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<blockquote data-quote="Elsi" data-source="post: 742083" data-attributes="member: 23349"><p>I think you're right. I think this is why stimming is so soothing for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. It calms anxiety and shuts down the mind. I did my share as a kid, though they didn't call it that, they just called it Elsi being weird again. I trained myself out of that, but I still remember what it felt like to drop into that full-body trance. I could use a little of that now but I seem to have outgrown the knack. I just want to turn my brain OFF again sometimes. I've lost my off switch. </p><p></p><p>I am getting a massage tomorrow. Perhaps it will help. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. I need to keep talking myself down, not escalate right now. Though your mention of odds now has my brain trying to calculate the exact odds based on the number of people in the total metro area, the number of people in that neighborhood, his behavior patterns and risk factors ... ack I shouldn't go down that road either. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. We spend our lives waiting for the phone call or the knock on the door. Because we know they are putting themselves into situations where their risks are much, much higher than the average. And you're right, living like this is very much like learning to manage a chronic condition. We have to learn to live around the anxiety and keep going. </p><p></p><p>And I know all this, but it is so much easier to advise someone else than to follow my own advice in the moment. </p><p></p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elsi, post: 742083, member: 23349"] I think you're right. I think this is why stimming is so soothing for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. It calms anxiety and shuts down the mind. I did my share as a kid, though they didn't call it that, they just called it Elsi being weird again. I trained myself out of that, but I still remember what it felt like to drop into that full-body trance. I could use a little of that now but I seem to have outgrown the knack. I just want to turn my brain OFF again sometimes. I've lost my off switch. I am getting a massage tomorrow. Perhaps it will help. Yes. I need to keep talking myself down, not escalate right now. Though your mention of odds now has my brain trying to calculate the exact odds based on the number of people in the total metro area, the number of people in that neighborhood, his behavior patterns and risk factors ... ack I shouldn't go down that road either. Yes. We spend our lives waiting for the phone call or the knock on the door. Because we know they are putting themselves into situations where their risks are much, much higher than the average. And you're right, living like this is very much like learning to manage a chronic condition. We have to learn to live around the anxiety and keep going. And I know all this, but it is so much easier to advise someone else than to follow my own advice in the moment. Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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