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Recent content by Steelbookcollector217

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    Is being underemployed or struggling to get into a career that pays enough to support oneself, common for people on the autism spectrum?

    while i have not had nervous/mental breakdowns in my life, sometimes i feel i am on the verge and mainly due to stress and worry about my future in the sense of being able to support myself after my folks are eventually gone, i don't want to think about my folks eventually passing.
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    Is being underemployed or struggling to get into a career that pays enough to support oneself, common for people on the autism spectrum?

    reminds me, i was having this discussion elsewhere, and someone told me, and i believe her, that the cost of living has skyrocketed a lot over the decades, she told me that, for example, in the 1970s, someone could work a part-time job and that was enough to pay rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in...
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    I have no friends. No, I can't make new ones. I tried and it's making me mentally insane.

    yeah Tony has a major serious mental illness, due to being constantly prone to having nervous/mental breakdowns, even out in public, but also, i think his parents/family failed him a lot.
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    Is being underemployed or struggling to get into a career that pays enough to support oneself, common for people on the autism spectrum?

    yeah, sometimes i feel i can relate to Tony, as long as he has been a user on this site, he has repeatedly changed his description of him, i remember one of his previous descriptions, was titled "Forever Single Loser with no future". I feel i can relate to that, even though what makes me...
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    Still waiting for a first date..

    yeah i have started to resent the number 42 a lot because of stories of not uncommon cases for guys, men.
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    Is being underemployed or struggling to get into a career that pays enough to support oneself, common for people on the autism spectrum?

    yeah i know and am completely aware that constantly worrying about something doesn't help or change the situation, but at the same time, its an unavoidable thought, i am worried about my future a lot in terms or in the sense of being able to support myself after my folks are gone, because...
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    Why Men Are Walking Away From Dating

    i'm sure somethings will always be the same
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    too much mental/emotional breakdowns, i was doing research, they can trigger or cause seizures...

    too much mental/emotional breakdowns, i was doing research, they can trigger or cause seizures, from Tony's post history, i can see him welcoming that, since he has expressed suicidal thoughts. Reminds me, someone i used to be friends with in HS, he passed away last year from a seizure, due to...
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    Still waiting for a first date..

    yeah nothing new, i'm sure some things will always be the same
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    Tony has an extreme hardcore mental illness, no question about it, mental/emotional problems...

    Tony has an extreme hardcore mental illness, no question about it, mental/emotional problems beyond autism.
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    Still waiting for a first date..

    well it naturally feels that way for men more than women, which i will always be a broken record on, because of men always having to be the ones to pursue and court women, do the initiating
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    Still waiting for a first date..

    well because its reminds me, even guys, men, who have a much better mentality or behave better than me and tony do, they are still at higher risk of being forever alone, celibate, naturally, being the male gender means that, if you just exist, just breathing and having a pulse, it doesn't...
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    Still waiting for a first date..

    yeah another mean cruel reminder
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    Why Men Are Walking Away From Dating

    should have included, the birthrate declining a lot, i would say speaks volumes
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