I’ve had very similar dreams, especially the part about constantly fake-waking up. One method I’ve found to work is to shut my eyes then open them in a kinda exaggerated / forceful way to wake myself up.

Always have a book by your bed and grab it, because you can’t read when you’re asleep. If you read one paragraph and then go back and re-read it, it will be different each time when you’re dreaming

If you want me to pay attention, stop trying to have a boring conversation with me /s

Seriously, I do try to pay attention but I just can’t sometimes :/

Wait, what makes you think OP is any of these things? Are you just projecting your political views you don’t like onto people you don’t like?

The middle of the 90’s were, yeah. The start of the 90’s were 34.96 years ago

Oh no, they pulled one of their socks too high!

Age of Mythology. It’s an RTS game from maybe 20 years ago, although there’s a remastered edition that’s less than a year old. I played the original version and the story and gameplay are both really fun. The controls definitely feel dated and clunky to me now though. I’ve not played the new version but I expect it’s good too.

Specifically, you can play as Norse, Egyptians and Greeks with three main gods and nine(?) minor gods from each pantheon. You build up your civilization / town over several ages, managing your resource gathering and armies. Each age unlocks a new god with a new god power. Each god also has different mythical monsters that you can create such as jackals, hydras, wolves, etc. The original also had Chinese and Atlantians (Greek titans) as DLC, I don’t know if they exist in the new version

Only lick the soldering iron when it’s turned on. That way, the ouchies from the heat cancel out the ouchies from the lead poisoning. Trust me, I’m an expert at licking things other people say shouldn’t be licked

What an insane thing to read with no context

Bits?

I’ve actually lent completely in the other direction. I used to be more like you described, and I’d get annoyed and frustrated with myself when I started losing interest, or I’d get anxious wondering what I would do next. Now, I try to get every bit of enjoyment while my hobbies are still interesting to me, knowing I’ll be moving on soon.

You can probably still be emotionally attached to someone, even if they’re not around anymore?

I can be, and I would like to be, but it never seems to work out that way… Part of my question is to work out what other people do and what I’m doing wrong.

Yes, that sounds like me. I’ve only really had it happen twice where people have come back into my life, but one of them is now my best friend again after I didn’t see or talk to them for years. The other example moved away for about eight years and although we were close (before or after) we did just carry on the same relationship we had before.

Thanks ;)

I am ND, so part of this is trying to diagnose what I’m doing wrong and part of it is trying to understand what everyone else is doing haha

It’s true that I don’t seem to need company in the same way that lots of people do, but I don’t think that’s the issue here. I have good friendships with people in person, but can’t seem to keep them up online. I think I’m just not as comfortable / good at talking over text for the more in-depth and interesting conversations that are worth having friends for

That’s really cool! I wanted to start playing D&D online with the friend that prompted this question, but she doesn’t really have the time (or I’m not important enough to make time for, I guess) :/

Kinda sucks, but that’s what happens sometimes

Thanks for the input. I do have closer friendships in person, but once we move apart (geographically) it just sort of… fades. Based on these replies, I think I’m just not very good at talking over text

It’s so you don’t have to bend down, can be helpful for less mobile people with slip-on shoes

Or just ask them to put you on the “do not call” list and they shouldn’t bother you again for several years.

I’ve also been looking for shows with autistic characters, where autism isn’t their main feature or the focus of the show.

If you like D&D and have a Dropout subscription, I really liked the portrayal of one of the characters in Fantasy High season two. I can’t remember her name right now, but it’s the phoenix lady. I really resonated with her a lot and I cried several times because of the ways she was treated or the ways she understood or misunderstood certain situations. I don’t know if the person who played her is autistic but I felt like he had a really kind and generous understanding of what it can be like for us.

Next recommendation which is what got me thinking is The Accountant. It’s not really my thing, it’s like an action / shooting flick where the main character is autistic. He is a maths savant which is kinda bleh, but I felt it was more like “it’s an unrealistic action film where the main character is just OP” rather than “he’s autistic and that’s why he’s supernaturally gifted”. Anyway, the way he interacts with one of the other accountants is kinda awkward and autistic, but also very sweet and shows he cares and listens to her wants. But it was honestly nice that he was just a guy with autism, rather than an Autistic Person^TM, if you see what I mean