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misunderstandings

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    Misunderstandings

    Up until last year, I thought people treated me poorly because I was different. I blamed them for making me feel worse. I tried hard to act normal but I wasn't perfect and still got criticized. Since I couldn't change how people treated me, I thought there was nothing I could do about it. The...
    • Matthias
    • Thread
    • anxiety autism autistic core beliefs depression emotions feelings masking misunderstandings thinking patterns
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: General Autism Discussion
  2. Chris Russell (The Talentless Liar) Blog

    Derailed (First published Sep 2017)

    Things have apparently been going too well. My blissful transition from anxiety-wracked nerdy under-achiever to contented, thankful, hopeful individual has been rudely sidetracked by something known as Chronic Migraine. This insidious and little understood condition is extremely distressing...
    • Chris Russell
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • adverse drug effects asperger's failure to communicate isolation medical migraines misunderstandings
    • Category: General
  3. Chris Russell (The Talentless Liar) Blog

    The feeling is Mutual

    I have lived for many years with the unshakable and certain knowledge that I was alone. That no-one would ever truly understand my world, my experience, my truth. For two weeks now, I have been rather off balance - my certainty has disappeared and normality has yet to return, because return it...
    • Chris Russell
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • anxiety aspie friendship misunderstandings misunderstood mutuality relationships social communication ta 101 transactional analysis
    • Category: General
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