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  1. Bella Pines

    My final post - a fond farewell.

    Hi all, I'd like to say a proper goodbye and if anyone looks me up, I'd like you to know that I didn't succumb to depression or die! This is my final post before I log off for the last time. I've lasted longer than I ever thought I would. In the real world people start reaching for their...
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    Netflix recommendation request

    I really enjoyed Star Trek discovery, I can relate to Michael Burnham, especially episode 7 when she says; "but tonight, I face one of my greatest challenges so far. Tonight, we are having ... a party". I also liked Big Bang Theory, Once, Gods of Egypt and Sherlock. Does anyone have any...
  3. Bella Pines

    Wow, just wow, it took just 5 posts!

    Okay, so I have read many, many posts about a certain other forum that I think we all know the name of, being utterly toxic. The survivors often arrive here damaged, with no confidence. Well, I am attracted to difficult situations and like to solve problems. I also happen to have a hide as...
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    Are there any completer finishers here?

    I can't finish anything. At all. I started a PhD, twice. Didn't finish either of them. I started a masters degree. Never finished it. Hell I don't even finish my cups of tea, I forget about them, they go cold, I move on. I have a gazillion ideas of books that I want to write, and guess...
  5. Bella Pines

    CBS/Netflix show: Scorpion

    I'm a huge fan of 'odd ball' shows, Big Bang Theory, Sherlock etc. So thought that the CBS/Netflix show Scorpion sounded promising. A bunch of people with the usual personality disorders working together, I thought I might be able to relate but; <cringe!/> It's awful! Aside from improbable...
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    Conscious breathing or sensorimotor obsessions

    I've recently developed a new "thing" which after a bit of googling seems to be called "conscious breathing or sensorimotor obsessions". Basically I've been consciously breathing. It's difficult to describe but it's like I've forgotten how to naturally breathe and every breath is a conscious...
  7. Bella Pines

    What are you favourite adverts?

    I think my all time favourite advert is the Nike advert with Deepika Padukone, I watch it when I want to motivate myself to exercise (which doesn't come naturally to me). What are you favourite, most harrowing or impacting adverts?
  8. Bella Pines

    How do you feel about NTs?

    I read a blog recently that is written by an autistic about NTs. It is a tad patronising to NTs, but FAR less so than any article written by NTs about aspies, which always contain phrases like 'symptoms' and 'diagnosis', like it's a disease that needs to be managed. However, the blog raises a...
  9. Bella Pines

    How well can you "do" empathy?

    I wasn't born with any empathic abilities. At all. I'm also challenged in the sympathy and compassion departments. My husband jokingly calls my attempts "em-pathetic" It's not that I don't care, I have great faith in people and love seeing them healthy and happy. I'd love to be able to make a...
  10. Bella Pines

    Wish me luck...

    And once again I find myself if the same old same old situation. On the outside, being singled out, being picked on. Oh deja vu my old friend. So at work, I run several development teams globally, I've been in the industry for over 20 years and with my current company for over 10. I attend...
  11. Bella Pines

    The Big Short

    Anyone seen the film The Big Short? There's a fantastic character in it, Dr Michael Burry, the guy in shorts and bare feet: "His son was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and Burry believes he himself has Asperger Syndrome after reading about the disorder." I loved that he saw something...
  12. Bella Pines

    When are you right now?

    There's a song I remember that goes something like "where's your head at...". I suspect that people on the spectrum are rarely present in the now and don't always fully engage. My head is always in the future, I'm so involved in what will happen that I barely notice what is happening...
  13. Bella Pines

    How fast do you read?

    I read very slowly, at talking pace and I'm wondering if this is an aspie trait or just a me reading slowly trait. I hold conversations in my head all the time. Whether it is composing an email, or having a practice argument (that I never end up actually having in real life, or just generally...
  14. Bella Pines

    What paranormal experiences have you had?

    I noticed from a previous thread that at least half of this audience believe in the paranormal. What types of monsters/paranormal stuff do you believe in? The definition of paranormal is "of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation". So...
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  15. Bella Pines

    New to the forum

    Hi, I'd like to introduce myself. Amongst other things, I'm a 40 something mother of 2 boys and have recently had aspergers brought to my attention. Reading the symptoms was like reading my own biography. I've always felt a bit like a hedgehog in a hamster cage. I've never really had a...
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