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Feeling bad :-(

Jon

Hi,

I have been on this forum now for over a year. I used to look forwards to being on here - it was a support and I enjoyed the communication.

I don't feel the same way about it now. I don't want to make it personal but I got pretty bothered by the attitude of another member. It wasn't pleasant.

I am struggling with my return to work after 5 months off with stress/depression. I am struggling at home with the neighbours (noise :(). Life is just seeming very difficult right now. I don't have a place to recharge and situations that I was begining to manage are now seeming much harder.

I admit I find confrontation and negotiation hard and thats why I used to like coming on here - because it felt safe and people maybe understood.

The world is at odds with Aspergers. Its all about me changing and adapting to match peoples expectations. That does become a real strain. It is expected that I have to learn to be NT or at least act it.

Please don't respond to this if you are just going to criticise me - I can't handle that just now. I do feel better for getting this posted though.

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  • I think the thing to remember is that almost everyone here, be they parents, carers, or people on the spectrum are under one form of stress or another.

    Combine that with the fact that many people on the spectrum have the tendency to be blunt, and very direct, in their manner of communicating, and problems such as those that crop up from time to time are inevitable.

    I would be sad to see anyone leave the forums, but particularly yourself, Jon.

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  • I think the thing to remember is that almost everyone here, be they parents, carers, or people on the spectrum are under one form of stress or another.

    Combine that with the fact that many people on the spectrum have the tendency to be blunt, and very direct, in their manner of communicating, and problems such as those that crop up from time to time are inevitable.

    I would be sad to see anyone leave the forums, but particularly yourself, Jon.

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