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Recent content by Kriss

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    Weakly developed or absent "self" - looking for info and advice

    Looking for help - info and advice on less popular autistic feature - weakly developed or absent "self". Will try to describe concisely. I'm a high-IQ Aspie, professionally successful in my very narrow, very complicated technical niche. Always felt very different from other people, but tried...
  2. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    Running/biking seems the idea mentioned most often, and by widest variety of people.
  3. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    Great, thanks all!! this has been extremely helpful, a great forum! I will write these ideas out in a list, and just try one by one. I guess it was also useful for me to just say it out, I already feel more at peace when I have formulated my problem explicitly and written it down, not just...
  4. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    I went to Thailand on vacation 13 years ago and since then I'm hooked on Thai massages, a regular deep pressure back massage. Was doing it bi-weekly until Corona came, it's lack probably contributes to my stress buildup :(
  5. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    Getting some peace is good, but not a reboot I'm seeking. I guess I seek something that would flush my brain, to take off the edge from day's stresses, so I can evening chill a bit, whilst the brain is at peace as well.
  6. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    My sleep is typically good, and I almost never have dreams, so the issue are those few hours between kids in bed and me in bed. Melatonin just works on sleep, not evening tense brain, as far as I understand.
  7. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    Reading your reply, it made me think of this book I found useful recently "Make Time" by Jake Knapp. Some good ideas along your lines. But my issue is different. Basically I spend all day pretending to be a normal, it takes a lot of energy, so in the evening I just want to let it go. And soaking...
  8. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    I rented a room in co-working space to use as private office, helps keep me sane during the week whilst I do expert/consulting projects.
  9. K

    How do you decompress in evenings?

    I did many times. Can go clean for a few days, a week or two, but the stress just builds up and at some point it is just not worth it, so I just stop tormenting me and go easy. So the million dollar question is - what other decompression ideas are there? because just doing nothing is not really...
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    How do you decompress in evenings?

    I'm 38y old Aspie, have a job and two kids (3y neurotypical, 6y Aspie). Typically days are tiring due to work, but the really difficult part is evenings. When I come home, the kids run around screaming and fighting all the time, so I just get some food and drag time until the kids go to sleep at...
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