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northern_light_girl
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 Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: adrenaline anyone? |
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Are any of you adrenaline junkies? If yes, how do you explain it? I'm curious if there's a connection between AS and the need to feel/experience stronger than normal mental stimuli (I don't mean related to smell, touch etc)...
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JerryHatake
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I'm not sure for my lifestyle doesn't really show the adrenaline rush.
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Not really.
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No...in fact in a way I flee from it.
I don't like getting scared....I associate adrenaline with anxiety and stress.
Too much excitement gives me a headache.
I wish it did not have to be this way.
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Jeyradan
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No.
I was told that there are types of people who need the adrenaline rush to feel "normal" or "good," and that these were the thrill-seekers. However, on the other hand there are people who gain enough of a rush just from the world as it is (and she indicated that a lot of AS people were like this, with their desire for boundaries, dislike of change, sensory sensitivities and so forth) and who don't look for thrills.
My thrills are the view from a mountain, the serene underwater views while SCUBA diving, the new skills the neighborhood kids are learning, the quiet pleasure of a friendly game outdoors. Those are enough.
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Psycho_jimmy
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I've been formulating a theory that perhaps, in some cases, Adrenaline can increase concentration.
Other cases, of course, quite the opposite effect. |
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No. I seek the opposite effect. Mellow is bliss.
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JohKnip
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i do actually find that i enjoy adrenaline although i do not pursue it. the way adrenaline comes to me is threw argument and because i am easily triggered into an argument the adrenaline does keep me focused, it keeps me pumped up, it keeps me revving with energy which maybe hostel to other people though because i dont let people walk away from me in a heated argument which can last 4 hours. i keep going until i feel satisfied and i normally accomplish something. please note also i never ever use violence in my arguments nor do i insult people.
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| Sometimes. To some extent. I can't explain it so I excuse it as "research" for my writing projects. |
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From what I understand, some pure ADHDers...(i.e. little to no AS symptoms)...seem to be of the more thrill-seeking variety....it is one of the things that sets me apart from them...
Like i said..I wish I did not have to be so fearful all the time..I can sometimes be like Piglet from Winnie the pooh....I have got a belly full of stress/fear
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| Yeah, I do need high stimulation. I can't mentally or physically handle it, but I still need it. I haven't been diagnosed, though. |
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