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Originally Posted by Holly Short
I can definitely relate to this. Earlier today, my dad asked me to fetch him a paper towel. I wasn't quite sure from his tone of voice whether he was joking or not (he does that a lot), and I was terrified that he was. I was so afraid that I'd walk in there holding a paper towel in my hand and be mocked for having taken him seriously. I got so upset over it, it was just silly.
I'm fifteen and I'm also homeschooled. I didn't expect to run into any other homeschoolers on this forum.
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I didn't expect to find any other homeschoolers on here either. Are you homeschooled because of SA? I've been homeschooled all my life and I have soon to be 6 brothers and sisters.
I haven't actually been diagnosed, but it's pretty obvious with all of the problems I've been having. I've actually had them as long as I can remember.
Have you ever told anyone about your SA? Only my parents know, and my mom and dad don't really understand, although they try. I think my dad just thinks that I'm really shy because I've never really done a lot of social stuff. I even have problems ordering a meal at a resturaunt or paying for something in a store. Shopping is the worst for me, especially clothes shopping. I'm always worried people will see the clothes I have and think they're ugly or judge me in some way. Plus, the only place to go shopping is a huge mall, and there's tons of people, so I only do my shopping online usually, or thrift stores, which isn't so bad because I love the clothes there way better than any brand name store.
When I was younger I thought I would grow out of it when I was a teenager, but when I turned 14 I was like, okay, something's gotta be wrong here. This can't be normal. I really hate it, but honestly, I don't know what it would be like to not have this problem. My friends don't have a problem with it, and I've never told them about my problem, but it's just so weird to watch them go through their normal daily functions without any worry or problems. I don't even know what it'd be like.