20 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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28 Feb 2025, 8:01 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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28 Feb 2025, 9:03 pm

Ahoy-hoy.

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01 Mar 2025, 1:12 am

Thank you, all!

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