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Extreme aggressiveness, what happened in your case?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 654853" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Copa...</p><p> </p><p>*I* am wired differently. I've known it all my life. People would say "all you have to do is...", and... whatever it was, it would never work for me. Everything I do that is "normal" takes WAY more effort than anyone believes (unless they are also wired differently). Being wired differently does not make me bad. I'm married to the father of my children, have a long-term career (in a field that is populated by many differently-wired people, of course), own a house, pay taxes, and all those other 'good citizen' things we are supposed to do. But I do NOT relate to "typical" people. I'm not "typical". My sense of humour is totally warped, as is my sense of time, space, priorities, and a hundred other things. I think differently, define problems differently, find different solutions. My "differentness" is part of my strength.</p><p> </p><p>You would never expect a sports car to haul a semi-load of stuff... and you would never expect a semi to drive like a sports car... and neither can take 6 kids to the game. These vehicles are all "wired differently". Just like people. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>I'm different. Not wrong, not bad, not an illness or a malformation... I'm just... different.</p><p> </p><p>This is why I push the whole "wired differently" aspect on the board. I know what it is like to BE different, and yet have people expect me to be "typical". Not only does it not work... it's harmful. WE - us differently wired people - need to be accepted and appreciated for what we really are. Like Cromwell: warts and all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 654853, member: 11791"] Copa... *I* am wired differently. I've known it all my life. People would say "all you have to do is...", and... whatever it was, it would never work for me. Everything I do that is "normal" takes WAY more effort than anyone believes (unless they are also wired differently). Being wired differently does not make me bad. I'm married to the father of my children, have a long-term career (in a field that is populated by many differently-wired people, of course), own a house, pay taxes, and all those other 'good citizen' things we are supposed to do. But I do NOT relate to "typical" people. I'm not "typical". My sense of humour is totally warped, as is my sense of time, space, priorities, and a hundred other things. I think differently, define problems differently, find different solutions. My "differentness" is part of my strength. You would never expect a sports car to haul a semi-load of stuff... and you would never expect a semi to drive like a sports car... and neither can take 6 kids to the game. These vehicles are all "wired differently". Just like people. ;) I'm different. Not wrong, not bad, not an illness or a malformation... I'm just... different. This is why I push the whole "wired differently" aspect on the board. I know what it is like to BE different, and yet have people expect me to be "typical". Not only does it not work... it's harmful. WE - us differently wired people - need to be accepted and appreciated for what we really are. Like Cromwell: warts and all. [/QUOTE]
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