Do you feel like an outsider, even here at Wrong Planet?

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spooky13
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13 Sep 2010, 8:15 am

I feel like that most of the time here. I don't get into the random chatter much, I don't play the games section, nor ever chat, it's just not my style I guess. I also think part of my problem is that, even though I am diagnosed, most of my life I lived as they say, "NT." I had to to survive, it wasn't a choice.

I don't seem to identify with some members difficulties with dating, some social behavior, etc. It's funny how you find out you have something that explains why you were the way you were, out of the loops from most everyone else, then you find a site that has people who deal with many of the same issues, and you still feel outside the loop.

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13 Sep 2010, 8:16 am

No. People here at WP have been very accepting of me. What few people I know in real life who aren't related to me are also very accepting of me. I don't know what it is about me that people find endearing; I'm just generally thought of as being "cute" or "sweet:.

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13 Sep 2010, 10:04 am

I'm an outsider everywhere. I've never really felt 100% part of any place I go to. Maybe it's a bit better here since people are overall nicer, but I still never really feel like a part of things.

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13 Sep 2010, 11:18 am

CockneyRebel wrote:

Today, I do feel like an outsider. People are talking about abortions, body image and how being on the spectrum makes them sad. I'm also aware of two things. WP is a democracy, so everybody is intitled to their own opinions, and WP is my only support system, apart from my clubhouse. That's why I keep coming back. I also feel more HFA, than AS coming here. There's nothing wrong with that.

I don't think you're much of an outsider here; you're one of the most popular members.

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13 Sep 2010, 11:24 am

So, the majority of active members feel like outsiders? LOL, us Aspies are funny.

BTW, spooky13, I like that avatar. "It's easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone." Very true.

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13 Sep 2010, 12:02 pm

Delirium wrote:

CockneyRebel wrote:

I don't think you're much of an outsider here; you're one of the most popular members.

Me too.

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13 Sep 2010, 3:14 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:

just because nobody responds directly to a post doesn't mean that it's been ignored.....but without proof, it's easy for low self-esteem to barge in and conclude that the whole exercise is a failure.

I completely agree. If only we had "Like" buttons here...

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13 Sep 2010, 7:12 pm

okay, so maybe this sounds kinda silly.... but i noticed something as i was reading though the posts on this thread.... my eyes skim past the posts with no avatar. a picture gives my eyes something to 'stick' to, otherwise it feels like a lot of text all on its own. an avatar also helps me recognize a poster and i am more likely to comment on a post of someone i 'recognize'.

just a thought.

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18 Oct 2010, 9:17 pm

For sure!

I"m way way out of my depth here (intellectually)

Also I went to my 1 st ASD Meet Up recently and could see "cliques" and as usual I was on my own

I'm only an insider to my pets and that's just the way |I like it, at least we know without a doubt their love for us is very very real .

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18 Oct 2010, 10:16 pm

No, I feel like I belong here! It's amazing how much the other people on here sound like me. I should have joined years ago! It's thrilling to hear that they have the same kinks as me. I wish I could meet some of them in real life.

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19 Oct 2010, 7:51 am

Yes. I don't feel as if I fit in here either.

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19 Oct 2010, 7:53 am

Seems like I have a tendency to irritate even people here.

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01 Feb 2012, 2:22 pm

I'd say a bit of both. Yes, at times I do feel like an outsider on WP but to vote this way rather than the other means I could not vote for feeling included on WP which I do also feel sometimes. Also I think the queston is leading. Would you answer the same if it was 'do you feel like an insider/you belong on WP?'

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01 Feb 2012, 5:28 pm

Saturn wrote:

Nothing stopping you from asking the other way, if you want to, I wasn't attempting science or anything.

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01 Feb 2012, 5:41 pm

Yes. I feel like an outsider on WP more often than I do in RL or on other fourms.

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01 Feb 2012, 7:53 pm

Absolutely- I don't connect with people here any better than anywhere else.

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