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paradoxicalCasual Contributor
Hi everyone 🙂
First time I have visited your forum. I need to reach out to others.
Ive got lived experience with C-PTSD and am autistic. I am having a bit of a hard time at the moment and it seemed like a good time to reach out to others.
looking forward to talking with everyone,
paradoxical
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chibamSenior Contributor
Hi @paradoxical ! Welcome to the forums! 🙂
I think you'll find plenty of people to connect with on here. I've met numerous people here who either have C-PTSD or are on the spectrum. 🙂
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paradoxicalCasual Contributor
hi @chibam thank you 🙂
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paradoxicalCasual Contributor
Hi thanks for the welcome and thank you for the links
fun fact. I had social problems when I was younger. then a doctor told me Im a savant and could likely overcome most of the negative aspects of ASD if I set my mind to it.
A few years later I realized I lacked the ability to interpret body language or social Qs, then I used the internet to find out how to learn that stuff.
I came across the field of Nonneural Linguistic Programing(NLP). 20 years later, Now I can usually interpret body language better then most neurotypicals :D, I went from not knowing why somone wasn't my friend suddenly, to being able to accurately tell if somone is getting annoyed with me and how to change the convocation to avoid that, eg, recalling what they were talking about previously and restarting that conversational thread.
I like helping people and ran relationship help seminars teaching couples how to talk to each other and stuff until c-ptsd triggered about 5 years ago.
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Hope2RecoverySenior Contributor
Hi @paradoxical,
Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you here, I am one of the Peer Guide volunteers here on the forum. There are a lot of members on the forum, with a wealth of experience, feel free to explore and don't hesitate to reach out. I'm sure you will find the guidance and support you are looking for, have fun 🙂 take care.
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JustSenior Contributor
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