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 Topic: Could you live without reading? |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 59
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:23 pm Subject: Could you live without reading? |
| I would find it very difficult to live without reading. Apparently as a young child I used to ask why I couldnt read (and I dont remember ever not being able to read). We used to go to the library eac ... |
| Topic: Are you a first-born child or otherwise ? |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 57
Views: 1467
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:17 pm Subject: Are you a first-born child or otherwise ? |
| I am first born with two younger (definately NT) sisters. What I have noticed for years now is that almost all the friends (including boyfriend) that I have ever had are also first borns. There have b ... |
| Topic: Les Bienveillants - What would you have done? |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 5
Views: 132
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:21 pm Subject: Les Bienveillants - What would you have done? |
| I am currently reading 'Les Bienveillants' in the original french ('The Kindly Ones' in english - it won the Prix Goncourt in 2006). It basically describes one german officer's experience of the secon ... |
| Topic: Crazy Things Done in Depression/Loneliness |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 19
Views: 648
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:52 am Subject: Crazy Things Done in Depression/Loneliness |
| When I was depressed when I was 17 I did some crazy things. Once I took a paracetamol overdose (41mg). Nothing happened so I got the bus home, then threw up continuously all night. My parents thought ... |
| Topic: Do you like the royal family? |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 42
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:14 pm Subject: Do you like the royal family? |
| I agree with you Macbeth - and the alternative seems to me to be much worse. I dislike presidential systems where the power and the glory are interlinked, particulary when often these seem to be almos ... |
| Topic: Do you have prosopagnosia? |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 37
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:40 pm Subject: Do you have prosopagnosia? |
| I have a mild form - I can recognise friends/family, but not aquaintances out of context. I found out a couple of years ago that my sister (definately NT) also has this problem. I remember at school t ... |
| Topic: are the meds necessary? |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 30
Views: 552
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:30 pm Subject: are the meds necessary? |
| Of all the antipsychotics Ive taken (for severe depression in general), Abilify has been the most successful in treating symptoms and the most gentle (in terms of side effects) and the only one I woul ... |
| Topic: A failure at work |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 13
Views: 513
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:16 pm Subject: A failure at work |
| A bit of an update. I went on holiday unbelievably stressed - and a couple of days in I had completely forgotton about work and was happier than Id been for ages! Made me realise how miserable my life ... |
| Topic: Just doing it! |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 8
Views: 261
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:37 pm Subject: Re: Just doing it! |
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Have you experienced this problem, coming up against a brick wall in yourself when you have to do something? Are you mortally afraid of looking like a complete fool? Tell us about any times you'v ... |
| Topic: Physical Activity And Depression. |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 17
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:57 pm Subject: Physical Activity And Depression. |
| Exercise certainly can help although not always. Before I was hospitalised for depression 18 months ago, I would (as I do still) swim twice a week and walk and it didnt make any difference whatsoever ... |
| Topic: A failure at work |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 13
Views: 513
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:12 am Subject: A failure at work |
| Thank you for all your replies. I know that there are many scientists who do a project and get nothing out of it and I am starting to accept that this is one of them. What I just don't understand is h ... |
| Topic: A failure at work |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 13
Views: 513
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:02 pm Subject: A failure at work |
| Over three years ago now I came to Nice to start a new project (I am a scientist). I had always done well academically - at school, at university (top of the year) and my PhD went pretty well too even ... |
| Topic: Scared for my job... |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 5
Views: 288
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:55 pm Subject: Scared for my job... |
| I find there are three stages to settling in at a new job or meeting a new group of people. Stage 1 they treat me like everyone else (and I try hard to be like that but this doesnt last long). Stage 2 ... |
| Topic: Mein Kampf - Boringest book ever? |
merrymadscientist
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:30 pm Subject: Mein Kampf - Boringest book ever? |
| That's annoying. This has piqued my interest and I just tried to order 'Mein Kampf' online (English version but using French Amazon as I live in France) and they don't have it! I did order 'The Prince ... |
| Topic: Judgement of human traits |
merrymadscientist
Replies: 2
Views: 144
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:42 pm Subject: Judgement of human traits |
Why are some human traits considered as things which individuals cannot control and cannot be condemned for, whereas others are considered to be an individual's choice?
I will take the example firs ... |
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