I have never had that skill, probably because I also have ASD (diagnosed with Asperger’s as well). I can talk to strangers, but it has taken pratice (I’m a member of Toastmasters) and it is still not easy for me.
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For the most part yes, I’d like to have the same vigour, motivation and joy that I had before
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I miss the old me all the time but I can’t go back in time
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I don’t know about some things. All this talk of missing past selves reminded me of the phrase “careful what you wish for.” I found it in that old movie “Bruce Almighty.”
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My major difficulty has always been initiating conversations. It can make me seem aloof and stand offish . However if I’m spoken to 1st I’ll reply to the best of my ability.
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That’s the best any of us can do. In some cases it is also reply to the best of our Abilify. LOL.
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I sometimes miss who I remember being. But that isn’t really who I was. That’s just my memories when I feel sad. My best friend assures me I am pretty much the same, but with a slightly stronger ability to keep my mouth shut and a much stronger ability to express genuine affection without hiding under five layers of sarcasm.
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I was very able in my 20s
I remember going to Heathrow Airport age 23 on my own and sitting on a balcony overlooking the airport and having lunch no anxiety
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i am a better person now than i used to be, to be fair my sz started at age 15 but back then i was moody and not very nice, i guess all the time ive had to think and treat underlying problems mentally made me better
but i do miss being able to glide through daily activities where as now i am much more anxious and overthink stuff to the point of freezing up
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I miss my old self but I wouldn’t want his amorality…
Nope I love my current self. My past is totally different from present .
My past was all wrong. Did not have a goal / responsibility.
Was just going with the flow in a negative way.
I am alive Today only because sz happened.
Else I could also have been in after life like my friends.
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I feel like I experienced different types of me but I still think there is the person I like inside, like a sculptor I just need to chisel away the ruff edges
The old me is always around me and I don’t miss it.
It’s lying on the bed the whole time and I make jokes with it
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Sometimes it’s half a day old, and yes, sometimes i do good things to it…
maybe before I was prodromal…I was funny and smarter, I’m still funny but not as witty as before…
Hey, sry little bit offtopic are the both in your tagline one person @jukebox ?
If I may ask
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@James99 it’s a man talking to his lover from “lay lady lay” by Bob Dylan…thanks for asking.
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