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Forum: The Haven Topic: I'm dreadfully anxious |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2013, 9:48 pm
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| I'm glad you were able to vent. It sounds like you have a lot on your mind all at once. I felt overwhelmed just reading about those different things, must be much more overwhelming experiencing them. A cross country move is a lot for anyone but I hope you will feel calmer once the move is over and y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you score on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory? |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 12:00 pm
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| Indifferent 62% masculine 72% feminine |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Obsessions changing |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2013, 10:08 am
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| I've had similar obsessions. They feel in some way wrong to me (just in my case) but at the same time like an intrinsic part of my personality. It's hard to think of anything that could truly replace them. I can remember one period recently when my obsession with someone broke off because we had a f... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Um, hello... (new member) |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2013, 9:50 am
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| Hi Ana. You are most welcome here. :) There are plenty of people here who have some degree of social anxiety (as you may have figured out from browsing the posts already). Don't worry too much about being negative. I can be negative too (like after every positive thing I say I have the bad habit of ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone love non sexual affection? |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 11:10 am
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| I do :D. I was always a rather clingy kid in this regard but I learned to stop that behavior as I grew up. It's something I've always missed since. To me it feels really personal and not necessarily something I am comfortable having with a friend (unless they initiate it and its just small gestures ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from Washington State |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 10:25 am
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Thank you!!  I will check out the Juliet Blackwell series, sounds intriguing. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Embarassed/ anxious after posts/ Emails |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 9:27 am
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| Who can relate to a phobia of getting a negative reply? Even with people I've become attached to I feel as though I'm waiting for the shoe to drop all the time. What is this? I really relate. Happens to me; sometimes it can take me hours just to type an email or a PM. Same with IMing people. Yep. H... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Keep ''hearing'' people laughing at me, is it in my head? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013, 1:08 pm
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| I get paranoid that my housemates are talking about me or laughing at me downstairs. It gets so intense on occasion (in my head) that I put earplugs in to avoid thinking about it. It makes me avoid going down the stairs and passing them. It is tied in with the fact that I don't leave the house very ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How can you learn to cope with social fear? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013, 12:47 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I see. Thanks for the additional details. From what you describe my advice seems not quite relevant to your situation. x), oh well. I watch myself too. And...this.... "so essentially, it's like i'm protecting myself by putting myself into a shell. that shell prohibits me from reaching out and feelin... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hi from Washington State |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013, 12:09 pm
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| Who are your favorite fantasy authors? (I don't read much in that genre but might give it a try so I'd be interested to hear recommendations). Welcome to WP. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How can you learn to cope with social fear? |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2013, 10:47 am
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| It's not too unspecific. I (think I) can understand that. My fear is more of an ongoing pervasive anxiety than exactly a 'dread' in most situations). Even so it stops me doing things. Best way to deal with the fear? I don't know...some possible tips are: Talk to someone you trust. (well duh, but it ... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: scale of -10 to +10, how do you feel right now? |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 10:44 pm
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| -3 Generally not handling my life the way that I should. I feel badly about the job I've been doing in my business and don't know if I'll continue past the end of the year. No sense of direction about the future. Not moving forward with the things I think I want in life. I am the same as I was when ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "Neurotypical" premiere on US TV |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 9:46 am
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Replies: 42
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why don't people hear me when I speak? |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 8:04 am
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Replies: 46
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| I was just typing up something similar to uprising. I think s/he said most of what I was gonna say but better. Here goes anyway; I don't see anything specifically 'wrong' with what you are saying. A lot of communication is nonverbal though (obviously) so it could be more the way you are saying it (m... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why don't people hear me when I speak? |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 7:17 am
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Replies: 46
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| Does this happen in a small group of say, 2 or 3 of your closest friends or in a large group of friends and acquaintances? |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why don't people hear me when I speak? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 1:45 pm
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| I hear you on this. Sometimes I feel literally invisible (like mystranger). I remember at I party once I was sitting on a couch towards the edge of the group and several different people failed to notice I was there until they almost sat right on top of me. 8O Almost like a dissillusionment charm ha... |
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