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So as I have alluded to on another post (feel like I'm spamming here :oops: ), I've been seeing this guy, and at first I thought my AvPD was just being exacerbated by a sudden showing of interest from someone, which clearly I felt extremely uncomfortable with. I'm trying hard to become more comfortable with it, and it's very much about the eye-contact (which I am generally ...

I'm not an Aspie, so my apologies for posting, I would have done so on the Married to an Aspie thread, but since this is more about dating, I'm hoping someone might be able to help.

In essence, I have been seeing a guy who is on the Autism Spectrum (diagnosed early age, little therapy work etc), so he's pretty unaware of a lot of his diagnosis (Sorry if I should be posting this in ...

Hi, I'm new here. Maybe I'll share my story at length another day, but right now I just want some honest advice.

My bf is a truck driver so I only get to see him once a month or so. He's coming in to town tomorrow (YAY), but hes super sick with the flu and promised to see his parents. They live an hour away from me. He really wants to see me, but feels ...

So at therapy last week I finally got to bring in my boyfriend and talk about my issues. So basically the thing she wants us to do is to have a day every week or two where we're not together.

What I don't know is what to do with myself during these days. I live sort of in the middle of nowhere and don't have a lot of money. I need to keep myself occupied ...

I dont have PTSD but I had a stressful event which has passed, where I was scared but not in fear of my life just sanity.

Now time seems to be going by very quickly and I am tired all the time.

During high school I dated this guy for three years, and since it was so long we did have a relationship that involved sex. Now during this time when I would worry about certain actions that set off alarm bells, I did confide in one person. He always told me that it was an unhealthy relationship, but always finished the discussion saying I should be with him, so I brushed it off as some form ...

Not that I should be surprised; on some level, they've always hated me. I grew up enduring both physical and emotional/psychological abuse (e.g., hitting me for no reason, calling me trash, making threats out-of-the-blue about injuring me, threatening to disown for no reason at all, etc...). The physical abuse largely stopped once I was 14-ish, probably because they were scared of the greater probability that I had the agency to report them to authorities. But ...

I feel so embarassed saying this but as far back as I can remember I have been obsessed with penises. As a young child learning to draw I put them in lots of my pictures. I know there were a few instances where I coerced boys my same age 5-9ish maybe to show me it. I am female by the way. Around age 11 I started sticking my hands in boys pants, lots of boys, ...

I dont know whats normal anymore. Everday I have a feeling inside that I need to leave this pathetic place known as earth. I self harm nearly everyday. No one knows that I do that, I guess im good at putting on a fake smile an hiding everything. Bullying, insecurity, not being accepted, broken home and alchaolic parents...All of it makes me feel empty. Not being able to walk down the street without a pathetic ...

In my reading on this forum, at the moment it seems there are two types of narcissism: That which is genetic, and that which grew out of circumstances. And varying degrees of N within both types. I’ve noticed that the Ns who are genetic Ns seem to refer to the “true self” as the person lacking empathy who eventually surfaces (usually within 3 or 4 months) and begins to devalue his or her source. Is ...