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 Topic: does anyone have "arts and crafts" obsessions? |
Belfast
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 Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:36 pm Subject: does anyone have "arts and crafts" obsessions? |
Have number of ongoing projects in various stages, some can be picked up or set down easily & at a moment's notice, others require certain concentrated mood.
I mostly draw (on paper, freehand) m ... |
| Topic: OCD and skin picking |
Belfast
Replies: 27
Views: 311
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:09 pm Subject: OCD and skin picking |
| I pick at any skin that's uneven & feels "wrong". Zits, scabs, bug bites, whatever. Have some OCD behaviors, none helped by meds. Always been this way, just learned to hide it in public. Motivatio ... |
| Topic: Vermont and Chain Stores |
Belfast
Replies: 8
Views: 471
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:46 pm Subject: Vermont and Chain Stores |
| I'm pleased that Vt. hasn't billboards on the interstates, it's jarring when one goes to another state & sees them again, though. I moved to Vt. in 1995, when the "will there be a Wal-Mart" questi ... |
| Topic: Would you let your man purchase your feminine products? |
Belfast
Replies: 36
Views: 2453
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:59 pm Subject: Would you let your man purchase your feminine products? |
| My boyfriend is much more comfortable with my body (and its functions) than I am ! He's also not embarrassed (though I am) about buying whichever personal products. Heck, just leaving the house & ... |
| Topic: What year did you first discover the internet? |
Belfast
Replies: 31
Views: 1142
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:07 pm Subject: What year did you first discover the internet? |
| In college (early 90's), I saw other students had bulletin boards (BBS's) for music/games. Required intro. session on using the campus "VAX" totally baffled me. Only able to do a couple messages with ... |
| Topic: what were/are your SAT scores? |
Belfast
Replies: 15
Views: 458
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:40 am Subject: what were/are your SAT scores? |
| 700 Verbal, 610 Math (back in 1990, but I still have the score sheet). |
| Topic: Dose anyone else ever fell overwhelmed by information? |
Belfast
Replies: 20
Views: 542
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:55 pm Subject: Re: Dose anyone else ever fell overwhelmed by information? |
| I know this sounds really silly, but when I try to research/study something I get overwhelmed by the amount of information there is on it. Infact it fells somewhat like the same kind of stimulus overl ... |
| Topic: Dazed and Confused |
Belfast
Replies: 5
Views: 255
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:12 pm Subject: Dazed and Confused |
| Saw the movie, didn't seem anything special. Came out in mid-90's, set in the 70's featuring graduating & prospective high school students. The character making a bong in woodshop class was amusin ... |
| Topic: do you feel jealousy toward other females? |
Belfast
Replies: 49
Views: 2935
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:24 am Subject: do you feel jealousy toward other females? |
When I was a teenager, it hurt me really bad that I was homely, and so different from other girls. I told myself that I scorned them but I think a lot was envy then.
To some extent, this was the ca ... |
| Topic: Poor Boundaries,does this relate to lacking"theory of M |
Belfast
Replies: 15
Views: 322
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:33 am Subject: Poor Boundaries,does this relate to lacking"theory of M |
Too much information -- that is a social blunder I make regularly.
It's hard to find the right balance between saying nothing and saying too much.
So true. I talk a lot, yet can't determine what' ... |
| Topic: Does this reverse psychology thing happen to you? |
Belfast
Replies: 13
Views: 476
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:45 am Subject: Re: Does this reverse psychology thing happen to you? |
It seems like often when I express an opinion/view/want/etc, then my brain is immediately trying to change me over to the opposite side.
I call it "opposition to self", this is what happens to my br ... |
| Topic: What products do you use during your period? |
Belfast
Replies: 68
Views: 4363
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Forum: Women's Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:55 am Subject: What products do you use during your period? |
| 20 years of this mess, and still I'm not "used to it". Started out using pads (Always brand debuted around that time), few years later used tampons but went back to pads. With pads, you can easily che ... |
| Topic: Car sickness |
Belfast
Replies: 17
Views: 447
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:19 pm Subject: Car sickness |
I suppose that AS-related sensitivities might make some people more prone to car/motion-sickness, but then again, AS-related under-sensitivities may equally make some people LESS prone to it.
Been r ... |
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