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what do I feel

Tlc

I had trouble in my training/college programme over the last 2 years because of communication/social difficulties and I was diagnosed a few months ago with Asperers Syndrome and I informed the college. I just started back for my final year and after a meeting last week I have been dismissed from the training programme. I have been working towards this for many years and my chosen career path has now been taken away.

When they told me it was over I didn't know how to react. I just sat there emotionless. This was about 5 days ago. Since then I have not known what to do and I don't know how to express what I feel because I don't know what I am feeling.

I haven't cried, I haven't shouted... just nothing. As if I am empty.

I am not depressed but I am very confused.

This must sound very odd. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Any advice about how to overcome this?

Thanks

T.

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  • I dont think having Autism would prevent a person from becoming a good minister of religion. 

    Your style of pastoral care may be different but the style of every minister varies and the assumtion that yours would be less valid is offensive to me. Analysis is as/more helpful in many situations than (possibly proffensionally insincere) empathy...

    Further, the founding thinkers of many major religions would be good candidates for posthumous Aspergers or HFA diagnosis...as just one example (drawn from Christianity, which I am not a practitioner):

     "Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers' coins over the floor, and turned over their tables."

    Gospel of John 2,15

    New Living Translation


    Any one else think this sounds meltdowny?

    I guess the real question is: do you have a vocation? If you do, you wont let this opposition stand in your way; if you do not then you have no business becoming a minister of religion anyway... 

    Also read this thread:

    http://community.autism.org.uk/discussions/health-wellbeing/living-spectrum/autism-religion

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  • I dont think having Autism would prevent a person from becoming a good minister of religion. 

    Your style of pastoral care may be different but the style of every minister varies and the assumtion that yours would be less valid is offensive to me. Analysis is as/more helpful in many situations than (possibly proffensionally insincere) empathy...

    Further, the founding thinkers of many major religions would be good candidates for posthumous Aspergers or HFA diagnosis...as just one example (drawn from Christianity, which I am not a practitioner):

     "Jesus made a whip from some ropes and chased them all out of the Temple. He drove out the sheep and cattle, scattered the money changers' coins over the floor, and turned over their tables."

    Gospel of John 2,15

    New Living Translation


    Any one else think this sounds meltdowny?

    I guess the real question is: do you have a vocation? If you do, you wont let this opposition stand in your way; if you do not then you have no business becoming a minister of religion anyway... 

    Also read this thread:

    http://community.autism.org.uk/discussions/health-wellbeing/living-spectrum/autism-religion

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