"Wouldn't it be nice if you could tell a business colleague you need a bit of extra time in the gents because you have AP..... Obviously I'm just dreaming....... " Well actually Nigel, often AP's who do tell their friends and colleagues find sympathy and understanding. Either that or they just say "Oh really.... and find it most uninteresting. It really is not the big deal to other people that we imagine it to be. This in itself can sometimes be aggravating - because you have built them finding out about your AP into such a serious issue, and then you find out that all along they just don't see it as so serious at all! And most certainly don't ridicule. There is a script on telling people on this website. Why not give it a go? Or enrol on a workshop where you can mix with other APs and at least get it off your chest to them. The more you can see AP as normal behaviour, the easier it is to cope with. There are workshops in October - why not enrol now, and get this thing sorted!
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