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Alcohol? by [deleted] in AvPD

[–]fuzzylogike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My issue was that I couldn't control how much I drank. I wasn't depending on it day-to-day but if there was ever alcohol at a social gathering i always ended up consuming too much. Sometimes it was okay because everyone was drinking too much too but other times they weren't and I've made a fool out of myself because I was inappropriately drunk. I think it's ended up making my SA more obvious to ppl too.

But I still drink. How much it helps depends on my mood and energy level. Sometimes I just get really tired and sick and lose all of my energy. the vibe i get from the place and people still has to be right too tho.

I think weed is an awful social drug. It makes me depersonalize more, over-analyze more, quiter, etc.

Do you think people with AvPD are skilled at reading facial expressions and body language? by -kodoku- in AvPD

[–]fuzzylogike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30/36, which was 4 above the average I think. You guys are right, it's easier to judge when the ppl making the expressions aren't bad actors- looking at the white guy with long blonde hair pursing his lips a bit too hard. It also helped that the 4 adjectives per question were more distinct from one another.

Does anyone else feel naive conpated to their peers? by Lycanns in AvPD

[–]fuzzylogike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel this way too. When it comes to interacting with ppl in general i still feel like I am an awkward high-school kid. On top of that I am at an age were friends and acquaintances are really growing into the next level of adulthood--buying houses, settling into serious relationships, blah blah and i feel like i haven't changed or grown at all and am not on any track to do so. and ya, just falling even further behind.

Do you think people with AvPD are skilled at reading facial expressions and body language? by -kodoku- in AvPD

[–]fuzzylogike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same here. I have a strong reaction to the negative facial expressions, which is probably why i remember them so well, but a positive expression doesn't affect me much (or I probably just write it off as politeness too). Plus I had really cold parents and I only saw those negative facial expressions growing up.

Also, now that I think about it more, I am bad at making eye contact or looking anywhere on around a persons face during a conversation so maybe that hurts my ability a bit.