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Forum: The Haven Topic: Am I delusional? |
| asdmonger |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2011, 9:15 pm
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| I love that you have a 'Code of Honour'! But I've learned over the years that there's no such thing as a 'throwaway comment'. People will take the most unexpected things seriously and the little irritations they cause can build up over time until the frustration boils over. I once had a good friend ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Need help communicating |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011, 9:34 am
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| ...Either you need to express that your telling the truth vocally or though body language and tone. Don't know how to do that, but what I do do is try to 'brighten' my response by presenting it in sort of an uptempo fashion. But what I'm wondering is, is there a way to fix this situation when my re... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Need help communicating |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2011, 10:01 pm
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Replies: 2
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| I really need some help in trying to deal with a situation that may seem trivial to some. Please don't be judgemental and do try to understand that this is very difficult for me. I really need help here. I have a long time friend who is seriously getting on my nerves. FYI we are both males. Everytim... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Lexx |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2011, 8:22 pm
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Replies: 17
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| Huge fan! I have the entire series on DVD. I used to look forward to watching it first-run on SciFi channel every week, late Saturday night. I'm more of an Eva Haberman fan but I have no complaints with Xenia. I'm not sure how I would describe this show to the uninitiated - it's sort of a twisted, m... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Double Dose of Aspergers? Help |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011, 8:45 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Take a look at where this perception of awkwardness comes from. Has friend done or said anything to suggest she feels this awkwardness? I'm saying it might be just your perception that's the issue. If neither of you can drive a conversation, it's going to be quiet. If you can't accept that, this rel... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: 'hide Asperger's' and mixed feelings about that. |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011, 8:12 pm
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Replies: 5
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| I've found that hiding it too well creates it's own problems. So many times I've pulled off such a convincing 'normalcy act' that I got into situations that were way over my head and left myself without a graceful way out - meltdown, or as on my last job complete mental and physical breakdown. You'r... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Have you ever wrongly been accused of being mean? |
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 21
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| Have I ever. One girl I worked with said I was intimidating her and got me kicked off a project. I think I'm sort of a blank slate that people can project their feelings onto. Most of the time that works well for me, most people grossly overestimate my normalcy. Sometimes, my lack of expression and ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Does Anybody Enjoy Welding? |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2011, 8:14 pm
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Replies: 24
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| ...I kind of wish I took sheet metal though, seems more intricate and has a tidier result... Before I became a welder, I had a chance to work with this old German guy who did custom sheet metal and copper roofing. Unlike most in the US who do this kind of thing with a staple gun and roofing cement,... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Does Anybody Enjoy Welding? |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 9:10 pm
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| I was a TIG welder years ago for a company that made custom outdoor lighting fixtures. Mostly aluminum and a little stainless. Loved it, miss it, but glad I don't have to do it every day. Also attempted forge welding long ago in a hand-cranked coal forge! Really, really difficult and an art I left u... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: eye contact |
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Posted: 16 Feb 2011, 8:34 pm
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Replies: 25
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| I hate eye contact. I just don't get what it's about, I can't read anything from it. I actually have difficulty focusing my eyes when I look into someone's face, and I can't seem to gather my thoughts. But over the years I've learned that it's critically important to most people, so I've learned to ... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What star trek character do yo most identify with? |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2011, 9:15 pm
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Replies: 124
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Titangeek wrote: asdmonger wrote:
I'm going to go with the doomed character Tulix or Neevok or whatever they called him.
the one that was a cross between Nelex and Tuvok?
Yes. He seemed to be unable to control his emotions at all. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Favorite quotes from movies you like |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2011, 8:06 pm
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Replies: 76
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| Great stuff here. My #1 is Peter Fonda from Wild Angels : "We want to be free to do what we want to do! We want to be free to ride. And we want to be free to ride our machines without being hassled by The Man. And we want to get loaded." Also there's a great moment in an X-Files episode where Mulder... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: What star trek character do yo most identify with? |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2011, 7:53 pm
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| I'm surprised that I'm the first to say Spock. Growing up that was always my nickname (despite my being a girl) and I saw him as being very like myself. Unable to express emotions, seemingly cold and logical, but seething underneath. I'm not going to ask how old you are, but I bet it's a generation... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: i wish i was dead! |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2011, 8:18 pm
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Replies: 7
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| At least you've found a place where you can express these feelings - that's more than most people ever get to do. And there are plenty of understanding folks here who will be glad to listen and sympathize. That's worth a lot. Also, you have an important goal, as you said "it would mean the world to ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: How do you join conversations? |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2011, 7:51 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I wish I knew. I seem to do OK if it's a group of me + 1 or 2, but beyond that I'm lost. Even at work, for instance in a group of people on a conference call, where I'm the expert on the subject matter, people will just go on talking while I'm sitting there trying to figure out how to enter the conv... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Your most unpleasant drug experience |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2011, 12:19 pm
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Replies: 94
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| I hadn't been thinking about legally prescribed drugs, but the posts above remind me that by far the worst drug experience I ever had was on doctor-prescribed Geodon. Like many on this forum, I've fought a lifelong battle against depression, and I've developed a lot of coping techniques over the yea... |
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