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How does skydiving affect your lifestyle?
elias123 replied to euser985's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
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Hi, http://www.d3company.com/ You can buy the game here. I have it, It's pretty sweet :) Worth the money I think, they upload mods regularly. eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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I've been struggling with severe depression for almost as long as I can remember (with some up moments here and there). When I go jump, I feel good and happy for at least a week. If I don't jump in say 4 weeks my mood will graduatly go down and I'll become more depressed by every passing week. IMO skydiving is the best anti-depressant for me. I don't think it can cure depression, but I think it is definatly a temporary 'solution'. Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Because it makes me feel good and happy :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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I think it's part of the sellers responsability to sell his gear to someone who is 'qualified' to jump it, and by qualified I mean someone who has sufficient skills to fly that canopy safely and that they won't kill themselves. 55 sqf is way to big a step in my opinion. (I'm even scared to jump from 170 sqf to 150 sqf). I think that if I were you I would only sell the canopy to him/her if he/she downsizes safely over a cetrain amount of jumps and time and on canopy's of different sizes, not 55sqf in one time. In fact I don't think I would sell it to that person actually. If I'd sell it and the jumper breaks his/her pelvis because he/she downsized do fast, I wouldn't want that to happen and to be on my conscience. Just My opinion. Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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"In short, address it only if it becomes an issue and interferes with your time and relationships at the DZ." I also think this is the better idea. "Look into the SSRIs. It allowed me to pull a 180 in terms of social phobia/anxiety, an aspect of my AS." I already have the prescriptions, I'm buying them tomorrow. Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Hi, "sets you up as a pariah" Do you mean you distiguish yourself as another 'group' at the dropzone by distributing pamphelts? If so, this may indeed not be such a good idea. Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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To anyone who is interested or who would like to know more, here are some links that contain good information. On Asperger: http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/asperger.html http://www.wrongplanet.net/ On Autism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer http://www.autismspeaks.org/ http://www.autism.com/ Sorry, I forgot how to make clicky's I'm sure there are lots of other sites that contain lots of information but I cant post them all of course :) Blues Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Going to the dropzone is definately one of the hardest tings to do(for me), but once I'm there, I don't think I would drive back. I drove to the DZ so actually jumping is so close at that point. If I'm standing in front of the DZ then I would definately still have problems on the ground with social interaction, but I would want to jump so bad that I would surely go in at that moment. (And I mean go in to the DZ, not die ) And yes, when there is an appointment made, it is much easyer to go because there is an obligation that I cannot break. Like you said, all it takes is knowing that you are expected and supposed to be there. Blues Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Sorry for the late reply, but that is definately good advice. thank you :) Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Well, I also posted this thread in order to inform other jumpers and so that people who did not know about it could find some information. It seems the thread is having it's desired effect. That's cool
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"I take SSRI (a group of anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds that help keep your brain's neurons firing properly) for Season Affective "winter darkness sucks" Disorder so got the anti-anxiety side effect for free to help with the social anxiety that comes with AS." Wich meds in specific do you take then? Wich one works the best for you? And Paxil and zoloft, what's the better one of those two? Thanks again :) eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Interesting. I'll definately talk about it then because, like you said, the last thing I want is jumpers to misinterpret my shyness and introvetedness as disinterest. Thanks for your reply. And thanks alot your for your input so far people! :) Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Hi there Bum So how do/did the other jumpers at your dropzone react to this somewhat distant behaviour? Did/do they know about your situation with asperger? As for coping methods, I don't really have any yet, but I'll find my way to them as time goes on. At least I hope so. It's good to hear from an 'aspie' themself that these meds actually do help/work. I will definately ask my doctor about this. (By the way what does SSRI mean?) Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Hi Mark :) I experience the same thing. I peronally also feel more stressed out about social interaction than jumping itself. I've never told anyone at the dropzones I jump at about my condition, but it might not be a bad idea if I do this next time I go. I admire the fact that you went to a boogie for 10 days, without knowing anyone, in a somewhat strange country, to jump. I don't think I would have stayed as long as you have. There are just so many people at those boogies that it scares me . Thanks for you reply and I'll talk to you again soon probably ;) Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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That's not a bad idea. I don't think I know enough about the subject yet to make pamphlets myself, but I will definately look into this. As for the eyecontact, I do have a fullface helmet and shaded goggles, but that is not really the issue. It's rather the interaction on the ground that is the problem. Thank you for your input :) Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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I have the same thing. I find that if I have an appointment with someone at the dropzone that it's easyer to go, because when I make an appointment I never not show or am barely late. If I have an appointment I really have an obligation to go, so I will definately go. Unfortunately the one guy I met with at the dropzone stopped jumping a few months ago. I'm normally also a pretty outgoing person, but only with people I know very well (and vice versa) and there arn't many like that. As with you, the problem with me is also actually getting to know the people. After I met someone and really got to know them (and they me) everything becomes much easyer. Also, talking with one person at the dropzone usually goes fine, but when there are more than 3 people in the group, you won't hear a peep out of me. I also jump solo most of the time, for the same reason. I have maybe 4 or 5 2-ways, that's it. Thank you for your reply and well wishes. I wish you the best of luck as well.
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As far as I know, I thought there weren't any meds that really helped with autism/AS. But I'll definately check those out because if they do work they might really help me. Thanks :) Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Thanks! I'll definately drop him a line then. Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Hi all, I was wondering if there are any skydivers on here that have autism, or more specifically aspergers syndrome. I’m mainly interested in how they cope with social interaction at the dropzone since I have problems with that myself (I was diagnosed with AS or high functioning autism not so long ago, altough I already felt that something was up with me many years before that). I can’t even remember how many times I wanted to go to the dropzone, but didn’t because of the “fear” of social interaction. So I’m interested in how other havers of AS/autism, that jump, if there are any, deal with this. Any input is greatly appreciated. Blues Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"
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Hi! Welcome to the forums! :) There are definately dutch jumpers on here, I'm from Belgium myself. You have a funny nickname "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"