The Couch 147: Maximum Break!

I'm curious about your opinion!

I'm not hung up on a diagnosis (my partner and therapist could be perfectly right that my social issues stuff might be better explained by childhood trauma and neglect) but I definitely want to know objectively via an assessment.

If it's yes, well then I might have access to resources or at the very least knowledge that some of my social issues are due to me being wired atypically.

If no, then well, maybe I'll have to face up to "The parents REALLY didn't teach me social skills, they believed beating me would make me...magically overcome fear and magically implant knowledge on how to socialise!"

If you're still around next year, I'm sure a bunch of couchies will be happy to remind you to enjoy your summer!

Capt... when do you see your T again? I really wish you could go to an ER or something... I don't like that you're home alone

((Capt))

QM, what I've experienced from you on the couch is a great deal of compassion and empathy. The people that I've interacted with that have an ASD aren't able to express those types of feelings. So it's based on bias, and very limited interaction, but I don't think that you are on the spectrum.

I don't think that all who have an ASD lack compassion or empathy, but that they often lack understanding of the social constructs for when to express those things appropriately.

He's on vacation and i really miss him
He'll be back by the end of the week, but i see him only on Friday 28th

Is there anything like crisis intervention in your city? Please go there or to the ER if you need it...

Everyone wants to be liked.

The Gottman Institute linked an article by Focus on the Family on their FB page and I'm upset.

I dislike Focus on the Family because they're anti LGBTQ and because I loathe James Dobson.

The article itself was upsetting because it's one of those articles on "things I learned from my loving family"... ugh. My parents LOVE Focus on the Family ugh.

I desperately want him to like me but at the same time I desperately want him to not like me.

Wuhu,I found a way to survive PT... just focus on the pain. The pain is good. Lol

I went to bed at 11 my time. It's 5 am now and I have not slept at all. I need all my wits about me to face CW today.

I fell asleep around 7 pm and just woke up around 5 am. Truly strange as I didn't do anything strenuous yesterday but I was exhausted. Now the entire house is asleep and I'm wide awake, must choose a quiet activity to amuse myself. It's my last day of vacation and back to the grind tomorrow, yay. . .

I'm up too. I think my dog woke me.

What is it with people and unnecessary intervention? My swollen leg causes me no pain, so I have zero interest in further investigation. Especially when it's likely to lead to the same conclusion...'We don't know what's going on.'

If you want to help, help me put out the fire in my brain.

Hugs lost. My brain is firey too.

Fire extinguishers all round...party!

Xanax is one of my fire extinguishers, lol.

Hugs. I've similar feelings about my T I think.

I want her to like me, but if she doesn't like me, I want her to dislike me "the most" among her clients.... I don't like that she's neutral on me, it feels like indifference means I matter not at all, whereas liking or dislike would mean I meant something to her.
Hugs hugs.
Good luck. Here, have a Witty Wizard, drink concocted by this fledging alchemist! (Haha I'm just been OBSESSED with Live Action RPG (LARP) events recently!)

Hugs all around this morning. Looks like there are several of us who had problems sleeping last night.

I synced my Fitbit, and when I looked at the sleep measurements, the app just looked at me and laugh.

Oh well. If I can't sleep I might as well go get some work done. Headed to school early to try and assemble some bookcases.

Would the couch be interested in seeing my classroom?

Sure! Didn't you go shopping recently?

Yes!

I also slept poorly. I am trying to get onto a better sleep schedule but my sleeping pills aren't putting me to sleep lately.

Also didn't sleep much, about 3.5 hours. Now I am at the pain dr's (the most useless dr. there is.)

My father accidentally set off my brand new fire extinguisher in my kitchen recently. It's messier than it looks on t.v. I was surprisingly calm.

Sorry to hear that...sounds awful. A cerebral fire extinguisher would be a good thing, if it only existed.

Oh yes, I want to see.

Happy Birthday, healed!

And yes daisy I'd love to see your classroom!

Hugs all around to those who want/need and civilized head-nods and what-not.