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To: butlerweave
They always try to pin some stupid name on us shy people

Yes, they do. I had a mother who would harp at me constantly: "you should do this, you should try this, you should go to loud parties and get drunk like everyone else." From her pov, there was no other way to enjoy life. I heard it constantly --- why don't you (fill in the blank).

Somewhere in my late 30's or early 40's I realized what she was really saying to me: "Why aren't you somebody else."

I am 62, and I am still shy. I don't like very noisy places; I don't like crowded places. If left long enough in these types of situations, I will have an anxiety attack (or what used to be called a panic attack).

That being said, I think Aspberger's Syndrome goes futher than just being shy.

41 posted on 11/28/2016 12:37:59 PM PST by LibertarianLiz
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To: LibertarianLiz

That’s pretty cold, the part about the parties. That’s entirely a matter of taste. It would be like ordering you to make broccoli your favorite food.


48 posted on 11/28/2016 12:45:53 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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