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Recent content by Fino

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    Has my “time” come so to say?

    I thought you meant death! This is much better. Go for it!
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    What do you drink when you play video games?

    I never really thought about it, but I guess I generally drink water when I’m thirsty, which includes while playing games or doing anything else.
  3. Fino

    How to tell someone off when they comment your behaviour?

    “Don’t worry about what I do” then avoid them.
  4. Fino

    What do you do for a living?

    I really admire people who work with computers because I tried and my brain couldn’t do it at all!
  5. Fino

    My memory problem

    I seem to have both an excellent and a terrible memory, and I have yet to figure out why I remember certain things and forget certain things.
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    Efficacy of CBT for ASD?

    I found therapy helpful while in the midst of trauma. Some of that therapy included CBT, but I think it was more just the talking that helped than the CBT. Any therapy since that first couple years has not been very helpful, so I’ve stopped going. I’ve found over the years that my negative...
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    Do Any Of You Not Like It When People Say "I Promise"?

    In your situation, they're just trying to be nice. In that example, they're probably right. Your logic that anything that has lasted a long time is eternal is false.
  8. Fino

    Is it normal to have friends younger than you? Even up to ages from 10 to 20 years younger.

    I have generally happened to have my closest friends be 5-10 years younger than me, but right now, my best friend is older.
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    What? I am on the speaker phone, oh boy.....

    Not upset at all. It's hilarious! I laughed on and off for a while.
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    What? I am on the speaker phone, oh boy.....

    LOL now that I reread it, that is what it sounds like. I was thinking of myself at work. I don't answer the phone or call people otherwise.
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    What? I am on the speaker phone, oh boy.....

    We tell people they're on speaker even when they're expecting to talk to more than one of us, even when they want to talk to more than one of us. People should always mention it!
  12. Fino

    medication

    You cannot legally purchase them online without a prescription. In many places, you can't even be prescribed them online. Some places require it be in-person for controlled substances. And choosing to buy these kinds of drugs illegaly is very risky, as studies show that the majority of illegally...
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    medication

    Before I was surprised by how different our estimates were, and now I'm surprised by how similar they are!
  14. Fino

    medication

    Holy moly! It cost me close to $300.
  15. Fino

    Am l cold and heartless?

    That's basically the plot of X-men.
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