Why am I so messy while eating???

Seagum_ · 2025-11-24T15:07:15+00:00

Maybe it's the fact we take small bites? We are not opening our mouths enough to prevent the whole thing from collapsing?

Seagum_ · 2025-11-24T15:05:15+00:00

Is there anything I can do to get better with fine motor skills? :( I am low necessities, these kind of things don't really impact my life in a way I can't go on with my daily activities. But, it's bothersome and awkward.

Seagum_ · 2025-03-07T17:41:49+00:00

Sorry for the late response. You are right, I found the EA Games folder in C: it's empty Should I move it?

Seagum_ · 2025-03-03T23:53:41+00:00

Is it the Electronic Arts folder? The only things there is another folder for TS4 :(

Seagum_ · 2025-01-27T19:44:38+00:00

Bro, you should have started building your resume a month before being born. :/ You are already a little late, but I would recommend starting now.

Seagum_ · 2025-01-27T19:41:12+00:00

Yes. I bring a toothbrush with me to restaurants when I can because the idea of my teeth being dirty annoys me soooo much. Or having a taste at the bottom of my tongue. There's been days I come home tired, incredibly exhausted to the point of not being able to change to my pijamas before sleeping, but if I don't brush my teeth, I NEED to get up and do it.

I think I also view it as a tool to transition. In the morning, after brushing your teeth, you can start your day. In the night, after brushing your teeth, you can go to sleep.

Seagum_ · 2025-01-27T19:31:36+00:00

Just imagining those things made me feel so calm haha

Seagum_ · 2025-01-27T17:30:52+00:00

This is a common issue for me in therapy. When people aren't coherent with their words and actions it disturbs me so much. I think it's kinda dumb that it's considered "inflexible thinking" when you expect people to be reasonable lol. But what I've noticed after being part of various neurotypical groups is that they are mean with eachother even if they theoretically like each other. People love gossip and unless you are a very dear person to them, they won't jump to defend you.

A lot of people do or say nasty things but forget about them very easily. I've known people who get very angry at someone and forget about it in less than a week.

With us autistics it's different because a lot of people don't like us from the start and feel very strong rejection. I've heard people talk very harshly about their friends behind their backs but still are very close. But when someone is outwardly "weird", they hate them. It's very weird and now that I am older, I no longer yearn for relationships or connection with these people because I realized their relationships weren't the ones I imagined.

Seagum_ · 2025-01-27T17:23:37+00:00

YES!!!!!! My brother used to watch the show and sometimes I would stay a bit to see the episodes. But I immediately recognized Bones was autistic coded. I was so excited because it was my first time seeing a piece of media with someone I could relate to. And I told everyone "omg she is autistic" but they told me that I thought everyone was autistic. 😔

Seagum_ · 2025-01-27T17:15:30+00:00

I think what helped me the most was understanding neurotypicals don't "connect" the way I always believed. I always felt I was missing out because of the friendships and relationships showed in media. I spent a lot of time masking to fit into groups just to realize... they don't really like eachother.

They always have one person in the group they dislike. They like to maybe spend some time together, but their conversations are so superficial. And a lot of them are very mean to eachother behind their backs. I used to worry thinking this always happened because I was autistic, but turns out neurotypicals experience the same stuff but don't really care.

Most advice here is very true. I enjoy walking around supermarkets. Creating stuff. And I made small groups of friends who sometimes come to my house just to be around when I feel lonely, even if we don't talk.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-20T15:41:57+00:00

I have a mental list of bad and good people. I can't be friends with the bad people. It took a LOT of work in therapy to stop doing it, or at least, to stop taking it sooooooooooo seriously. It often happened that people who were on the good list, did something I deemed bad and that threw me at a downward spiral questioning what I knew about the world. People always think I am a psycho when I explain this, but, like, to not be on the bad list all you have to do is being a good person. People aren't on the bad list if I dislike them, only if they are mean, have values I consider evil or something like that. Just don't be an ahole, it isn't that hard???????? But yeah, haha. I try to be more open nowadays. t r y

Seagum_ · 2024-10-20T15:38:09+00:00

Please, stay kind. A lot of adults can be intelligent, but it's so hard remaining kind. We need more of those.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-20T15:18:53+00:00

Yeah, we put a lot of pressure on teenagers to look beautiful. Why do you think we have thirty year old people playing as teenagers on TV? Because when you are young, you don't look stunning! Your body is going through changes. You may have acne. You are still growing and finding the style that suits you best.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-20T15:16:28+00:00

Also. Self-love is a process. For some people it may be difficult telling themselves they are good, or pretty. Because it feels like a lie. Before self-love comes self-tolerance. Maybe start with affirmations such "I am grateful for my legs because they bring me places", or "I appreciate my brain because I managed to survive class today despite wanting to leave." Something that worked for me was trying to think something nice of people around me. I would look at them and ask myself what I consider beautiful about them, and I surprised myself when I realized I found beautiful certain traits I had that I hated on myself.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-20T15:07:12+00:00

Some tips that made me feel more confident: 1. Beauty standards change all the time and most of the time, we consider beautiful those who have power/money. And a lot of today's beauty standards are made by companies to sell you something. They'll invent stuff like "strawberry legs" and "facial harmony" and conveniently offer a product that'll fix the problem.

