Awkward potato seeks answers

[Elizab3th]

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 awkward outsider who was always overwhelmed. Adult life is overwhelming to the point that I'm always stressed/sick/dreaming of escaping because I feel trapped.

I haven't been officially diagnosed, but I've read nearly every online post about Asperger's, and I feel like I've found my people. The lists of traits are me, down to the awkward posture (my arms don't move when I walk), aversion to eye contact, sensitivity to lights/noises, lack of facial expressions (my face never matches how I feel), overwhelming empathy (as a kid I'd cry over everything because I took on pain around me), slow uptake on sarcasm/jokes, etc. As an adult I've transitioned into robot mode out of necessity. I thought I hid all this so well, but looking back, I think everyone around me has always known. I was that weird potato. I just didn't know.

 

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[Streetwise]

welcome

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 awkward outsider who was always overwhelmed. Adult life is overwhelming to the point that I'm always stressed/sick/dreaming of escaping because I feel trapped.

I haven't been officially diagnosed, but I've read nearly every online post about Asperger's, and I feel like I've found my people. The lists of traits are me, down to the awkward posture (my arms don't move when I walk), aversion to eye contact, sensitivity to lights/noises, lack of facial expressions (my face never matches how I feel), overwhelming empathy (as a kid I'd cry over everything because I took on pain around me), slow uptake on sarcasm/jokes, etc. As an adult I've transitioned into robot mode out of necessity. I thought I hid all this so well, but looking back, I think everyone around me has always known. I was that weird potato. I just didn't know.

 

[Judge]

Welcome to a whole sack of us "awkward potatoes".

Seems you may have come to the right place to explore who and what you may be.

 

[clg114]

Welcome to Aspies Central! Stick around and start reading. I think you will like what you see.

 

[Starfire]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Nitro]

 

[LucyPurrs]

Welcome to AC, a good place to be

 

[Gritches]

Welcome to AC! Stick around, you'll find that us awkward potatoes make the best french fries.

 

[Sabrina]

I would love to have your job .
How is the library where you work?

 

[Mia]

Hiya Elizab3th your'e welcome here. And nice to meet you.

 

[Ragnahawk]

A library would be awesome. This is a place to talk about your interests. I recommend enjoying it.

 

[Ragnahawk]

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 awkward outsider who was always overwhelmed. Adult life is overwhelming to the point that I'm always stressed/sick/dreaming of escaping because I feel trapped.

I haven't been officially diagnosed, but I've read nearly every online post about Asperger's, and I feel like I've found my people. The lists of traits are me, down to the awkward posture (my arms don't move when I walk), aversion to eye contact, sensitivity to lights/noises, lack of facial expressions (my face never matches how I feel), overwhelming empathy (as a kid I'd cry over everything because I took on pain around me), slow uptake on sarcasm/jokes, etc. As an adult I've transitioned into robot mode out of necessity. I thought I hid all this so well, but looking back, I think everyone around me has always known. I was that weird potato. I just didn't know.

Another I found my people XD I love it.

 

[SusanLR]

Welcome!
This is a good place to be and speaking for a whole sack of potatoes, you'll fit right in.

Guess that sounds a little ' corney'?

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

I'm more about the onions.

Welcome.

 

[Bolletje]

Weird potatoes are all the rage these days. Welcome! Being a librarian sounds like a good choice for an Aspie.

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

Weird potatoes are all the rage these days. Welcome! Being a librarian sounds like a good choice for an Aspie.

Thats life the tv programme from 30 years ago - the most watched on tv.
Had a feature of weird shaped vegetable each week.

That was entertainment in those days.

And a dog that said sausages.

 

[Tom]

Robot mode is OK sometimes. Most of us have to develop some sort or constructed persona (or 'mask') to interface with the mass of humanity which is NT.

 

[Major Tom]

When you have potatoes, you can make chips and all sorts of other things! Welcome

 

[Streetwise]

Thats life the tv programme from 30 years ago - the most watched on tv.
Had a feature of weird shaped vegetable each week.

That was entertainment in those days.

And a dog that said sausages.

do you remember Cyril sitting in his Queenanne wing chair doing his monologue about newspaper advertisements .