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They tried to teach me acceptable behavior, but I didn’t listen. I always needed to do what I wanted.
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hoping that you have learned that ALWAYS doing what you want is NOT ACCEPTABLE in society.
We don't NEED to behave that way....it's what we WANT, NOT what we NEED. Life is NEVER all about what we want. Kids like that are looked at as SPOILED BRATS. It is important to LISTEN, UNDERSTAND, & LEARN from those around us (parents, teachers, supervisors, friends, caseworkers, therapists)
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I googled “addiction to a person.” Every search result was stuff about addiction to romantic partners. Why weren’t there any about addiction to ordinary friends or colleagues? I’m confused
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the thing is that your problem is not an addiction to a person. Your problem is that with Aspergers you have a problem with communication, social skills (what you were doing to your supervisor was an unacceptable social skill issue) & on top of that, the inability to understand other peoples feelings. Working on your REAL problems or at least trying to learn how to work with your limitations that come from having Aspergers is where you need to put your focus.
Aspergers can create the inability to be aware of what other people think or feel even when told by those people. Having limited empathy for how others feel even when they say something makes it difficult to connect with others because as you said, you are only focused on YOUR OWN wants & needs & totally miss having awareness of how you are even affecting others around you.
Gaining an awareness of others & at least listening & understanding them & NOT focusing only on yourself would be a great start in alleviating the problem.....it's NOT ADDICTION.....IT IS your inability to be sensitive to others & hear what they are telling you about your unacceptable behavior & how it is affecting them.
Your caseworker (if well informed regarding Aspergers) will be able to help you learn....but YOU have to be willing to listen & learn & REALIZE that your wants & needs are NOT more important than anyone else's especially when your behavior is harassing them.