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Xerces Blue

Xerces Blue

Evil Overload
I'm 29, the number of times I've fallen in love or had a crush can be counted on one hand and none of them ended very well.

I'm a soldier in the national guard - I work on firearms, mobile artillery and in hazmat - mass decontamination of people to be specific.

I work in tech support on the civilian side with a friend in a company we started recently.

I'm pretty sure I have Aspies and family have told me they think I do as well.

I'm a gamer, I like complex and challenging games with some mindless ones thrown in.

I don't like loud places or crowds - I find them abrasive and I have a hard time hearing people. I also don't like bright lights, especially in the dark.

I'm finding myself with a prospect of my best friend moving a way in a year or two and that I have a very hard time making new friends.

my military service shows through in the way i carry myself and I've been told i have an intense gaze this seems to put other people off along with a general oddness.

Any advice on making new friends and meeting new people in general for someone my age?
 
Hello Xerces! Welcome to AspiesCentral!

While no one here can tell you for sure if you have Asperger's (that's best left to a doctor), you may want to explore the posts here to see what you do or do not have in common with the forumgoers.
 
Welcome :D

Making new friends is challenging for most of us; even NTs can struggle; the older they get, so it's not abnormal to want to find new ones; especially in this day and age, as people are constantly coming and going.

The only thing you can do is to keep at it; be persistent. Keep trying different people, different places, and with different interests. If you're not very good at social interactions, learn. If you don't know where to find new people, try taking up classes in something, try going to parties (even if only to learn to better socialise), or travel.

There's no right or wrong answer here; it's a combination of luck and persistence really.

Hope that's helpful :)
 
Hello. I'm new myself haha. It's awesome you're in the National Guard *salutes*. Anyways, no idea on the friend-making. I'm pretty sure everyone has their own method. Me, I just dive right in haha. Of course I end up not making a lot of friends, but it's fine.
 
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