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Ford_Prefect
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11 May 2009, 2:47 pm

I am socializing only when doing my hobbies (sports etc.), i am not active seeking any company. Wait ... i was in pub more a month ago...


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11 May 2009, 4:28 pm

iddqd wrote:
Like, I think I'm doing okay outside university, I generally have a big night out with friends once a week... maybe a club, bar, party, etc... how many times a week would you say you're out with people you know in a non work/school setting?


None.



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13 May 2009, 12:42 pm

i dont socalize. and should probably at some point give it a try, maybe im good at it



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13 May 2009, 12:55 pm

richardbenson wrote:
i dont socalize. and should probably at some point give it a try, maybe im good at it


I already know I am quite bad at it. And I seem to be getting worse as I get older.



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13 May 2009, 1:04 pm

After leaving school the only social contact I have with people outside my family is when my brother's friends come over. And even then it's forced and I usually just go to my room.

I have a small online social network but no RL friends and I quite like it that way.



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14 May 2009, 9:49 am

Socializing has become more stressful than it is worth. I can safely say it has been years since I have done anything that would be considered socializing, and I find that I don't miss it at all.

Joining this website is probably the first thing I've done in all those years that could, from a certain point of view, be considered socializing. I'm still deciding whether or not to stay here.



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14 May 2009, 12:45 pm

suiycfui wrote:
Socializing has become more stressful than it is worth. I can safely say it has been years since I have done anything that would be considered socializing, and I find that I don't miss it at all.

Joining this website is probably the first thing I've done in all those years that could, from a certain point of view, be considered socializing. I'm still deciding whether or not to stay here.


I find that this site really helps me on days when I'm feeling especially "alien". Just coming here and reading all the posts that mirror my own bizarre thoughts, feelings and experiences makes me feel better.



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17 May 2009, 3:10 pm

Since I live on campus, I dont socialize that much off campus unless I go off campus with a some people which is normally nothing too special. On campus I pretty much socialize everyday with someone in most cases unless I have a lot of work. Now that Im at home, I pretty much have no face to face socialization. Some phone calls, facebook messages, occationally some emails. Yep Im a hermit.



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17 May 2009, 8:57 pm

I get together with some guys once or twice a month for board games, but that's about it.



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17 May 2009, 9:22 pm

The last year I am socialising a lot, it is tiring but I am socialising with people who share the same interest as me (scuba diving) and who are nerdy too (one has AS as well) so I am having fun. Also I live with my partner so I am not often alone but he is often playing computer games or on the internet too, we have our own studies so I can be alone as often as I want.

My typical week is:
-Monday night at 8.45pm I meet my diving friends for a coffee for about two hours
-Tuesday night I go on a dive with my diving friends, which takes from about 7pm to midnight
-Wednesday night I do not do anything, just play on the internet/games
-Thursday night I do not do anything, just play on the internet/games
-Friday every second week I go watch a movie with my diving friends (usually sci fi or something like that), the other weeks I often go to the movies with my boyfriend or we have a nice dinner
-Saturday I go diving all day with my diving friends or just by myself
-Sunday I sleep all day though sometimes I see my family for lunch or dinner.

Until I started scuba diving last year I socialised about once a week.



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14 Oct 2010, 1:00 am

I go to Toastmasters for a couple of hours once a week and to my Aspergers group once a month. Other than that I don't do much socialising at all since I am no good at it. I do try though. Other than that I have my cat for company :-)



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14 Oct 2010, 2:42 pm

Saspie wrote:
The last year I am socialising a lot, it is tiring but I am socialising with people who share the same interest as me (scuba diving) and who are nerdy too (one has AS as well) so I am having fun.

That works best for me - even though I'll instead road cycling instead of scuba diving(even though I would love to be scuba certified, it's one of my personal goals, too). I know I also socialize decently OK when I'm up in the mountains snowboarding.



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16 Oct 2010, 3:24 pm

I used to socialize quite often back in high school and my first semester of college. I socialized with many people during that time period.

Due to higher amounts of stress during my second semester, the amount of socializing dropped to nearly zero, especially from February-May.

I did a summer internship during June and I socialized quite often with the people there. However, quite a few days ended in sensory overload.

When college started back up in August, it was impossible to add socializing to my already scrunched-up schedule. I'd socialize occasionally with someone in my class, but that was it. Only last Thursday was I able to talk to a girl I had met back in high school. It went pretty well.



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16 Oct 2010, 4:09 pm

1. Usually I don't find people interesting.
2. After any conversation I am also likely to feel a certain amount of anxiety.
3. I am very bad at recognizing faces and forget names instantly.
4. When I have established some kind of relationship with person, a process that usually takes time, and don't see them in 3 to 4 weeks, I feel that I no longer knew them, and so try my best to avoid them.

Actually I find even posting on forums to be somewhat to social for my taste, but I do believe in challenging oneself.



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16 Oct 2010, 10:12 pm

Only with my family a few times a week. Outside of my family the only person I talk to is the cashier at the grocery store.



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18 Oct 2010, 12:38 am

Almost never.