InterestingIsabella
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30 Dec 2013, 8:13 pm
i'm going to start going to a manga drawing class every saturday from 1 to 3!
i love anime and drawing and doing something on weekends when i come home that i actually like
im hoping i can handle going to this and using coping skills
i have a hard time with transitions
but this will make me be able to come home EVERY weekend! im so excited
any one suggests anything to help with anxiety with going to somewhere new?
would be appreaciated!
thanks, interestingisabella 
30 Dec 2013, 8:23 pm
InterestingIsabella
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30 Dec 2013, 8:25 pm
totally! thanks
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30 Dec 2013, 9:10 pm
30 Dec 2013, 9:21 pm
Good for you! maybe you could post some of your drawings
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30 Dec 2013, 9:36 pm
I very highly recommend marijuana. It works for going somewhere new, meeting new people, going places you've been many times, being awake, sleeping... there pretty much isn't a time when it can't enhance your life. 
Also, I wouldn't worry too much at all about being awkward at an anime group... chances are there are going to be a lot of awkward people at an anime group... because it's an anime group. There may even be other aspies there with a special interest in anime. Chances are pretty good there will be, I'd say, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed and unaware of their AS I bet if you look around the room and consciously observe people you will spot AS traits here and there amongst them and realize you're absolutely not alone in being a socially awkward anime fanatic.
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30 Dec 2013, 9:40 pm
Um..
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30 Dec 2013, 9:55 pm
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30 Dec 2013, 10:38 pm
Maybe try meditating for 20 minutes before you go? It's a great way to clear your head and reduce anxiety. If you've never done it, or don't really know how, go download the free guided meditation lesson mp3s from http://www.freemeditation.com and give them a listen. It's very, very, calming. 
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30 Dec 2013, 10:58 pm
