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Recent content by Debrah

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    Higher empathy for animals?

    Plants didn't evolve with the means to see danger coming or legs, fins or wings with which to escape danger and destruction. Most of them also can regenerate if they are harvested and the roots left in the ground. Animals on the other hand evolved with real escape mechanisms. Noses to smell...
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    Higher empathy for animals?

    'Baffled and appalled' are the perfect words to describe how I feel when I think about the zillion types of atrocities that animals are forced to experience. Blows my mind, breaks my heart and crushes my soul that they suffer like they do. I can't understand why people don't care. You're right...
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    Anatomy of a shutdown

    I'm so sorry for you that it's like that in your life! I think of the people who are stuck in those places, a lot. I can't imagine how you cope! You poor dear! Thinking about you folks always makes me feel guilty about my whining. Really does. I hope that you'll be safe wherever you are.
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    Anatomy of a shutdown

    I can relate to so much of that! Although social stress (going to a meet & greet for example) is only going to flatten me out for the rest of the day. After a sleep, I'm kind of back to normal. It sucks too doesn't it, trying to figure out excuses and ways to avoid being involved in those...
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    Feel bad about them, don't hurt them

    Our entire physiology, from tooth design to jaw strength, including the type of digestive acids and design of our digestive system, including its extreme length, points only to plants as our correct food. Those tiny little canines of ours are used for stripping fruits off tough skins, etc., but...
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    Am I annoyed by this or have I learned to be grouchy about it?

    Interesting comment. I have come to a similar conclusion and quit having mammograms altogether. Two things that I believe support my decision is that as a vegan, I'm significantly less likely to develop breast cancer because I don't use any dairy or eat cheap hamburger that is made of dairy...
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    Anger with Aspergers?

    Maybe it's not a persecution complex so much as it's just frustration that other's don't see things the way we want them to see them. Or frustration when people don't do the obviously right thing to do.
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    Self diagnosed in my old age.

    Nice to know that I'm not alone. At least there's a glimmer of light.
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    everyone is so irritating!!

    I can relate to so much of what you've shared here. I used to think just like you too, that 'I should have friends and connections', because some mysterious 'they' said I should. So I used to try and force it, figuring that I'd eventually get used to it and become more comfortable with the...
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    "Adults with Aspergers - A user manual for friends"

    You sound like a much braver person than I am. Just the thought of doing that and that moment of handing it over and trying to explain what the booklet is all about would just be too much for me. Couldn't do it. I can feel my blood pressure going up just thinking about doing that. Kudos to...
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    Self diagnosed in my old age.

    Thanks Judge. I've been reading through some of the other posts and it's been interesting. Explains a few things too, that I've struggled with. So I'm looking forward to learning a bit more here.
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    Self diagnosed in my old age.

    Thanks for that title. Going to take a look at it right after supper.
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    Self diagnosed in my old age.

    That's a pretty good idea Crossbreed. As I do some more reading and get a better understanding myself of the differences, making sure to use that terminology would probably be useful. I'm just not sure yet what the meaning of being 'high functioning' would mean in relation to myself. I'd...
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    Self diagnosed in my old age.

    Thank you Pat for the welcome. I think your idea of getting the official diagnoses 'for the sake of family relations' is an interesting idea. I know last night I was thinking about telling my husband about my reading and recent realization but just couldn't bring myself to do it. In spite of...
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    Self diagnosed in my old age.

    Hi Aspychata and thanks for the welcome and sharing. And like you, I find it a bit of a relief that I'm 'not the only one'. Most of my life, I simply felt like I just didn't belong here. It's interesting that you were drawn to people on the spectrum, never noticed that myself, but like you...
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