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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Getting Overwhelmed in College and Fear of Learning |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 04 Nov 2023, 2:38 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 27,120
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| Hi everyone, I have a fear or aversion to learning in some contexts which has always hamstrung my academic career; it's more difficult for me to concentrate and focus on work in a disciplined and consistent way such that I'm satisfied with the end result and manage my time efficiently overall. I usu... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Going Out and Meeting Women |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 30 Oct 2023, 12:23 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,533
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| Yes, this is mostly theoretical at the moment. I'm scrambling to finish my master's thesis in addition to work, so stressing myself out further would be detrimental. |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Make a Sentence |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023, 10:36 am
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Replies: 7,515
Views: 88,180
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May all your deeds avail you.
VENOM |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Going Out and Meeting Women |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023, 1:31 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 13,533
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| I've always had anxiety issues regarding going out alone to a bar or other such public space and talking with people. I'm interested in meeting women, but making friends with guys would be cool too. Do any of you have strategies for dealing with this kind of social anxiety, or good environments to m... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Fear of being wrong all the time |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2023, 1:21 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 18,652
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| Just keep interacting with them! If you think you've messed up somewhere, you can remediate it by talking it out. You will gradually build up a tolerance to this anxiety over time. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What song are you listening to now? |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2023, 11:28 pm
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Replies: 31,587
Views: 1,664,081
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New/Returning Member |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2023, 11:21 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,611
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| Yes, I was diagnosed at age 2. I was very obviously autistic, and had a good deal of socialization, behavioral therapy, and physical therapy following the diagnosis, with mixed results. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If it's Metal post it! |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2023, 12:49 am
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Replies: 636
Views: 84,534
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Has the roommate thing gotten harder for anyone else (age) |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2023, 12:38 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,037
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| It's been off and on for me. I've gotten along with some roommates, and not with others. The longer I spent away from my parents' home, the easier it was for me to adjust and coexist with roommates, but Covid upended that a couple years ago and I torpedoed any possible relationship with my roommates... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Funny, corny joke thread |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2023, 12:30 am
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Replies: 295
Views: 120,704
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What do lizards do when they're desperate for money?
Work for scale! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how did your autism show itself in childhood |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2023, 12:28 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,168
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| Among other things, stimming (hand rubbing), arm flapping, nonverbalness, lack of eye contact, severe social anxiety, meltdowns, hypersensitivity to sound and touch, pretending I'm a dinosaur and trying to eat people, special interests in reptiles and Star Wars. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New/Returning Member |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2023, 1:15 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,611
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| I wanted to change my username, and I didn't use my old account much regardless. |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: New/Returning Member |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2023, 12:02 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,611
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| Hi everyone, I'm a graduate student in biology, and I enjoy herpetology, ornithology, paleontology, and most things animal or fossil related. Aside from that, I write and doodle in my spare time, and love Mexican and Indian food (not together)! I used the site on and off again some time ago, but I'm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The autism social rule book. |
| Basiliscus amoratus |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2023, 11:54 am
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Replies: 860
Views: 272,814
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| If a conversation has become awkward, try to smile and laugh about it. That will diffuse tension and can keep conversations going, at your discretion. It's masking, but you can build up a tolerance to it over time. |
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