--- On Thu, 9/18/08, tigersalamander2006 <creative_internet_ideas@...>
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From: tigersalamander2006 <creative_internet_ideas@...>
Subject: [for-and-by-autistics] Hi everyone, I feel so lost...
To: for-and-by-autistics@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 11:14 PM






In 2001 my parents suddenly died. I started drinking heavily. Then in
2002 my favorite brother died. I continued drinking & lost direction
in life. My relatives invaded my parents house and stole financial
documents. Then said bad things about my brothers & I. So I don't
have ANY contact with my relatives. In 2006 I got clean but it took
another 2 years to clear my head out.

I am all alone and scared. Oh I have an older brother but he is an
ahole. There is no sentiment between us no matter how much I tried and
still try. I hate his guts. I could of gotten disability but never
applied -long story. Job wise I need to make more money and also need
to get a roomate before I am evicted.

Why did I let so many years elapse (2001-now) before I "woke up?" Now
I am in dire financial straits...all these years...I could be self-
employed by now. Well I did try to have an internet company but drank
it away.

How do I survive? I am so out of place in this cold, cruel world.
Doing menial jobs like telemarketing. ..well that's it for now.

Thanks,

Steve

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Hi Steve;
I couldn't find a job after I graduated from college, because I couldn't pass
interviews. I would always say the wrong thing. After joining the Army,
though, I got better. I felt more confident in job interviews and finally
landed a job as a social case worker.

Of course I couldn't get promoted, and finally ended up getting demoted. So, I
quit and became a self-employed gardener. I soon tripled my income as a
caseworker. It felt so good. I earned money in exact proportion to the amount
of work I performed. I loved it.

I know everybody is different, but it's just a suggestion.

Yours,
Larry