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Recent content by Tempest

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    It's official now

    ..... @jleeb05 I do hope I can grow and learn. I mentioned to the nurse after my diagnosis that a huge frustration of mine was the work cycle I employ can often be an intense period for like a week or two then something changes and I spend a lot of time doing nothing, sometimes months. She...
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    It's official now

    Thank you for all your kind replies. Sorry it's taken me a few days to get back to you all. These last couple of days have been very painful but I feel I've grown an awful lot in that short time. I'm getting a better understanding of things. I'm still feeling very frightened but I'm certainly in...
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    It's official now

    Hi It feels like it's been a long time since I posted my introduction! It took a long time but now I'm now officially diagnosed and...if I'm being honest I'm not okay... It's been a real shock and it's been quite upsetting. I've always wanted to be someone, to build something and I still...
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    Self hatred - what do you want from me?

    Thank you all for your kind replies. You have given me an awful lot to think about and I agree that I probably have executive dysfunction and a critical inner voice. I don't really know what came over me that day, I ended up upsetting my girlfriend as well it was horrible. I wasn't really in...
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    Self hatred - what do you want from me?

    I really want to change reality, my expectations aren’t anything too extreme like I say it’s what most people manage to do. What most people achieve is a benchmark. I’m not even a facsimile. Am I really that much lesser? If I’m not useful then why am I here? I don’t think that’s too much of a...
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    Self hatred - what do you want from me?

    For as long as I can remember I’ve struggled with self hatred. This is annoying but I’ve come to accept that there’s likely no way out of this and it’s just a part of who I am. I feel like I don’t do anything in my life and I’m just completely useless. I judge this not on feelings but...
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    Is low motivation tied to autism?

    Thanks for the replies it’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one who feels this way. I think you are right that my goals are too undefined but defining them is difficult. It’s difficult because I don’t really know how far I can take these things. A lot of the Linux stuff is requiring...
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    Is low motivation tied to autism?

    Hi thanks for reading my post. I've just been told by my therapist that he has reasons to believe that I have autism and he's sending me for a diagnosis. I was diagnosed with dyspraxia as a child but maybe it was misdiagnosed. There seems to be a lot of parallels I can draw with my life and...
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