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Recent content by mikeanthony

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    Are you good at texting?

    When Covid started in 2020 my psych/therapist when to online/zoom appointments for visits... It was a complete deal-breaker for me...I didnt want to do it and I knew I would hate it. I was very reluctant to try and the psych insisted I would like it but couldnt stand it!!! That was my last...
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    How Do You Feel About Being Alone?

    My biggest desire is seclusion but I need to have a friend. At least one in-person human that gets me. Just one. I like this saying and has applied to most my friendships: "I dont burn bridges, I just fail to maintain them and the slowly break down over time."
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    Are you good at texting?

    Yes, this is me exactly. Even in groups of people that have the same interests, like forums with fruit trees, I still hesitate to post. I hate replying too. If someone does text me, email me or respond to a post I usually take while to return it or not at all...its like a I can 'feel'...
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    Are you good at texting?

    I think Ive learned that Im so bad at social interactions that its easier to avoid them. The only time I was good at them was when I was drunk. If i text people then they want to hang out and Im not that kinda person. That want to go out with wives and I dont have that type of conversation...
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    Are you good at texting?

    I also hesitate to respond to anyone. I just ignore. People from work would call me to do something and I would completely ignore the message. To the point that I feel like if I didnt listen to the message or read the text then I never got it. I delete messages and texts without reading them.
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    Are you good at texting?

    When I was employed and had kept in contact with a couple guys they would joke at the fire station how they would be texting me in a conversation and then I just disappear... I will say this... I hesitated even posting in this forum because I criticize myself so much. I have a voice in my head...
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    Inability to 'sleep in'

    Thanks for all the suggestions... I will admit working at the Fire Dept screwed up my sleep schedule and I never really got it back... Ive tried taking melatonin and developed heart palpitations...due to my cardiac history I had to discontinue... I think one of my biggest issues for not...
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    I tend to develop obsessions

    No, Ive never been good at meeting people and dont have any friends really...
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    I tend to develop obsessions

    Yes, 'life consuming' is the correct wording! Its funny, since I was interested in plants Ive tried doing all I could to get my wife to move to place where I could have land, I have this overwhelming desire to have a farm and 'live off the land'. I have many books on how to raise farm animals...
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    What do you collect?

    This is an unkown/undescribed Annona sp that I was first to fruit in USA that I know of. Its in the same family of fruit as Cherimoya, Guanabana/Soursop.
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    What Are Your Clothing Quirks?

    Yeah, we have a Big & Tall store near me too. Those stores tend to have more big (5XL) than tall stuff. Its always been a bust for me when going to those stores. My wife thinks Im picky but I see it as just the opposite. I know exactly what works and what doesnt. Its like putting diesel in a...
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    What Are Your Clothing Quirks?

    Im 6'5" with a long torso so finding clothes had been the most difficult thing for me since a kid. Also having a size 15 shoe doesnt help. Growing up poor I had to take what I could get and always felt uncomfortable. These days I wear the exact same thing every day because its comfortable. I...
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    What do you collect?

    I collect rare tropical fruit trees! I have hundreds if not a couple thousand plants..
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    I tend to develop obsessions

    When I get interested in something it becomes an obsession for me. I spend every moment learning as much as I can about the subject. Scouring the internet for bits of information and watching countless videos. It really becomes difficult for me to think of other interests when an obsession takes...
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    Inability to 'sleep in'

    Ive always wondered why I cant sleep in like my wife does. I generally wake up around 0430a-0500a. Even on days where I used to drink a lot and get wasted I couldnt sleep in. When I wake up even for a moment my mind is going and If Ive had at least 4 hours of sleep then I cant fall back...
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