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by Desert Rose
Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:17 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Often feel like I drive people away or I'm really annoying
Replies: 12
Views: 7076

Re: Often feel like I drive people away or I'm really annoying

It seems as though people are quicker to judge me and class me as attention seeking for talking about things or trying to be kind and meet new people than they are to another person who is similar they avoid me but at the end of the day they respect another person for being just as nice and talkati...
by Desert Rose
Sun Dec 03, 2017 4:42 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Often feel like I drive people away or I'm really annoying
Replies: 12
Views: 7076

Re: Often feel like I drive people away or I'm really annoying

lizzie1991 wrote: I also get like this too my heart races I shake and tremble and feel like I'm upsetting people when I'm only trying to be nice and now I'm careful who I let into my life.
You're far from alone.
by Desert Rose
Sat Dec 02, 2017 10:12 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Why nothing positive online about dyspraxia?
Replies: 14
Views: 7236

Re: Why nothing positive online about dyspraxia?

Perhaps we may over-analyse; perhaps we find it frustrating, but we get through it in our own way. :) This definitely seems to be the case, it has been observed in me by others and I see no need to deny it, the frustration and confusion that I cause myself sometimes is something I'm able to overcom...
by Desert Rose
Sat Dec 02, 2017 4:57 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Why nothing positive online about dyspraxia?
Replies: 14
Views: 7236

Re: Why nothing positive online about dyspraxia?

Not being a conventional person isn't a bad thing in my experience, in fact it can result in you being more creative, imaginative, introspective, thoughtful and generally quite smart as a result. I would say this is a result of not being so constrained by the "mainstream" mode of thought, ...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:07 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: You know you're dyspraxic when
Replies: 403
Views: 680725

Re: You know you're dyspraxic when

You can't read your own writing and are rubbish at team sports. I was writing something in a diary today and when I looked over it again it was barely intelligible, and neither could I ever understand team sports, partly because I never understood rules and instructions and partially because I neve...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:05 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: I don't get on with people my own age
Replies: 8
Views: 5195

Re: I don't get on with people my own age

I used to feel more comfortable around older people, however having mixed with people I realised it was because I have interests that people who were older than me had and that older people were more tolerant of my social quirks. While growing up I encountered people who didn't fit the conventional...
by Desert Rose
Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:28 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Connecting
Replies: 10
Views: 6587

Re: Connecting

This forum is interesting, as more and more, I discover the camaraderie us Dyspraxics share as personality quirks. I am definitely similar in that I feel more comfortable around fewer people, being absolutely terrified when performing on stage, case in point: https://youtu.be/zx1cmaz1OMA Still, it ...
by Desert Rose
Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:26 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: I don't get on with people my own age
Replies: 8
Views: 5195

Re: I don't get on with people my own age

I am exactly the same. One of my best mates is over 60, in fact. I have always felt myself more mature than my age group in some ways and less mature in others, exacerbating the problem. The thing you say about maturity certainly seems to be the case, it's bizzare, I seem to be very mature in some ...
by Desert Rose
Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: I don't get on with people my own age
Replies: 8
Views: 5195

Re: I don't get on with people my own age

I am exactly the same. One of my best mates is over 60, in fact. I have always felt myself more mature than my age group in some ways and less mature in others, exacerbating the problem. The thing you say about maturity certainly seems to be the case, it's bizzare, I seem to be very mature in some ...
by Desert Rose
Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:45 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Answering the phone?
Replies: 16
Views: 11160

Answering the phone?

Am I the only person here who's cautious about answering the telephone? Especially if I don't recognise the number which is most of the time. I don't really like using phones that much especially if it's to talk to someone I don't already know that well, it creates anxiety in me as I'm never quite s...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:01 pm
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Experiencing frustration
Replies: 8
Views: 5159

Re: Experiencing frustration

I sometimes feel like when I mention my learning disability as a reason for doing certain things that people think I'm either making it up or trying to use it as a trump card. This is causing me frustration because all I'm asking is that people understand that I'm much more susceptible to make mist...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 19, 2017 4:32 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: Social Anxiety
Replies: 22
Views: 22971

Re: Social Anxiety

Does anyone else with dyspraxia have social anxiety?? i am really self conscious around people especially due to my dyspraxia .i mean i hate being in big groups unless ive known them along time and im super nervous around new people. i mean sometimes i want to break out and and talk to people but i...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:28 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi I am a Noobie!
Replies: 2
Views: 2629

Re: Hi I am a Noobie!

I want to start off with saying I had many problem as a child and a lot of those problems persist even today. I have the clumsiness and poor coordination, had speech therapy in grade school, have Dyscalculia, Attention Deficit Disorder walked sort of late and also zone out. I don't drive as I was t...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 19, 2017 8:56 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Experiencing frustration
Replies: 8
Views: 5159

Re: Experiencing frustration

I often reason that there's an even chance I won't be able to find the bloomin pad again if I do write it down! Indeed! And when I find it again it's usually on the floor somewhere or scrunched up in my bag. Once at work my phone fell out of my pocket and it was pointed out to me by someone that it...
by Desert Rose
Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:07 am
Forum: Relationships
Topic: Experiencing frustration
Replies: 8
Views: 5159

Re: Experiencing frustration

It can really be annoying when we are asked to do something and we put a lot of effort into doing it and the person who we helped out, can only find things to moan and complain about. My strategy has pretty much always been to ensure I clearly understand what the desired end result is and to seek c...