New Concept: Personal Space

[Ashaela]

SH: Space Hog
I use my drill instructor/annoyed mother voice} Move away from me right now! You are too close and I don't like it!

Now I'm almost hoping someone tries something like that on me, just so I can do the same thing. Hooray for standing up for yourself!

And with the snoring - unfortunately, I'm also one who snores and keeps my fiance awake. Apparently, one time when he tried to roll me over off my back, I kicked him and then rolled over... taking the whole blanket with me. I have no recollection of this, so I still say he's making it up. He tells me I mugged him and stole the blanket.

[blas]

Speaking of snoring, when my boyfriend snores, I plug his nose. That usually stops him for a bit.

Back on topic, I hate space invaders. I got totally creeped out last weekend at the mall, I was in line at Aero and some woman behind me got really close and I mean like the little hairs on the back of my neck were poking up in terror, and the lady says "Wow you smell nice."

Yes, a compliment, but just creepy!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I probably shouldn't be admitting this, but I saw the name Holmes before I saw the name Sherlock, and thought the space invader was buying a bunch of John Holmes movies instead.

I'll be heading on back to my gutter now.

[Mottom24]

I rarely snore, only when I am very very tired or very uncomfortable. but my girlfriend found a way to wake me up and not make me angry (whenever anyone wakes me up I am very unpleased for 10 seconds, not really knowing whats going on). she just starts kissing my whole face. eventually I wake up and realize one thing "im being kissed alot" and I'm not mad, just surprised. she tells me I was snoring, I shift a bit to get comfortable and go back to sleep.

[EvilEmpryss]

At least you snorers don't talk in your sleep like I do. I've actually sat up in bed, tapped my hubby on the shoulder and asked "Are you sleeping?"

Another time I sat up in bed, let out a huge belly laugh, and then just sort of fell backwards onto my pillow. When hubby asked "What's so funny?", I yelled at him "Leave me alone, I'm sleeping!"

Hey, IPF: If those had been John Holmes movies, then that guy would have gotten more than a stern command to back off from me. That's just creepy enough to deserve an elbow to the nose.

Not that I buy those kinds of movies or anything.....

[bhskittykatt]

Eww! Creepy SH!

I was at a self-checkout once, and even though another stand had opened up, some guy came up, stood RIGHT next to me, and started unloading his purchases on the little counter before I'd even finished scanning my items!

[AccountingDrone]

When people crowd me when I am in line (usually at the grocery store), I usually 'accidentally' back up a bit and elbow them or tread on their toes. "Oops! I'm so sorry, I had no idea you were so close."

I like to thwak ankles and stomp toes with my crutches

Though I was absolutely thrilled one day when I got to run over a set of toes in my wheelchair.

Dont crowd gimps ...

[mharbourgirl]

I was actually thinking of Aspergers when I said that, but I don't know enough about mental problems that I would want to throw out suggestions.

Well, I have a variant of Aspergers, and I have HUGE personal space issues. I hate it when people get close to me and I go to great lengths to create space around me as much as possible. Don't even ask how I feel about touching people. *shudder* If it had been me, I would have been at least three feet away from the OP no matter how curious I was about the movies.

Someone needs to invent prescription lenses with a zoom factor so I can ogle what interests me without risking getting near people.

Other autistic people I've known seem to be either like me (avoiding the sensory overload of touch/sound/light/smell with an OCD-like obsession), or completely oblivious to the existence of others when they get interested in something. It's tricky to figure out which is which.

Personally, I'm going with 'dude with really poor social skills is using his mass to intimidate people into giving him what he wants without having to actually use manners to get it', in this case. My reaction would have been an elbow to the gut the minute he started breathing down my neck, and I wouldn't have been able to control it.

[Damien]

I have had people, on occasion, try to take my walking cane out of my hand when I am mid-limp...

I usually use my teacher voice and tell them to back off - if they persist then i will happily see how strong carbon fibre is...

[Primer]

Though I was absolutely thrilled one day when I got to run over a set of toes in my wheelchair.

I love it! I hope it's a power chair--much more mass on those tender toes!

I'll get to try out my toe crushing skills next weekend in San Angelo. We're doing a cannon school, and the field is going to be too large for me to maneuver efficiently on my cane. At least most of the guys already know (of) me, and know that when I "ask" them to move, they'd better MOVE!

I have had people, on occasion, try to take my walking cane out of my hand when I am mid-limp...

WTF?? What in the HE|| do they think they are doing?? You try to take my cane, and not only do you get to feel carbon fiber, you get to feel 250+ lbs of carbon-based life form on top of you!

[RootedPhoenix]

I have had people, on occasion, try to take my walking cane out of my hand when I am mid-limp...

I cannot even begin to understand why someone would do that!

Maybe to be "funny" or some other warped thing.
I know I don't carry my walking stick for the entertainment of passerby. They need to buy a CD/see a movie/watch the grass grow/stop being a twit.

[AccountingDrone]

I cannot even begin to understand why someone would do that!

Maybe to be "funny" or some other warped thing.
I know I don't carry my walking stick for the entertainment of passerby. They need to buy a CD/see a movie/watch the grass grow/stop being a twit.

I have had people deliberately try to hook a crutch out from under me while I am walking. I have had someone push me with a hand to the center of my back telling me I am faking it and need to move faster. I have had a SC powerwalk past me and get a store loaner scooter as i slowly gimp over on my crutches. And I do mean powerwalk.

[Damien]

They say that they 'just want to look at it'

Hmm, Prier, you have a point - a carbon fibre stick attached to a 330 pound carbon fibre life form already cranky from nerve pain on my left side...

But yeah, i will get very defensive if anyone tries to take it.

[EvilEmpryss]

Since I switched from a cane to a four-wheeled walker I've blessedly avoided the cane-grabbers and the scooter-thieves.

I do get funny looks sometimes when I've got my Heelies on and I'm scooting along with my walker, finally able to keep up with my kids.

Fair warning: Heelies plus a walker plus anything greater than about a 3% grade and you're likely to go head-first over the little basket. The hand brakes will not save you.

Your spouse will not show you any sympathy and will threaten to put your next tumble on YouTube if you try it again.

[elsporko]

Well, I have a variant of Aspergers, and I have HUGE personal space issues. I hate it when people get close to me and I go to great lengths to create space around me as much as possible. Don't even ask how I feel about touching people. *shudder* If it had been me, I would have been at least three feet away from the OP no matter how curious I was about the movies.

Someone needs to invent prescription lenses with a zoom factor so I can ogle what interests me without risking getting near people.

Other autistic people I've known seem to be either like me (avoiding the sensory overload of touch/sound/light/smell with an OCD-like obsession), or completely oblivious to the existence of others when they get interested in something. It's tricky to figure out which is which.

Personally, I'm going with 'dude with really poor social skills is using his mass to intimidate people into giving him what he wants without having to actually use manners to get it', in this case. My reaction would have been an elbow to the gut the minute he started breathing down my neck, and I wouldn't have been able to control it.

The one person I know with Aspergers doesn't have personal space issues either, but I could see him crowding a person if they had something he was really interested in, and not really realizing it.

And with the snoring - unfortunately, I'm also one who snores and keeps my fiance awake. Apparently, one time when he tried to roll me over off my back, I kicked him and then rolled over... taking the whole blanket with me. I have no recollection of this, so I still say he's making it up. He tells me I mugged him and stole the blanket.

Blanket battles are part of the reason me and my fiance have seperat sets of bedding on our bed