hellowombat
New Member
Hey, I'm Sam. I'm 27 and I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder about a month ago. I also have OCD and generalized anxiety, and my new psychiatrist is doing a really good job at helping me with all of those things by keeping them all in mind while she's helping me with one (like keeping my sensory issues in mind while helping me with OCD, etc.)
I work at home mainly doing online resale on Ebay and also some crafting. I suspected I might be autistic for a few years and finally got frustrated with not being able to really get a lot of relief seeing professionals about my anxiety and OCD alone and exposure therapy wasn't really working... so I went to see someone to be evaluated and was diagnosed.
My main struggles are definitely sensory and I still struggle with having semi frequent meltdowns, but not as bad as when I was a child. Usually what happens is the sensory things get me really stressed out and confused, and my anxiety goes up, and then I either have a melt down or I start engaging in the repetitive behaviors my psych says are OCD related and it all just kind of goes around and around in a circle until I have a hard time doing anything. I'm in a relationship that I am very happy in but I also don't have a lot of real independence, and my goal is to increase that and be able to do more things I'm interested in without just breaking down...
Right now my psychiatrist helping me with new medications, therapy, and I'm on the wait list for a service dog. I'm hoping to get to know more people with experiences like mine to come up with ideas to help cope with things. Small fixes like earplugs have done a lot already.
I work at home mainly doing online resale on Ebay and also some crafting. I suspected I might be autistic for a few years and finally got frustrated with not being able to really get a lot of relief seeing professionals about my anxiety and OCD alone and exposure therapy wasn't really working... so I went to see someone to be evaluated and was diagnosed.
My main struggles are definitely sensory and I still struggle with having semi frequent meltdowns, but not as bad as when I was a child. Usually what happens is the sensory things get me really stressed out and confused, and my anxiety goes up, and then I either have a melt down or I start engaging in the repetitive behaviors my psych says are OCD related and it all just kind of goes around and around in a circle until I have a hard time doing anything. I'm in a relationship that I am very happy in but I also don't have a lot of real independence, and my goal is to increase that and be able to do more things I'm interested in without just breaking down...
Right now my psychiatrist helping me with new medications, therapy, and I'm on the wait list for a service dog. I'm hoping to get to know more people with experiences like mine to come up with ideas to help cope with things. Small fixes like earplugs have done a lot already.
