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I do this all the time. Also wearing headphones and listening to music to avoid people trying to talk to you once you arrive somewhere, so they won't distract you from your plans.

I'm usually even 30-45 mins earlier because my problem is rather what to do with that time before having an appointment. I will just sit at home and get nothing done until it's time to get ready and leave, so I'm better off leaving the house. Take a stroll in a nearby park (if I'm familiar with the area - it's great to calm down), or I'll get some food and eat (if I feel comfortable) and just sit down and read as I've arrived.

Oh well, there's those other days as well where I just forget time and am in a rush to get to places and forget half the things I need. Definitely prefer the first version...

thx for this community. it's not just the Artworks but reading the comments as well.. soothing.

Ist das der Brudi von Findus?

Meldebestätigung, Kopie des Mietvertrags und Einkommensnachweise nicht vergessen, sonst wird das nie was! Am besten auch gleich noch die Kontoauszüge der letzten drei Monate mitbringen, dann wissen die auch gleich dass du die 2 E Mahngebühren im Notfall auch wirklich zahlen kannst (die Einzugsermächtigung findet sich bestimmt schon im Formular)!

seems allright from here!

Are you aware of lemmy.world blocking VPN connections? Might be the reason you aren't able to post most of the time.

Wenn globale Player sich an die EU-Standards halten, weil die EU ein attraktiver Markt ist, wird das auch in anderen Ländern das Schutzniveau erhöhen, vielleicht sogar die Gesetzgebung beeinflussen.

Ja Bitte, kann man nur hoffen. Regelungen zwischen Ländern und deren Umsetzung ist vielleicht eine der größten Herausforderungen hierbei, aber es führt kein Weg dran vorbei. Betrifft auch nicht nur KI meiner Meinung nach.

Ergänzend wäre sicherlich eine gesellschaftliche Debatte über den generellen Wert von Daten nicht schlecht. Dass diese aktuell mit einer gewissen Selbstbedienungsmentalität von den KI-Konzernen im großen Stil eingesammelt und in darauf aufbauenden Produkten und Dienstleistungen monetarisiert werden, ist vielleicht nicht im Interesse der Allgemeinheit. Und das betrifft nicht nur Kreative, sondern alle, die im Internet unterwegs sind.

Nicht nur "nicht schlecht" und "vielleicht". Es betrifft alle und eine gesellschaftliche Debatte ist dringend notwendig!!1! Und diese Debatte sollte meines Erachtens nach auch gleichermaßen von Seiten der Politik, Journalisten, Akademikern u.a. vorangetrieben werden, und nicht nur einigen wenigen Leuten überlassen werden.

Vielleicht sollte man mal damit anfangen das ganze Kleingedruckte zu verbieten, das eh keiner liest, welches aber die Tatsache dass bereits auf diversen Plattformen Daten gesammelt werden, versteckt. Und zwar zügig. Das ist alles so undurchsichtig, letztlich werden die Nutzer getäuscht. Und wo der Durchschnittsbürger nix von weiß da wirds auch nix zu debattieren geben. Wo wir wieder bei der Notwendigkeit von dringenden Maßnahmen wären. Und diese Verantwortung trägt in aller erster Linie die Politik.

Wouldn't find a good minute of sleep smelling and touching that amount of metal...

I prefer to answer without giving too many details. In general, situations where things just clicked, I had some realizations about my life that were hard to accept. What this boils down to, which also was causing the difficult time after diagnosis, is understanding that I am the way I am and react different in situations than others would or how even I sometimes wish I would.

Regarding your second question, I experienced both.

I'm not sure I get your last point. Being on the spectrum or gay/queer isn't something to make jokes about.

A few thoughts (about my own experiences), maybe it helps...

I feel like taking the steps it needs to get any diagnosis can be very exhausting as these processes usually take time and a lot of energy, so I get that point. I think the most important question to ask yourself is whether you see any benefit getting a diagnosis.

I know several people that are very likely on the spectrum but don't see any value in getting one, so they didn't and are happy about the way it is.

It's also not uncommon to be misdiagnosed or getting a diagnose that doesn't take into account the whole picture. If you feel like there might be "more" and if you also feel the need to understand youself better, however, I'd recomment trying it - but it is up to you in the end.

I've been diagnosed with a bunch of stuff throughout my life and never felt it was "right", until I finally found the time and energy to see a specialist again, after which I was diagnosed as being on the spectrum. Now I consider getting a ADHD diagnose as well, and it often feels like a never ending story where I sometimes believe no matter what, I have it all. It's easy to get lost in symptoms as lines can be blurry.

To me, the main point is probably trying to understand myself better, and how life events relate to each other.

Wasn't too sure about getting a diagnose at first. I also always thought I was good with reading faces and in social situations, but I'm probanly not, just really good in masking to the point I believe it myself. I had an idea of a few autism traits I noticed over the years, which was mainly sensory stuff, so I decided to write down everything that came to mind, reflecting on my life. I took some time reading though it a few times and also read a few books on the topic to help identify more. After a while I thought, yeah let's just do it. Guess I needed some time to consider everything first.

I need to admit that I was able to understand how much autism impacted my life only after I got my diagnosis, and it is an ongoing process, but I'm very thankful I am in this situation now. The process of getting the diagnosis and the time after have been pretty rough, but there have been many positive aspects so far. A few social situations are actually a bit harder than before currently but I assume it will change over time.

I've been pretty open about my diagnosis so far and I've had very good and very bad reactions as I told people about it. I guess there will always be ableist people, and yes, you might also encounter ableism during the process of trying to get a diagnosis, as I have. To me, such negative reactions are a great sign to know which people to avoid in life, sometimes it's easier to have a clear answer to that, even though it can be extremely painful and it usually takes a bit of time to fully understand such situations.

I guess in the end it's about you and not someone else or someone else's opinion about you and the way you feel.

Ich spar mir das Wasser und dreh nur noch den Bass auf, genauso erfrischend

I followdiscussions on this topic so I'm aware of the VPN problems and that a solution would just be fiddling with the settings for a bit... Like I said, I'm tired of it/too lazy to even do that as I made my desicion to experiment with consuming less and independence from Youtube in general and am quite happy with how it goes at this point. There will be time I will get back to watch some very specific creators and the more girlie content I'm into as this stuff isn't to be found elsewhere. But so far, I also spend a good chunk of that time on Lemmy or outisde irl/nature, which is kinda nice too. Still, thanks for the advice!