AS and Danger

[2010Dolby]

Well this thread can be summed up quickly. If I get the idea for something that looks fun, I'll become dumber then a box of hammers haha I've had a few near death experiences because "I was testing out the four wheel drive on my truck" or "I had to prove my saw is stronger!"

Does Asperger's tend to make people overlook danger or realize potential danger? Does it vary by situation and setting? Just a curiousity.

 

[Gomendosi]

I once figured I was the most logical choice to stop a guy with a rifle from shooting anybody, simply because pretty much everybody else was running away. It just didn’t occur to me that he could shoot me as well because I hadn’t done anything to him! The stupid thing was that this girl I had a crush on came with me and I tried to get her to go back and she said that it was alright because she knew him and besides, I would protect her? How good was that for my ego?

But seriously 2010Dolby, I do stuff all the time and don’t think of how dangerous it is merely because I know I can trust me, I know what I am actually capable of.
Besides, in my mind accidents happen to other people.
This thinking has led me to get hurt on a few occasions but not as often as you might think, it is said that fools rush in where angels fear to tread but, I think that if you aren’t afraid of danger you don’t recognize, then fear of that danger can’t affect your abilities, I mean, I think the only reason why people get hurt is that they have doubts about what they are capable of in the middle of actually doing something, if that makes any sense.

 

[Arashi222]

I don't know. For me I tend to be fearful. I tend to very very scared of what others might do ( I don't know if that is AS related or not). I had a friend who was killed in a mass shooting back in 2007. It was tragic and horrible but I am even more fearful now. Because I do have that fear. I have this intense fear that things will happen to people that I care about and others. I don't put myself in dangerous situations unless I have to by no other choice. So I don't know. But maybe its spectrum thing like us. Maybe some of use react one way and others react the other way??

 

[Gomendosi]

I tend to very very scared of what others might do

That’s actually one of the more phobia related reasons why I haven’t got a license yet, because I see these people on the road acting like they’re the only one allowed to drive and their car is like some sort of a magical shield, if they had ever been run over like I have, they would be more sedate behind the wheel. So I too am more worried about what another person is capable of but, in that instant when it is happening, I don’t just stand there and wait for fear to catch me up, I just do the logical thing in the moment, to me that is, which is to find out what the problem is.
I think I may have mentioned in another thread that I feel I have the “Superman Complex” and I somehow automatically end up doing what I feel is right or just, maybe this is a symptom of AS as well or it goes to what 2010Dolby is saying, either way I have the same fear of stuff as anybody else but if the situation presents itself I revert to default programming and that is inherently, good triumphs over evil.

 

[Arashi222]

I think I may have mentioned in another thread that I feel I have the ?Superman Complex? and I somehow automatically end up doing what I feel is right or just, maybe this is a symptom of AS as well or it goes to what 2010Dolby is saying, either way I have the same fear of stuff as anybody else but if the situation presents itself I revert to default programming and that is inherently, good triumphs over evil.

Maybe so. I just think that maybe it like Autism is spectrum of behaviors. That maybe some of us tend to be more fearful in those kinds of situations while others are more like you Dolby in that you have the good triumphs over evil thing that justifies your actions and dangerous situations. But mine may also be that I am visually impaired I don't know if my fear is part of AS, visual impairment both or part of my PTSD issues with finding out about my friend four years ago).

I just don't know. But now I am wondering if it is male vs. female thing? Could that be it?? Just a thought to ponder on.

 

[alien girl]

i've read somewhere autistic people, whether aspies or with classic autism, are actually drawn to danger, but suffer from general anxiety at the same time. that's where that joke comes from "you know you'r an aspie when you want to go bunjee jumping, but too afraid to drive through traffic to get there."
the joke describes me perfectly. i used to love danger in my teen years, but i was living with my parents in a low crime neighborhood. in my twenties, i went aboard, lived alone and didnt have much money. i lived in exteremly dangerous neighborhoods and came home late at night from work in fast food restaurants. i loved the danger of the empty, ominous streets of chicago and it made me feel alive. i've watched gangsters marching by and glaring at me, but it seemed fun. i've heard shootings sometimes in the background and it seemed like an adventure.
only now i realized how dumb i was.
and still i suffer from car phobia and am frightened of developing cancer, arthritis, afraid of a tsunami, used to be terrified of tornadoes and whatnot. i always find something to be afraid of.

 

[NeverEnder]

I am a very cautious person. I was not always so. In my 20's I lived a much more care-free life and did not always think about the consequences of things I might do (Not that I did anything that daring or dangerous, really).

I have also had traumatic experiences in my 20's that now that I'm older has bred fears. I believe part of this is Aspergers-related.

Now, I am very cautious about generally everything I do. Partially out of fears, partially out of practicality.

Who doesn't want to be safe?

Matthew