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You don't need to smile with your mouth open, if you can't do that without looking like a psychopath, you can just smile with your closed mouth.

Pic related, a smile like this can get you very far.

>>17396336
People probably don't even really notice or register the fact that you don't smile back in a scenario like that. People have better things to think about.

>>17396363
idk man, if I don't smile much, people I know comment on it. even acquaintances. a random person that you've never seen before and will never see again might not notice, but a random person who smiles at you will likely notice if you don't return the smile.

>>17396336
OP I don't think they think you're an asshole or a psycho, but they may think you are not in a good mood or don't want to be approached. initiating a smile conveys a certain nominal level of friendliness. smiling back is partly an acknowledgement of that, but also kind of an unconscious reflex. many people will smile back despite themselves and have to either be in a really horrible mood or make a conscious effort not to smile back. I'm like that and like I said, I'm not a smiler. so if you don't smile back, it telegraphs that you want to be left alone. people may not notice if it's just once, but if the same girl smiles at you multiple times and you never return the smile, she will probably assume you either don't like her or are depressed or something.

practice remembering to smile, you'll get better at it.

Yep it sucks, but you simply have to do it. There is no alternative.

>>17396313
Gotta practice, luckily you have a nice looming deadline. That's usually pretty motivating. Just go out and apply everywhere, fuck up a few times and realize that nothing irreversibly terrible happened. The alternative is that you're out on the street possibly getting that tight asshole pounded.

The more you expose yourself to this situation the easier it will be.

>>17396294
You know that, even if anonymous wanted to help you out, you need to speak English in here?

Nobody cares about your national pride here.
Stop being pretentious and ask in the right language.
Maybe, and I say maybe because I doubt Anonymous people are on /adv, someone will see.

>>17396286
Why do you jump to the conclusion that you have a disorder? I have a feeling that a lot of people who cling to "muh disorders" just want to be special.

>i'm sleeping 5 hours and feel fine surprisingly

Doesn't seem like it. 5 hours isn't enough time to get fully rested. So lack of sleep + lots of stress is a surefire way to have a bad time. Start by getting more sleep and then start to address the rest of your underlying problems.

>endless job hunting and interviews
What kind of volume are we talking here? Have you used your social connections? University/college connections are exceedingly useful- if you are a graduate or a current university student pay a visit to your career center/services or call them up for some help.

If not a grad or student use your personal social circle to help you find opportunities/put in good words for you. Expand your search, apply to a min. amt of jobs per day every day.

The rest of it is a bummer, but sounds like in general you are dealing with a lot of stress. Your reaction sounds like an extreme stress reaction so you need to find a way to deal with those issues and resolve them.

>>17396301
i'm actually hoping it's not a disorder. i pride myself as a person who is fairly well-balanced and on top of things; like a control to the people around me. but my family has a history of being mentally unbalanced or ill; the worst being alzheimer's.

as for the sleep, i just randomly wake up after about 5 hours and can't fall back asleep. it already takes me a couple hours or so to fall asleep. and i need my daylight hours to complete my tasks and make sure i eat and whatnot.

been using all my resources; reached out to classmates and grads and my sister... i have a couple interviews/tests lined up again, which i'm hoping i won't bomb.

i suppose tackling one at a time would be fine, but either my mom or sis will constantly remind me of XYZ, and my bf understandably feels a little insecure about me feeling insecure (he's really in no fault here, just a result of my indecisiveness and anxiety), and the rejection letters will slowly trickle in, and discovering how my ex best friend deleted our photos and such...

all kinda adds up

>>17396286
All signs point to just stressed in my expert opinion. You need to get more sleep and calm your mind. Practice meditation, get more exercise, maybe do some yoga. This is good advice although I'm too lazy to really sell it more.

The weather, ask how the person is feeling, what their hobbies are, share your opinions or ask for theirs on subjects like sports, the weather, animals, tv shows etc

>>17396283
But how do you keep a conversation going?

How do you make "good vibes"?

Suppose I say the following:
>Me: It's really hot now, hope it cools down soon
>Other person: Yeah

Then what? Or if someone asks me about my hobbies, how do I respond in a way to keep the conversation going?

>>17396297
Talking about the weather is boring and a nonstarter. Generally I just ask people questions about themselves, people love to talk about themselves. Even if I'm not interested in what they are talking about, I feign interest and keep the convo going knowing that eventually it will hopefully turn into something more interesting.

If they ask you about your hobbies, then talk about them. What do you love about it? How did you get into that? You can also ask them shit like that. I've found that in general people don't care to learn about you, but they are happy to talk about themselves. You seem more engaging even though you have told them very little to nothing about yourself.

