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Recent content by kenaij

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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    @Hypnalis Indeed it is not the alcoholic part. I will not claim to drink very little. I average 3 glasses of whisky a week, I only go over it for a birthday or the holidays which only happens about 8 times a year. So my consumption is not low. But my wife does in no way have a problem with me...
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    But back to the topic. So I messaged my wife today. Things were rushing through my head again and I know if I waited until I was home I would not ask. So I messaged her with wether or not she thought I had gone overboard with it. And a couple of other questions. Her reply was roughly: "I really...
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    We might reach about the same amount. In the attic we have about 5 boxes filled to the top with old lego's. The boxes are about 40x80x30 cm each, or roughly 96 liters. In the livingroom we have about the same amount I think. And my son also has a room full of lego. So we might be just under. But...
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    Favorite Poems

    Thank you all of sharing. Those are indeed very nice poems!
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    Friends and connections

    I have absolutely no friends. And completely fine with it. Besides my wife and kids. And some family. I really do not need anyone else. Like you. There are quite a few people that seem to like me. And take an interest in me. But I really do not feel the need to take it any further than it...
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    Trying to find potential dates on dating apps and the internet only.

    This one is very hard to answer. Like other people have said. Sometimes I just happens randomly. For me for example I met my wife because I did an intership at my fathers workplace. A place that was not at all meant to be an internship for the IT degree I took it for. But it was easy and...
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    Favorite Poems

    So, lately I have been thinking a lot. Well. I always think a lot, but lately even more so. My thoughts brought me to the songs and conversations I wanted to have around if I die one day. And I came back to my favorite poem. I`m not really that much into poetry honestly. But the poem below is...
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    Glad my experience has helped you out. I do not know enough about bipolar to make any claim towards thinking of having it or dismissing it. I do know enough about ADHD that I see a lot of similarities in my own behaviour if I try to ignore all the autistic behaviours to say I see a lot of...
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    @monkeyclogs everything worked out just fine. As usual before a task I feel I have way too little time. But in the end I am done with an hour to spare. Funny thing is, I was thinking about this post and the way I involved other people into thinking they were part of the reason I could not let...
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    Enjoy your day. Don`t know if you're doing the big american style wedding or keeping things...

    Enjoy your day. Don`t know if you're doing the big american style wedding or keeping things small. We kept it VERY small (10-12 people only) but it is a memory I will never forget! Are we getting any pictures?
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    @monkeyclogs just remembered I did not @ you to the post, so don`t know if you got the notification or not.
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    Welcome back, It does indeed manage my ability to do things. But not completely to the point that I cannot let it go when I know something important really needs to be done. So for example. At work. I`m a janitor at a highschool, and also do the reproductive work. So copying and printing of...
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    @monkeyclogs Hey, no problem at all. That list is very recognisable. So first of. It always feels like I need to have an intense focus or interest in something. I want to reseaurch that thing and want to know everything about it. If I don`t find anything when the previous thing is 'finished' I...
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    How to deal with losing a special interest that others don`t want you to let go?

    Thnx, was really interesting to read! With what you said and what was said earlier in these posts I have kind of found a middle road. The whisky cabinet stays. But where I wanted to fill it up with rare and interesting whisky's (which would have cost me a lot of money) I`m now fine with willing...
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    Realizing you're autistic, how'd you react?

    not directly related to your post, but.... Assuming the guy in your picture is your partner. What a nice picture of the two of you. You seem so happy together! (Maybe you have had that picture for a while, but I only recently came back to the forums.)
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