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anxiety

  1. Coupe

    Hypervigilance/inability to fall asleep?

    Does anyone else have problems with being hypervigilant or unable to calm down or quiet their minds enough to be able to peacefully fall asleep? I've had this problem since I moved from my dad and stepmom's house to live with my mom, stepdad and younger siblings (judge me all you want, I don't...
  2. M

    People on autism spectrum live 18 fewer years

    People on autism spectrum live 18 fewer years The leading causes of death are suicide and epilepsy, both of which are exceedingly more common among people with autism, researchers say. Questions of self-worth often start early for people with autism and often are compounded by other...
  3. Skylar

    Is there any hope for me?

    Hi, a bit of a long story but I was bullied a lot in school, even the kids that didn't bully me still didn't accept me and acknowledged me as weird or strange, I often get weird looks in public and some pretty nasty insults, I try to ignore it. But it's lead to a pathological fear of all people...
  4. sisselcakes

    Boyfriend fixated on food and exercise

    Geez. It took me forever to figure out how to post a new thread. Okay. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. I suspect my boyfriend is HFA. He has a good number of ASD traits. One thing I didn't see was a hyper-focus or fixation on a particular subject, UNTIL the other night he...
  5. J

    Scared to go on first date

    Okay, I think I know what I'm going to do, but I still want some advice and opinions. I had another forum earlier about dating but this one's a little different. Basically, there's this guy I've liked for two years, and we've been good friends for those two years, and we finally decided to go...
  6. ASD_Geek

    Anxiety Attacks

    I know that others have posted on anxiety attacks but I was not able to see one in the past few years, so I decided to post here. Last night , I had my third anxiety attack. They happen about once a month or so and so far, they have been in the evenings. Last night I had a lot of coughing due to...
  7. M

    Self soothing behaviors from childhood to adulthood.

    What did you do to self-soothe as a child? Do you do this still? This is a mix of articles that expand on self-soothing in both NT's and people with autism: ....Early trauma, in infancy, childhood, or even before birth, is believed to influence the programming of the body’s stress activation...
  8. Datura

    I can't even...

    It's a cliche refrain, but quite germain to my present predicament. I have been unemployed and in therapy for months now, and I haven't made any progress. I decided that in order to ease myself back into the work force I would take some volunteer work at the local food bank. It seemed like...
  9. U

    Anxiety

    To counter anxiety I fixate on a visible object to describe it to myself repetitively. That takes the brain power out, and I have nothing else to worry about until I realizes how real is the situation. At that point my mind blanks, but then quickly I fixate again. If I do this before an event...
  10. J

    Not sure if I should date.

    I've been very anxious lately. There's a guy I've liked for like 2 years and we're good friends and hang out sometimes. Sometimes I go a bit far in my Aspie fantasies and think waaaay into our future even though we're not even dating. Problem is, I like him, and yet I feel like I don't want to...
  11. Billy S

    Aspergers, 17, Summer Job Hell... Help...

    So, I've finished my term at school and I've only got one more year till University. But now parents are really pushing for me to get a Summer Job. I am terrified. Since I have Aspergers, I'm incredibly anxious and confused about the entire prospect. I skipped out on my year 10 work experience...
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