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anxiety

  1. DiegoB

    How do I deal with anxiety

    Hello! First of all: This is not a definitive cure, it is just what worked for me and I would like to share it to know if it works. Lately I've been listening to a song that has improved my terrible anxiety, this song is called Weightless by Marconi Union. I listen to it whenever I go on public...
  2. As sweet as-pie

    Being "picky" with food?

    I've always been really picky with food. If I don't crave something specifically and then I eat it, I'll feel sick and never be able to eat it again. (No exaggeration.) If someone makes me a sandwich and it's incorrectly cut or the fillings are in the wrong order, I can't eat it. (certain...
  3. P

    Constantly embarrassing myself makes it hard to have confidence

    I notice that a lot of people who have confidence give you the feeling that they are "in control" and can handle any situation that is thrown at them. Conducting themselves this confident, self-assured way seems to become a significant part of their identity. I understand that there is a lot...
  4. Major Tom

    A technique that could help anyone.

    There has been a few things or people that have had a big impact in my life. Some of them were here, and hopefully you've had the chance to see and share in the great advice, wisdom, and caring moments that can happen on AC. I wanted to mention another person who has helped me along the way. I...
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    • Thread
    • anxiety anyone autism depression panic sickness stress
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Off Topic
  5. Kenneth

    CBD For Autism

    Yesterday I wrote an article regarding CBD and Autism. Does CBD help eliminate the negative symptoms of your ASD? Are you interested in trying CBD?
  6. Utini

    Close friendships make me overly anxious.

    I'll be short. Have a new job and I'm becoming good friends with one of my co workers. Problem is, it's making me super uncomfortable and I worry about the point where she is going to start inviting me to things. She loves that she can be very weird around me so she feels that it is special...
    • Utini
    • Thread
    • anxiety autism coworkers friendship friendship anxiety obsessing
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Help and Support
  7. maho*

    so i joined a dnd discord group on discord.......

    Soo... I joined this dnd group way back in September. asked one question and did not say or ask for anything ever since. I have been feeling awkward because I made the effort to join only to shy away from asking to join any campaigns. and I think it's been a year since. I don't know what to say...
    • maho*
    • Thread
    • advice anxiety d&d dnd social anxiety
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Off Topic
  8. Gritches

    Chamomile (capsules) for Anxiety

    Nobody really talks about Chamomile for anxiety; usually, if the herb is discussed, it's in the context of being a sleep aid and almost exclusively about Chamomile tea. However, Chamomile is available in capsule form, and that got me wondering how effective it would be for daytime anxiety. I...
    • Gritches
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • anxiety axiolytic chamomile herbal herbal medicine
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: General
  9. Major Tom

    Can't keep a single train of thought.

    Blue Heron by Major420 posted Dec 8, 2017 at 6:53 AMLately, I have been struggling keeping my train of thought. Hopefully I can form some sort of coherent thread here, if not I apologise. My mind is constantly wandering, like a leaf blowing in a strong autumn breeze, or perhaps a butterfly, at...
  10. Gritches

    It gets better

    This is kind of a gush, but I'm happy and I want to talk about it: I'm here tonight to say to anyone who's down, depressed, and/or hopeless: contrary to what I once believed, it really does get better. But it doesn't get better on its own; it takes a special kind of hard work, the willingness...
    • Gritches
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • anxiety death depression happiness recovery self-forgiveness suicidal suicide
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: General
  11. Ameriblush

    No more wasting time.

    Can I make my obsession with comic strip a profession? I made a post not too long ago about wanting to take my interests in drawing and cartooning seriously. I've decided I'm not going to wait anymore. I feel like I'm wasting my life worrying daily. I have a on of ideas for stories, worlds...
  12. onlything

    Romantic interest

    So, today about finding a romantic interest or rather - about how not to find it. Literally. What I'm asking for is how to be friendly, to males especially, while not invoking their sexual interest, or simpler - how to be nice, look neat but without any sexual appeal at all. It was easier when...
  13. Hattie

    HELP! I'm really struggling with flatmate's boyfriend staying over !!!

    Hi, I have autism and very bad social anxiety. I live with my best friend in a 2 bedroom flat, we moved in a few months ago and things are going AWFULLY!! I have lived with other people before by the way, last year I successfully shared a 2 bed flat, but this is completely different. The...
  14. Ameriblush

    Falling asleep in class...

    I notice that whenever I sit down for a long enough period, I fall asleep. That sounds pretty basic, but I'm in class, and after sitting down for only 20 mins, I'm so out of it that I have narrowly avoided falling out of my seat and scaring the daylights out of myself on several occasions...
  15. P

    Hi all!!

    Hi I'm 36 and just discovered that I may have Aspergers Syndrome after years of thinking it was an Anxiety Disorder. Only new to it all really and after some information on it. I'm in the progress of being diagnosed professionally. My online tests suggest strongly that I am an aspie. I'm just...
  16. Jorg

    Thinking in start a GoFundMe campaign for university costs

    I've read for several months that people have started to use crowfunding sites such as GoFundMe, indiegogo, kickstarter, etc, to raise money for college/university/education costs. I'm starting to think in create a campaign for me, but idk, it is not something usual or normal I believe...
  17. pjcnet

    Co-morbid Conditions Associated With Autism

    There are known medical conditions that are more commonly associated with people on the autistic spectrum, these are known as co-morbid conditions. Some well known co-morbid conditions are anxiety, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and perhaps even sleep issues, but...
    • pjcnet
    • Thread
    • anxiety autism bowel disease co-morbid co-morbid conditions comorbid comorbid conditions depression epilepsy epileptic
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: General Autism Discussion
  18. H

    Hello, I’m Georgia and I’m new on the forum

    Hi everyone. I’m Georgia, I’m 20 years old and have Aspergers. I wasn’t diagnosed as autistic until about 4 years ago, but when I was very little I developed anxiety and depression as well, as a result of being misunderstood and misdiagnosed with other issues as a child. All 3 of these...
  19. A

    Constant Anxiety - Generalized? Fight/Flight?

    Several months ago, I would have told you that any given moment I couldn't tell you what I was feeling. I couldn't access any sense of feeling anything in particular. Over the past 4 days, I have been able to access my feelings - and it's always some form of anxiety. I even wake up with it...
    • Ambi
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • anxiety fight fight or flight fight vs. flight flight generalized anxiety medications
    • Category: General
  20. Jorg

    Steve Vai & Dealing with depression Interview

    I found that sometimes, when you're having dark days you need some kind of help, for me is music and games but specially music and sometimes your heroes also have an internal fight which can help you feel better.
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