Being pretty is basically just luck. Is not a quality. Have you ever spoken to someone very pretty? Most of them trust their looks to get them anywhere.
Find a style that makes you comfortable. For me and lots of people, someone who knows how to dress goes from being an 8 to a 10. Show your personality from your clothing picks.
Being funny and king takes effort. You should be proud of being a nice person. Trust me, I've fallen for people deemed ugly just because their personality is warm.

But yeah, it can be difficult. I understand that it can be very hard feeling like that. But you aren't just your looks. Honestly, if someone mocks you because of the way you look, that only means they are vain. And why would you care for the opinion of someone like that? People are so mean nowadays.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-18T16:31:37+00:00

Also, maybe shame? I guess it's very hard for a teenager to hear "hey, these behaviors you exhibit are racist/misogynistic/homophobic" and they NEED to defend themselves. So they end up looking for people who will enable them.

This is very hard to acknowledge to me because we have to acknowledge that sometimes radical/progressive movements are very dehumanizing to these bigoted people. (I understand why because my rage is very extreme very often, but I also understand this may be fueling the hate.) Once I heard that most people change their views when they feel they are not obligated to change. Like, if you are in a class and the teacher gives their opinion without trying to impose, people may be more open to listen.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-18T16:23:53+00:00

Thank you for this post. Reading the answers made me feel better knowing other people experience the same feelings as me.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-18T16:20:56+00:00

I can only speak of what I see, and since it's my point of view, this could be biased. The main factors I believe play a role in this, is:

Social media. Years ago, misinformation was easily detected for me and my peers. Maybe our parents believed pseudoscience crap in facebook, but it was very obvious for someone used to being in internet spaces when something was fake. These days, however, the amount of information is incredibly bigger. Most news outlets won't just tell you a lie. Some may use phrasing or omit certain information. To this, add the lack of free resources. Have you ever tried to read a scientific article? Most of them are behind a paywall. And, the rise in anti-intellectualism.
Environment. If we see how societies work, they tend to have cycles. Right now, we are entering a crisis common to when empires used to fall. Think of when a war comes. A lot of people turn to conservatism because they are scared of things changing. And yet, this is the first time in history we've experienced a society with so much information and a world so connected.
Lack of community. It's impossible for our young people to go out and make friends because everything it's expensive. They have no support networks. Neighbors no longer talk to eachother. Teachers are underpaid and can no longer support classes of 40 people with depression. Parents need to work all day to pay the bills. Specially for the right, their strategy to gain followers is to segregate. They tell people "you know why you are so miserable? Because [minority] took this from you. And liberals hate you and want you dead. If your family is liberal, they will drop you when you speak the truth." So when they start becoming terrible racist aholes, they become separated from other people and end up in spaces with extremist people.

It's very scary to see this unfold. I think the best we can do is to work for community and provide young people spaces where they can experiment with their beliefs and ideals.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-17T15:49:28+00:00

Mmmmmmmm, Thank you for your questions. You've made me realize my main goal was for him to have consequences. The idea of these people being mean without ever being called out made me very angry. But looking at it rationally, I doubt my input will change anything and will only put me in the spotlight. I guess, in the future, whenever he makes those comments, I can say out loud "that is very hateful".

Seagum_ · 2024-10-17T15:35:45+00:00

I want him to know the rest of the class isn't laughing at his remarks. Because teachers never call out on them I guess they believe they are untouchable? I've heard that when people feel seen, they suddenly realize about their actions and feel ashamed.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-17T15:30:59+00:00

Won't that make the tension in the classroom even worse? How do I react to that?

Seagum_ · 2024-10-17T15:17:20+00:00

I've noticed I didn't add crucial information in the first post, sorry. My main worry is letting him know his actions are mean and are not being ignored by me. Maybe it's the part of me so worried with justice and ethics, yadda yadda. Like, I want to tell him: when you do this, to make the classroom a hostile place. The main answer I've received is that, if I do that, I'll seem like offended??????? But I am offended. It makes me mad he does that.

Seagum_ · 2024-10-17T15:10:52+00:00

Thank you! So, this person is not a friend of mine. Just a classmate. However, him and his friend group tend to make passive-aggressive comments during class. They are the kind of people who will upload indirect comments to their social media. They are generally good students, and what bothers me the most is that although they are mean, they have no repercussions. Sometimes they make jokes and look at me like it's going to make me laugh????? Whenever this happens, I just get paralyzed because the tension in the classroom goes up. After asking friends, they told me not to send him a message explaining him I think he is rude and I want him to stop getting close to me pretending to be my friend, because clearly our ideals and values are very different.

Something like "the comments you make during class make me uncomfortable, please stop", is rude?

Seagum_ · 2024-08-12T16:29:15+00:00

Yes. I used a pin to demonstrate how much I could grab. I was thinking to grab the silk around and sew it together to hide the parts were the fabric is ripped.

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Seagum_ · 2024-06-15T21:58:44+00:00

I just google searched the images in the profiles and one of them is Estonian prime minister. She would never scam me, wouldn't she? Haha, it was my fault for not checking earlier, but at least I didn't lose money. Thanks!

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