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anxiety

  1. Bolletje

    A glimmer of hope.

    It's been a month since my last update, which was rather bleak. A lot has happened in the mean time. For one, I started seeing a psychiatric nurse and a psychologist at my local health care crisis center. Usually wait lists are up to 8 months here, but I had the mixed blessing of being so...
    • Bolletje
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • anxiety depression gym hope job sports work
    • Category: General
  2. 10PurpleHippopotamuses

    Intense anxiety and making friends.

    How have some of you made friends when you have extreme anxiety? I'm not in school, and I'm not comfortable going to public spaces, especially places that are supposed to be social, but I also want to have friends. It gets lonely always being at home by myself, but I also don't know how to...
  3. Backpacking Brain

    About other people

    I have learned many lessons while travelling. I don’t want to turn this blog into a sanctimonious, holier-than-thou collection of lectures by someone who thinks they know better then you, because I don’t, so I won’t. But, I just wanted to make a little note of what I have learned about People. I...
    • Cloudy
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • anxiety asd aspergers aspie backpacking people social social anxiety travel travelling
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
  4. Backpacking Brain

    Stepping out of the comfort zone..

    Hello! Welcome to my backpacking blog! Blogging about my travels is soemthing i have thought about doing for a while, and now I don’t know where to begin! So I’ll start at the beginning. Just after Christmas last year, I suddenly decided I wanted to travel. Having “lost” my teenage years to...
    • Cloudy
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • anxiety asd aspergers aspie comfort zone travel
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
  5. Backpacking Brain

    Backpacking Brain

    Just an Aspie backpacking with the company of my fairly odd brain! Writing down my experiences, musings, discoveries and life lessons! Please feel free to share any of your travel experiences with me; I’d love to hear any of your stories!
    • Cloudy
    • Blog
    • anxiety asd aspie backpacking solo travel
    • Blog entries: 2
  6. Amber123

    Has my autism affected my childhood friend developing anxiety?

    Bit of background. I've only recently discovered I have autism spectrum disorder (this year). I'm 26. My best friend in year 5 was new to the school and she came from South Africa. The other kids made fun of her because of her accent and there were some things she didn't understand or had a...
  7. DesertRose

    Your experience with ASD and comorbidities

    Do you find this to be true? ""Many anxiety disorders, such as social anxiety disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, are not commonly diagnosed in people with ASD because such symptoms are better explained by ASD itself...""...
  8. D

    Many ways of restlesness - part of the aspie experience?

    Hello! I've recently self-diagnosed myself and I'm trying to make sense of it all. A big part of me is the fact that it's very hard to find peace. I experience restlessness in multiple ways. A big aspect is the physical one: it's hard to stand still, hard to sit in a chair, I always have to do...
  9. Jena

    Okay I need serious help

    So this been going on for few weeks now, but it seems as if every noise is suddenly louder, and suddenly if people open doors it startles me every single time, and I been getting headaches alot lately mostly at night, and my ears hurt too. My body is also extremely tense, even with some sensory...
    • Jena
    • Thread
    • anxiety asperger's syndrome autism help
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Help and Support
  10. D

    Influenced by the weather?

    Hello everyone! Are Aspies more prone to feel effects from weather change? I've always seemed to be especially sensitive about these things, from sudden weather changes to the atmospheric pressure. I have very different amounts of energy depending on the weather. Winter is the toughest, I also...
  11. D

    Overactive mind - an aspie thing?

    Hello! I've just recently realized that I'm probably a high-functioning aspie. At least, this would explain so many things in my life that didn't make sense until now. I've always had a very overactive mind. Meaning, it just goes on all the time, it spreads in all directions but it also has...
  12. sisselcakes

    How to Help with Managing Anxiety

    So this is gonna sound as though I’m wading into codependency territory because I’m going to ask for advice on how to help my boyfriend cope with anxiety; however, while I am concerned about him, it’s not altogether altruistic. I’m asking because it affects our relationship and it causes me...
  13. Mary Anne

    Long term use of antidepressants equals severe withdrawal symptoms

    I want to post this extremely important article about the long term consequences of taking antidepressants. All drugs were never studied for more then short term use, yet, people are prescribed them for years, if not a life time. There are extreme withdrawal effects lasting months and years...
    • Mary Anne
    • Thread
    • addiction antidepressants anxiety drug new research paxil science seroquil withdrawal zoloft
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Help and Support
  14. Cicadidae

    Self-Diagnosed Female Having Troubles Getting a Psychologist...

    I've always felt different from others. For me, it was like I was a sheep living in a world of wolves in sheep's clothing. They all act normal and carefree, whilst I'm horrified to interact with them because they all look like predators and I'm prey. Of course, I'm the only one who notices this...
  15. SparklAng

    Forming and maintaining friendships

    In the past year or so I have started to attempt to form connections with others. I have formed some friendships with some people, but honestly it is so exhasting. And the deeper the connection that I feel for a person, the more I rely on their company. I get terrified of making people angry...
  16. peachykeen

    Anxie dating an Aspie: New here!

    Hi all! I’ve been reading different threads on here for a while and they’re all very informative, with some excellent member contribution. I decided to join so that I can hopefully equip myself with a better understanding of my Aspie boyfriend- (a friendship/relationship that took 3 years to...
  17. Bolletje

    Hitting a wall

    It’s been a while since my last update. I’ve been working really hard (surprise!). Too hard, really. Because of the flu season, a few of my coworkers were sick. Since we’re understaffed already, I ended up covering for two coworkers. Which means thrice the normal amount of patients (and...
    • Bolletje
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • anxiety stress work
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: General
  18. Major Tom

    Best ways to deal with general and social anxiety.

    Hey all, I was just wondering about methods via coping mechanisms, pharmaceuticals, or alternate methods you use for coping with anxiety? I've tried various medicines, breathing techniques, and so on, all with minimum, to zero effect. I seem to live in a pretty constant state of mild to pretty...
  19. Elizab3th

    Awkward potato seeks answers

    Hi, I'm Elizabeth, and I'm a 28 year old woman who works at a library and dreams of being a hermit. I've suspected I have Asperger's for nearly a decade. I've had debilitating anxiety all my life, undiagnosed OCD as a teen, diagnosed depression as an adult, and "something" else that made me the...
  20. Honey

    Autism, Anxiety, ADHD, Depression

    Hello! I've been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, but not with autism or ADHD. I'm sorta too afraid to bring either up to my mental health care professionals. Does anyone have any experience living with these conditions and ways to cope? Or how to bring up things to your...
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