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    The Social aspie

    I liked socializing as a child. As a teenager I realized I was not good at it so I didn’t like it anymore but I still went to social events because that’s how you gain skills and friends and popularity. In my 20s I realized how exhausting it is for me and although I was “practicing”, I didn’t...
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    connecting to self when with others

    Yes, I have this same feeling. Never knew how to explain it and that others feel it too. When I was younger I frequently felt like I was becoming the person I was with. If it makes sense.. A few years ago I started working with children and then I noticed that with kids I manage to remain...
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    Problem with going to doctor’s

    Thanks! I like this concept of negotiating with anxiety. I kind of do that but not consciously. The main problem is iron which I’ve been lacking since teenage years. I do eat meat now but it doesn’t seem to help. Maybe I eat it too little..
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    Did you grow up wanting friends?

    I don’t remember wanting friends until about age 10. But I also didn’t refuse friends when someone initiated friendship. So I had some friend-like relationships in school and some kids in my neighborhood but when puberty hit, I suddenly felt I didn’t belong anywhere. Or maybe I just realized...
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    Problem with going to doctor’s

    Thanks for sharing your experience. It must have been hard to change your diet, but I’m glad that it helped and you’re feeling better.
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    Problem with going to doctor’s

    Thanks for explanation. I didn’t think of the acidity of the coffee and that messing with glucose levels. Doctors usually don’t explain the “whys”, they only tell what they’ve learned to tell the patients.
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    Problem with going to doctor’s

    Background: I have developed quite serious health anxiety in recent years. It started with wanting to be really healthy and then I started to control everything related to food and lifestyle. I also have been treated for an eating disorder because of that. I now eat relatively normal but the...
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    When did you find out that you were supposed to interact with people?

    I think I realized that at about age 11 or 12. In kindergarten I didn’t interact with other children. When I was 4, my mom made me go and make friends with neighbor kids. I remember being so afraid but finally I went up to them , not knowing what to do. I probably just stood there until they...
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    Intense anxiety and making friends.

    I think there are 2 separate problems with making friends. 1) How to meet new people 2) How to form a friendship when you already know a person Most answers here address only the first one - how to meet people. Yes, might be complicated but generally there are some ways as also mentioned...
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    The World Of Torture and Walmart, The TortureMart

    Have you ever thought about moving to a quieter place? Countryside? I go through the same thing every day as you describe. I grew up in the countryside and I can assure that 90% of sensory-related problems don't exist there. For example, I discovered my sensory issues only when I moved to the...
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    What is your "Aspie Superpowers"?

    - I’m good at solving problems, because I like to take a problem into pieces , whether physically or mentally and remove the emotional part from it. And I’m creative, so I usually find a solution in a way most people would not. On the negative side, it makes me very upset if I can’t solve a...
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    Need help understanding myself

    I wouldn’t say I panic in these kinds of situations but my mind definitely goes blank. There are not many times in my life when I’ve been yelled at but those few times that I have, plus all the times when someone just gives constructive criticism, I just kind of freeze. I can’t say anything, I’m...
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    An Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Friendly World

    I think that AS friendly world would be something like life in rural areas in northern and Eastern Europe and maybe asia (don’t know for sure because I haven’t been there). I grew up in a small village in northern europe and although I had some difficulties, they weren’t impacting my life so...
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    How to answer Where are you from?

    If I’m asked a question like that, I usually answer the place where I grew up, but in your case it seems they are just trying to get to know you and chat and that’s the most suitable thing to ask. A bit off topic: I have similar confusion when I walk my dog in public places. Many people come...
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    Too empathetic? Communication issues

    It’s frequent that people on the spectrum often don’t know how much and when to talk with others, main reason said to be that they’re not aware of other person emotions and little hints which indicates that they might be bored, in a hurry etc. They also might say inappropriate thing because they...
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