Iris

How do you guys de-stress? I have many ways of destressing, like.. Umm... 1. Listening to music always chills me out. Mostly ambient, and happy sounding stuff. 2. Watching ponies. Yep. 3. My brushable Pinkie Pie always seems to help. Just holding her makes me feel better, especially if I'm stressed out. 4. Lying down in bed with my head between my pillows to create what is basically like a hug machine/blots out sensory input 5. Drawing relieves stress. I draw lots of stuff though, not just ponies.

Yes, I have Aspergers. Infact, I was actually thought of as having Classic autism when I was younger, but then I made a load of progress in a very short space of time. Life has always been a confusing blur to me, and everything has always kinda felt disconnected and dream like. Communicating with others is difficult because I can never tell whether they're joking or they're serious about something. However, the sensory sensitivity and attention problems are the worst with me. I have no memory and no attention span. You could say something to me and I'll have forgotten it 5 minutes later, and I usually wear sunglasses because light is too bright. I get some positive things though, like random things make me extremely euphoric and happy, and I require less sleep than others due to my intense hyperactivity.

This is perfect ambient stuff... Seen these guys live and it was SO AMAZING! <3 I recommend ambient fans check then out. Their music is absolutely ineffable.

I was being bullied at school, quite badly. I was being beaten up every day, insulted and treated like I was more or less subhuman. Even the teachers treated me like crap. I was too afraid to say anything to my parents, and it's only after I had teeth bashed in and I'd cut myself that I came forward. I'm not getting bullied now, and my true, happy personality is present. However in the past I went through so much, so much hell. On top of that, I also had people close to me die of cancer. I've had a very rough life.

I'm quite a happy person, but this is an immensely sad song. But this song is my theme song for plenty of reasons. It stopped me killing myself, many, many times. The lyrics are so true also, it really reflects alot of stuff that's inside.

I'm not sure what to feel. I get quite upset with myself at times, mainly over my difficulties with everyday life (sensory processing disorder + HFA is irritating at times) and remembering things. I hate how I was when I was younger (quite emotionally unstable, always making dumb mistakes, saying stupid things) but these days I have a kinda better view of myself... However I still feel uncomfortable with the stupid things younger me did (such as, pretending to be cartoon characters rather than myself, trying to be emo/goth/whatever, in order to find friends) and as a result I still view myself in a negative light at times. I panic a bit too easily and get anxious over the smallest things. However, this being said, I also like myself in many ways too... I'm unique, I'm eccentric and proud of it, I have a very loving, compassionate and caring demeanour, I always stand up for what is right and good and I'm extremely tolerant of others. I promote peace, love, unity and respect wherever I go. Overall though, I still feel like I'm a bit of a screw up at times.

Sugar Sprinkles, people think I'm younger than I am all the time too. I'm 18, however I look about 15/16 to most people. Some have even said I look 14, which is confusing. D:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjU8QHzOe-8[/media ] ACID! I find that hard acid techno/trance is good for getting ready for something. I'd listen to it if there was ever a zombie apocalypse, would make killing zombies 20% more awesome.

My Favourite Mane 6 Pony: Pinkie Pie How did you find MLP Forums?: I did a search because I was bored and wanted to speak with interesting people How you became a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: I had some friends at college who were fans of the show, I saw them talking about it, I sorta liked the way it was drawn, so I checked out some episodes and ended up really, really enjoying it. I'm not a new member of the herd but I am new to communicating with other MLP fans. Title got your attention? Good. You fell into my trap. HAHA! I'll be brief as posts like this are always confusing for me. I'm an 18 year old, hyperactive male who suffers from immense social awkwardness, but doesn't care and talks to people anyway. I'm obsessed with cartoons, drawing, music, mysticism and spiritual realms. My username, Iris, is the personification of rainbows and is the messenger of the gods. She is the goddess of the sea and the sky, and links the greek gods to humanity. Some other stuff... Weird music enthusiast, lazy writer, hippie nature freak, fan-artist and strange minded in general.