kino_adventure
New Member
Hello everyone,
I'm Kino, 24.
I have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and attention disorder (no hyperactivity) before, but I never really felt I fit in. Most treatments I got for those things didn't really help, as I was already someone very self-aware, "Type A" and a "high achiever".
Eventually I discovered about Aspergers and I just felt at home. Took me a while because I'm a woman and the symptoms for us tend to be quite different from men's. Also, I studied in a constructivist school, so it was a very comfortable environment, I only realised I was different and started having issues when I got into college, and that is how the other diagnosis came in. I got depressed and anxious because that was the first time, and I was 18 when I got in, that I actually struggled hard, and I kind of developed a bad relationship with the whole academic environment, even lost interest in the activities I used to love. To be honest attention disorder hit close to home, but there was still something missing.
Now I decided I'll go deeper into learning about Aspergers and really try to learn as much as I can to cope with my special brain in a more sustainable and healthy way.
It would be cool to make friends here, as I lack people around me who really understand what I'm going through.
About me:
I am a computer scientist and work with cryptography, decentralised systems and sometimes data science/artificial intelligence. My topics of interest are investing/financial markets, psychology, nutrition, libertarian socialism, celtic culture, drifting, tea and skincare. I am starting Aikido and archery, and often write or draw to relax. I used to do yoga and belly dancing, but haven't really done any of them consistently since the pandemic started.
Glad to meet you all, hope I can find a community here.
I'm Kino, 24.
I have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and attention disorder (no hyperactivity) before, but I never really felt I fit in. Most treatments I got for those things didn't really help, as I was already someone very self-aware, "Type A" and a "high achiever".
Eventually I discovered about Aspergers and I just felt at home. Took me a while because I'm a woman and the symptoms for us tend to be quite different from men's. Also, I studied in a constructivist school, so it was a very comfortable environment, I only realised I was different and started having issues when I got into college, and that is how the other diagnosis came in. I got depressed and anxious because that was the first time, and I was 18 when I got in, that I actually struggled hard, and I kind of developed a bad relationship with the whole academic environment, even lost interest in the activities I used to love. To be honest attention disorder hit close to home, but there was still something missing.
Now I decided I'll go deeper into learning about Aspergers and really try to learn as much as I can to cope with my special brain in a more sustainable and healthy way.
It would be cool to make friends here, as I lack people around me who really understand what I'm going through.
About me:
I am a computer scientist and work with cryptography, decentralised systems and sometimes data science/artificial intelligence. My topics of interest are investing/financial markets, psychology, nutrition, libertarian socialism, celtic culture, drifting, tea and skincare. I am starting Aikido and archery, and often write or draw to relax. I used to do yoga and belly dancing, but haven't really done any of them consistently since the pandemic started.
Glad to meet you all, hope I can find a community here.
