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Old Aug 15, 2018, 01:12 AM
Ephceetera Ephceetera is offline
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Member Since: Feb 2016
Location: Brazil
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Aspie husband here. My wife deifies me sometimes, but she knows I'm not easy to deal with. Thing is, she's also known by her family for rage attacks and her sisters peg her as bipolar. They're all very intelligent. They DEFINITELY all are OCD-laden to the extreme.
They're all fighters and deserve the best. I admire 'em all (especially my wife, but I digress).

We love each other a lot but we also suffer from some real annoying low self esteem issues (we definitely have something pretty close to dysmorphia).

But damn I feel sorry for her. I mean she was known for having THE temper. Then she meets ME - pretty much a simmering overtly rational (and poorly emotionally endowed) tightly wound ball of intense self hatred and dislike of people in general (I know it's ME and that I'm worse than them).

We have a kid, and pardon the cussing but f**k anybody who goes around glamorizing Asperger's*. It's hell, and I really wish my kid doesn't become like me.
Mind you this is Brazil; people with Asperger's usually end up as violent, drug using sociopaths and/or homeless people due to lack of support and knowledge.
So yeah, a theoretical Aspie is more likely to become a victim, but given that as said here already, Aspies can be narcs, borderlines, OCPD's, and so on, there are plenty of us who probably feel it's okay to abuse, exploit, etc.

*People usually have no discernment between Asperger's being a CONDITION but neither pretty nor damning. It is just what it is. Go to some social media websites and/or some sites that (over)use the "promoting awareness" tired tag: we're not little rays of sunshine needing condescending validation. Get real or get lost "awareness promoters" (end rant)
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