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Recent content by Dr. Eh Hol

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    Why Am I Still Alive? (Not a Rant but Sensitive Topic)

    I'm not advocating this. If anything, I say asserting your autonomy - firmly, politely - is the best. You must confront this, or else you will never be able to move on. Don't let emotions lead to you yelling or accusing. It will take practice to be the adult in the situation. It never gets...
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    Why Am I Still Alive? (Not a Rant but Sensitive Topic)

    Why? I think you think social rules are written in stone. They aren't - social rules are flexible and negotiable.
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    Why Am I Still Alive? (Not a Rant but Sensitive Topic)

    You don't see your feelings and opinions as valuable. But, you do see your mother's opinions and feelings as accurate, justified, and true. Because of this, you cannot seek self-acceptance because anything you tell yourself you see as wrong or at best a guess. Anything your mom tells you, you...
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    Why Am I Still Alive? (Not a Rant but Sensitive Topic)

    Aw, I love self-hatred. I used to be the king of it. Problem is, you get so hung up figuring out why you suck so much that you forget to account for why everyone else sucks more...kinda like how your mom and your faith are both manipulating you. And, they are manipulating you and making you...
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    Ill-advised reasons to learn a language other than English

    AND language is the vehicle by which we reason and understand. Without language, ideas and logic have no vessels for use, transport, or trade (try to think anything without using words or concepts learned from communication). Languages are structured differently, and offer different ways of...
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    I need to chill, beyond that I need advice.

    With the kind of growth you note, it's going to get corporate really quick, and that will destroy everyone's soul. Corporations are not run by individuals, they are run by psychopaths that play social games instead of do work...I swear work only accidentally gets done at big corporations. It's...
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    Obsessions and interests you can't afford

    I believe you are correct. The people I tried to run with were part of a metro-wide group so, obviously, I though they were homogenous. I was never welcome enough to learn differently - as was so often the case. And it's too late now.
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    Obsessions and interests you can't afford

    I have, er - had, a very similar problem. A few years ago I confronted my issues and the behavioral consequences. Afterward, I noted some strange repercussions I have not shaken to this day. This got dark quick, so I'm sorry. I'm posting it anyway. Now, I grew up quite poor, which comes with...
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    "Rainman (1988)" reference used to explain "Autism & Obsessions"

    Although I think Dustin Hoffman was a good emissary for autism, the movie itself was not. Raymond was always a fetish object for Charlie - at first as a key to money, then as a existential mirror, then back to money, then back to existential fodder. There are only a few minutes of the long...
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    Getting attention to website without $$

    Forgive me for being so brash - on the internet these days there's no shortage of new entrepreneurs. Apologies for assuming this was the case. So, more relevant is how fierce online competition is. You are competing against your neighbor and global corporations in the same space. Even YouTube...
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    Looking for suggestions/help

    As I said, the stuff I wrote is particularly applicable to myself. Every ASD is different, especially due to the ramshackle nature of codifying behaviors and psychology into a workable diagnosis...because NT people are largely responsible for these things. ;) When I was young I needed guidance...
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    Looking for suggestions/help

    You are not alone either. Feel free to pop in as required, even if it's just to vent. There are all kinds of people on here managing their ASD - people that are married, have children, maintain professional careers or are entrepreneurs, homeowners, you name it. And people who have dealt with...
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    Looking for suggestions/help

    There are a lot of good responses on this thread, and there is great wisdom on this forum in general. Welcome. From my life I can testify that high intelligence can compensate for many social difficulties. Especially if left to their own devices - such as with a parent that is an alcoholic or...
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    Feels Good To Own My ASD

    Ooop - I figured out why I find this place a pinch off-putting: Whenever I run across someone that is polite and thoughtful, my default is to be suspicious that they are trying to trick or harm me. It's a self-defense mechanism from experience. I articulate it as the happy clown versus the evil...
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    Feels Good To Own My ASD

    Quite disconcerting, if not a little off-putting for reasons I'm unable to articulate. In all honesty, I'm starting to suspect that I'm profoundly more autistic than I had previously assessed. You all seem normal to me...except for the politeness, that's not normal. Makes me think the world...
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