Common similarities amoung SAers

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my wife had:

1. Very protective parents, who were also very solitary and had no friends
2. Was bullied all through school.
3. Shes always been a straight A student
4. shes the oldest sibling
5. Shes always been a non-conformist

 

[Kristina223]

1. The youngest child: Yes.
2. Appear younger than actual age: Yes.
3. overprotective mother: No.
4. Good student/ teachers pet: Teachers don't like me at all, because I'm quiet all the time and don't participate in class.
5. Perfectionist? Yes.
6. Mathematical/all or nothing type of brain? Not quite.
7. Non-conformist? Yes.
8. control freak? Yes.
9. intelligent? Slightly above average.
10. have cats or dogs? Used to.
11. unemployed or on disability? No, high school.
12. underachieving? Yes.

 

[Snowdrop]

1. The youngest child
2. Appear younger than actual age
3. overprotective mother [EDIT: or guardian]
4. Good student/ teachers pet

all of those :O
and underachieving :/

 

[dutchguy]

1. The youngest child: No, middle child actually
2. Appear younger than actual age: Oh yes, I appear much younger.
3. overprotective mother [EDIT: or guardian] : My mom is extremely overprotective.
4. Good student/ teachers pet: Yes, until the bullying started
5. Perfectionist?: I try to, but always fail to live up to my own standards
6. Mathematical/all or nothing type of brain?: Yes
7. Non-conformist?: No, the opposite actually; I try very hard to fit in
8. control freak?: Yes, I hate situations that I don't have control over.... such as social situations
9. intelligent?: Yes
10. have cats or dogs?: Well, my parents have a dog, but I personally wouldn't get a pet
11. unemployed or on disability?: Nope, employed and quite good at my job... but then again, I work in IT so social awkwardness is almost expected
12. underachieving?: Sometimes.

 

[coyote]

The youngest child
Appear younger than actual age
overprotective parents
Good student/ teachers pet
Perfectionist
Non-conformist
control freak (but have been working at letting go of this)
intelligent
have cats
underachieving

 

[Felgen]

1. The youngest child [EDIT: or eldest child (rarely middle child)]

Oldest here.

2. Appear younger than actual age

Yes, when I'm clean-shaven.

3. overprotective mother [EDIT: or guardian]

My mother was. My father, on the other hand, let me play violent computer games and watch X-rated movies while I was just a little boy.

4. Good student/ teachers pet

Hell no.

5. Perfectionist?

Yes.

6. Mathematical/all or nothing type of brain?

Si.

7. Non-conformist?

Fair enough.

8. control freak?

Absolutely.

9. intelligent?

I believe I am.

10. have cats or dogs?

I have both.

11. unemployed or on disability?

Not anymore.

12. underachieving?[/I]

Qui.

A lot of people with anxiety meet the requirements for either bipolar, ADD/ADHD, Tourette's, PDD-NOS or Asperger's syndrome. That's probably why there are so many similarities.

 

[kihira]

1. The youngest/eldest child ~ youngest
2. Appear younger than actual age ~ not any more
3. Overprotective mother ~ no
4. Good student ~ until college
5. Perfectionist ~ not any more
6. Mathematical/all or nothing type of brain? ~ dunno, have even left/right brain
7. Non-conformist ~ yes, in some ways
8. Control freak ~ no
9. Intelligent ~ yes, but with a disordered brain. Takes a while to compute
10. Have cats or dogs? ~ yes, but this could be anyone
11. Unemployed or on disability? ~ have been 'not working at the moment'
12. Underachieving? ~ big time
Are there any others?
13. Introvert ~ oh yes!
14. Late teens to early twenties ~ No, but SA became a problem then
15. Good looking ~ used to be. Maybe good looks = more unwanted attention?
16. Negative outlook ~ sometimes can be an Eeyore
17. Dysfunctional family ~ yes

 

[coyote]

oh yeah I have 13. 15. and 17., too

 

[Kristina223]

13. Introvert: Yes.
14. Late teens to early twenties: Late teens.
15. Good looking: No.
16. Negative outlook: Yes.
17. Dysfunctional family: Yes.

 

[Felgen]

13. Yes
14. Yes
15. Depends on who's looking. To some, boyish, Italian-Norwegian looks are attractive.
16. Not anymore.
17. Nope