Aspergers and Moderation
So, now that I got my personal life out of the way, (read the last post in Asperger), I have a question about issues I have been seeing in my personal life. Not sure if it is Aspie-related, as I cannot find anything related to this direct subject:
I have a HUGE problem with moderation in my life. If I want to do something, I do it every day; several times if I can. For example, if there is a song in my head, I have been known to listen to it over and over like a little kid (the worst had to be 5+ hours straight the first time I heard "Stairway to Heaven" and this was before I figured out how to use the "repeat" button on my CD player). If I want a certain restaurant's food, I will drive 2+ hours just to get it. You get the idea, I hope. Is this at all related to the obsessive nature of AS? If so, that may (at least partially) explain why I have no concept of moderation; it's either all or nothing.
I had a second question, but again, my short term memory is shot.
I have a HUGE problem with moderation in my life. If I want to do something, I do it every day; several times if I can. For example, if there is a song in my head, I have been known to listen to it over and over like a little kid (the worst had to be 5+ hours straight the first time I heard "Stairway to Heaven" and this was before I figured out how to use the "repeat" button on my CD player). If I want a certain restaurant's food, I will drive 2+ hours just to get it. You get the idea, I hope. Is this at all related to the obsessive nature of AS? If so, that may (at least partially) explain why I have no concept of moderation; it's either all or nothing.
I had a second question, but again, my short term memory is shot.