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Recent content by Peatsmoke

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    Advice wanted from Aspie mothers (or mothers of Aspie mothers...)

    Thank you for your thoughtful (and thought-provoking) reply. I'm really sorry to hear about your older brother; I understand completely the need to cut off all contact with a family member - that doesn't seem strange to me at all (I have some experience of this via my ex and her older brother)...
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    Advice wanted from Aspie mothers (or mothers of Aspie mothers...)

    Yes, I would think that too... But nothing seems to have happened to prompt this; it's just been a gradual slide into being made more and more unwelcome. I've talked to mum about this quite a lot, but I haven't talked to my sister for over a year - our relationship has always been pretty bad.
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    Advice wanted from Aspie mothers (or mothers of Aspie mothers...)

    Does this ring any bells with anybody: My sister (who I think is an Aspie - I would never dare bring it up with her) has recently told our mum that she's no longer welcome to spend any time with her daughter (mum's granddaughter). When asked why, she just said "Don't get me started!". My mum...
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    Education problems.

    I suppose it's possible that this girl actually likes you, and this is her dysfunctional way of showing it... Or she could just be a bit of a w****r. Anyway - if making cruel jokes is how she communicates, then she's the one with the major problem. Especially since she now knows you don't like...
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    Chemist warehouse

    In theory, it's illegal. In practice, US customs people ignore it IF it's only a 90-day supply or less. They're on record as saying it's fine to do this. Seems strange, but there you go. Hence the huge popularity of Canadian pharmacies in the USA; medicine imported from Canada (or any other...
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    Chemist warehouse

    Have you tried "legit" online pharmacies? Canadapharmacyreviews and Pharmacychecker will give you some ideas. You usually need to send them your prescription, but they'll deliver to your home.
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    Facial recognition skills

    Hmm... I wonder if this is an Aspie thing? Anyone else not like addressing people by name?
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    I hate traveling

    I actually really like travelling. When I was a kid, I'd stare out of the window of the car and stim. Even now, that motion of landscape past a window mesmerises me; it's often difficult to pull myself away, to e.g. talk to someone, or sleep, or eat... Works on buses, trains, cars. Flying...
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    Facial recognition skills

    Yep, that's me, too. I never recognise people on the street, unless they say "Hi!" or something, and then I have to frantically search my brain, trying to remember where I've seen them before, how I know them, etc. Sometimes I get it after 10 seconds, sometimes not at all. I cope with it by...
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    Major life changes?

    I was in a situation a bit like yours, six years ago... We left our jobs and went travelling for 8 months, then settled in a different country (where we still live). We really didn't plan much of anything, but we did know that we weren't very happy in our lives (although, as you say, not...
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    Catastrophising; it's all going to go wrong and everything will be ruined.

    That's the most uplifting thing I've read this year! Definitely for the "causing changes" part, but also for the description of Aspies... With your permission, I'll think about using it when I meet NTs for the first time, e.g. "Hi! I'm Peatsmoke. I may seem weird to you, but really I'm not -...
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    Catastrophising; it's all going to go wrong and everything will be ruined.

    That's interesting. OK, maybe that's not the word you would choose...;) Anyway, I do this too, and when it's about my own future, everything's usually fine - the terrifying scenarios I've dreamt up do not materialise. BUT when it's about the future in general, my worst case scenario usually...
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    Anyone fancy an Aspie meet up in Leeds?

    Well, I used to live in Leeds... suppose that's not much help, though. I'd come for a pint, although eating while socialising would be at the extreme end of awkwardness for me!:eek:
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    Hello :)

    Hi Jennacide! I've noticed you around - your name is pretty memorable, in a darkly humorous sort of way... very nice!;)
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    Constantly feeling like you're not good enough?

    I can relate to that. I used to have similar self-esteem issues at work - I felt like I would never be able to do the job as well as... well, a "normal" person (I knew I wasn't "normal" because (a) a lot of people told me so, and (b) I felt like an alien a lot of the time). I would get really...
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