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chaoticidealism

Zero to Meltdown in .5 Seconds: A Public Service Announcement

Sep 29, 2010 21:35

Today I was walking home from class when something really, really annoying happened to me.

I had been in pretty high spirits. The class had contained some interesting material that forced me to think in new ways. Consequently, I had a lot of energy to work off, and had been flapping my hands and walking so fast I was at times actually running. I was ( Read more... )

sensory, meltdowns

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Odd freak-outs anonymous October 1 2010, 06:26:44 UTC

Sorry to hear about your meltdown.

I have ADD, and things like loud noises at certain pitches and strobe lights totally wig me.

I've tried to explain to folks around me that the loud bass on their stereo causes me something akin to physical pain. And even my friends have trouble buying it at times. And I remember once at school explaining that the strobe light they wanted to use at a school-sponsored social would send me to the bathroom puking--it wasn't until I threatened to get student affairs involved that they backed off.

Somehow, explaining to NTs that certain things cause me pain when these things don't cause -them- pain is really difficult. I guess because they've never had to adjust to a foreign world. I've found that people who've had to adjust to foreign cultures are more understanding. I guess most folks have never been that far outside of their universe.

Oh well.

what if nobody honked? ext_272692 October 1 2010, 18:00:25 UTC

What if nobody honked; nobody stared at your ass; nobody looked at you with that wanting in there eye? Many girls become anoyed at these things but if it never happened, these same girls would feel unsexy and even unwanted. Further, if the right guy hunks, stares, or looks at you that way--it's perfectly fine. The trouble is--there is no way for a guy to know if he is the right guy or not untill he does it. There is no way to know if you will like being honked at or not. Should all the wanted interactions be forbidden in order to prevent the few unwanted ones?

Re: what if nobody honked? ext_272692 October 2 2010, 04:10:21 UTC

Trust me, if a woman wants your attention, you will know it. If your are unsure if your attentions are wanted, they aren't. I don't know any woman who wants to be honked at or stared at. I think you have confused reality with something you read in Playboy.

Re: what if nobody honked? chaoticidealism October 2 2010, 18:28:25 UTC

You assume I want a guy. I'm asexual.

But if I weren't asexual, I wouldn't go for a guy who randomly decided to honk at me. Whatever happened to, "Hello, my name is--"? That's the generally accepted greeting...

Re: what if nobody honked? ext_272692 October 9 2010, 02:54:40 UTC

What I was saying is. There is no way for a guy to know who he is going to offend and who he is not going to offend with any given approach. The fact is some girls would go for a hunker or like being hunked at. I was just pointing out that girls often express frustration with any number of approaches guys make. I was just trying to provide a glimps at the other side. I'm not a hunker. Actually, I rarely approach women at all. I mostly find women online because it's easier for me to contact women who I know want men to contact them than to pick up random strangers in public who may not want to be picked up at all.

P.S. Uber huggles for Iridia! sulerina October 3 2010, 03:14:00 UTC

Also that is interesting! I didn't know it could actually cause pain like that! I'm sorry that it caused you such agony. Sorry, I would have put this in the first message, but like I said, ADD...got a little sidetracked. O:) I don't do that often. *face assume an expression of the epitome of innocence* I can cling to my delusions if I want to...*ahem* moving on. :P

ASSault with a deadly horn ext_332603 November 24 2010, 15:48:52 UTC

So sorry that happened to you. Oddly I was getting into my car on the side of the road on a narrow street yesterday. I had purse, coffee and breakfast sandwich, and key's in hand. I was wearing gloves which makes everything more unmanagable. I had the door open, naturally, and had just lifted myself onto the seat. One leg remained out of the vehicle while I set the coffee in the cup holder, in order to close the door.
A truck laid on the horn and agressivly accelerated past my van. Took a few minutes to come back from that myself...Honestly some people intentionally use their horns and vehicles as weapons! And some people turn into self centered inconsiderate asses when armed with a 2000 pound killing machine. *(behind the wheel). Sometimes I just hate people. Happy Thanksgiving. LOL.

alliterati January 3 2011, 17:43:00 UTC

I HATE that. People do it all the time too.