>>17396249
Go ahead, no point in not doing it
>glad you werent bombed, man!

How long have you been on birth control? that can impact the frequency of periods. Talk to your obgyn if you want reassurance

Buy a new TV

>>17396215
For about 6 years. Right when bf and I started dating. I'm on the patch, but from like 2012-2013 I was on the pill, then switched back to the patch.

What if I get my birth control from planned parenthood?

Best thing I can tell you is that if you break down, she will too. You're gonna have to test yourself to the limits because that's what she's doing to herself, stay a guardian angel so to speak, if you guys can handle it and come out from the ordeal, you'll be stronger than you've ever been, but sticking in there is hard, truly my man, consider this a test, try to do well by her and keep your composure, if you break, she will to. I promise.

>>17396134
Alternatively you can leave and figure yourself out and give your other priorities time. But at that point, you have to wonder how much she means to you.

Does she physically hurt you or is she acting aggressive against you? Because it has gone too far If she attacks you. Why isnt she going to therapy frequently?

>>17396110
>was wondering if this comedy will be still going strong in 5 years?

God I hope not.

> Do I have to say random bullshit to keep up with today's comedy theme?

Nah stick with your own comedic style,

>>17396096
Are you taking any prescription medications?

>>17396106
No. I took benedryl after it started showing up. But normally I take 0 meds.

Everywhere as in all over your body? Get your rashy ass to a doctor, you dumb fuck.

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Look up the answers as you go, and answer the questions.

>>17396090
Are you being monitored? How closely do they watch you? Think they might collect phones? You gotta weigh the risk versus reward, if there is minimal risk and you can get away with it. Use your phone and look shit up, but be discrete about it. It's obvious if you're looking down into your lap every few minutes. It will look like you're either enamored with your dick or cheating.

>>17396090
Look stuff up on the computer or phone if you can

I also like to wear a hoodie and fold up an a tissue with information on it in the sleeve. I take it out and put it under the keyboard or my arm so I can quickly look at it. When done, I just crumple it up. I use napkins since they are more quiet than sheets of paper/index

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>>17396054

the only parts of this that are bad are
>you didnt talk to her
>you'd want to add her on facebook

thats double cringe mate. if you had talked to her it'd be A okay but you havent so yeah its weird.

youare pic related to an exaggerated degree

my advice, keep going to the same parties, places, themes, people, etc.

when / if you see her, go up and talk and say 'hey werent you at this persons party before? my names anon, im friends with YY, how do you know the ZZ?

and go from there. and if you DONT see her, just go up and talk to everyone else.

>>17396072
Yah you are right about the cringe part, it would be weird to just talk on facebook out of nowhere. Hopefully I'll meet her again in person. I mean it's not a huge deal of course but it'd be cool to meet her again. Thanks for the advice!

>>17396151

no problem. plenty of other attractive igrls out there. just dont be afraid to say hi. worse case scenario

>hi im anon, do you know XX (person you know that brought you to said party / event)

and go from there

Well fuck.

That's pretty old school. Take it to a hardware store and see what they say.

>>17395962
Fraps is ok, although (iirc) the free version watermarks the video. The free version of xsplit doesn't watermark, but it's a bit more resource hungry. The best solution is to have a capture device though, although if money is an issue that might be out of your reach. I use a Razer Ripsaw, but I'm on the highest but one level of the Supported Streamer Program so I didn't actually pay for it.

One thing that's really important in terms of fps when you're capturing video is to not record it on to the same drive/array that the game is running from. Use a big thumb drive or consider getting an extra SSD.

>>17395945
Don't take it personal OP. The Mother is obviously the crazy bitch in this scenario. Most People nowadays are more educated about psychological diseases and won't be irrationally judgmental.

>>17395945
Depends, have you done anything to indicate that you are violent? Had any run ins with the law? Been in a lot of fights? Institutionalized?

If you haven't done anything wrong, then fuck that woman. Don't waste energy being offended by someone who is an ignorant asshole. I doubt everyone sees you like that apart from her unless you have done something in your past to warrant a violent reputation.

Explaining it to him might be a waste of time, just keep it simple. "Your mom assumes that I am violent because of my mental health, I don't want to hang out at your house because of that, why don't we just go to my place?"

Your friend's mom is an ignorant cunt
and she probably gets her "sources" from sensationalistic garbage media.
You can hold it against her if you like. She's not treating you like a human.
But tell your aspergers friend calmly that his mom didn't make you feel welcome and until she apologizes, accepts, and understands, you won't be coming back.
They will understand but there's no telling what shit she's gonna try to feed him to make you seem like the bag guy anyway.
I'd just offer to hang out elsewhere for a while.