Recent content by drummergirlbk

I'm horribly sensitive to caffeine, so I avoid it as much as possible. To elaborate, I've had days where I had one glass (8-12 oz) of soda around 8-10Am and it kept me up until 4am. Instead of caffeine, I avoid all morning activities before 8 or 9 and I try to not wake up until at least 730...

I will echo this. I had an INFJ friend whom I got along great with. I'll also echo the zen-osh state someone else mentioned. I felt like I was hanging out with the sister I never had. Emotionally though, we were two different creatures. I'm cold and base my decisions on objective data and she...

This is something I very much wish was done with me as a child. I personally struggle hardcover to even identify my own emotions, much less those of other people. There are even times where I may feel empathy, but showing it us nearly impossible because I don't know the right way to do it. It...

Crocodile

I hope so too. It's been a real struggle for me because growing up my family didn't believe in mental disorders or seeing a therapist or psychologist. They've always assumed I'm normal and then asked "what's wrong with you" when I didn't follow specific social protocol when they were probably...

Basically I am almost completely oblivious when people are offended by something I said if I thought it was polite but it actually wasn't. What I really need is for fellow co-workers to man up akd tell me of they were offended and allow me to fix it instead of immediately reporting me to HR...

Spelunking

This is why I'm seeking official diagnosis. I had an issue at my job that no one made me aware of that caused me to lose my position because I couldn't ask for accommodations due to not being officially diagnosed with aspergers. Looking back, I wish I would have done it 6 months ago because now...

Utterly perplexed

Hello all, My fiance and I have been struggling over the past however long to properly establish boundaries with my parents. To give a little perspective, my parents suffer from overprotective parent syndrome (a chronic and incurable disease) and have become extremely hurt or upset when we...

January, INTJ

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A coworker of mine thought my 38-year-old fiancé was 26 earlier this week. My resume makes me look at least 23, so potential employers think I look that age, but otherwise I'm mistaken for 18 or younger quite often.