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and all the other distractions I had used. Growing up isn't
easy, especially when you are twenty years behind the curve.
But it is possible, as long as I put in the daily work.
Today, I have a wonderful sober life with great friends, a
marriage full of fun and love, interesting, meaningful work,
and a comfy home. And I believe that I could lose everything if
I decide to pick up a drink again. Maybe that belief is wrong,
but I've seen friends who started drinking again be just as bad
or worse as they had been in a very short time and their family,
careers, and bank accounts disappeared.
Sometimes people ask me if I couldn't just have one glass
of wine, how do I know that I would have the same problems
with booze after all these years? I usually answer with this, "If
you could play a slot machine that might reward you with a
small payout, say $20, but if you got the wrong combination
your right thumb got chopped off, would you do it?" nobody's
ever said they'd play those odds. And neither will I.
http://www.quora.com/l/boq-karen-opas
asperger syndrome
What does it feel like to have
Asperger's Syndrome?
Alex K. Chen, InquilineKea/Simfish
You have absolutely zero social intuition (and not just that
— but you don't even notice the social cues that allow you to
develop that social intuition). As a result, every social situation
feels like a potentially awkward situation where you
don't know what to do or say (especially when it's so hard
to enjoy the things that other people enjoy — and forcing
yourself to enjoy what they enjoy doesn't work at all either).
It feels like you can only get social interaction through academia,
asking questions, trolling/creating drama, attention
whoring, playing computer games, or eavesdropping/stalking.
So normally, I just end up studying or reading most of the
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