Major Depressive Disorder coexisting with Aspergers, diagnosed with both.

[Metalhead]

Yeah, that's me.

I am working on a plan to cope with this dual diagnosis situation and become a happier human being.

No more sitting on my couch staring into space while guzzling one beer after another, for starters.

 

[Jumpinbare]

Good plan! A friend started his turn-around with that same first step.

 

[Kayla55]

I learnt from my Mom about this bi-polar disorder quite few years ago, the high and low. But only noticing myself having it in my hopeless state. Sometimes I'll get interested for a while and will be high or up and busy but when distraction ends I crash on the low.
In response to gaming thread and dopamine, this is what became known as rollercoaster.

 

[Kayla55]

Ye, my Mom many years ago diagnosed as schitso but changed and she was talking about bi-polar. This was also when first heard after my withdrawal and quitting marijuana about regulating dopamine, it was believed my drug use had induced my depression.

 

[Aspychata]

Oh boy, surprised. Maybe this helps you understand yourself better? Definitely, alcohol is considered a depressant, so that may have worked against you. Exercise helps me quite alot, l feel less depressed.

 

[Kayla55]

Oh boy, surprised. Maybe this helps you understand yourself better? Definitely, alcohol is considered a depressant, so that may have worked against you. Exercise helps me quite alot, l feel less depressed.

Interesting point, alcohol and drugs take time for people to return to day to day tasks, but with ASD that may be difficult. Alcohol kills healthy gut microbes, so with tacos you may consider nourishing biotics as this is known to affect us. Alcohol tends to be like coffee a bad habit so exercise is much better.

 

[Kayla55]

Bi-polar used to be known as manic depression, incase anyone is younger and didn't know

 

[Kayla55]

My family and everyone feels tired of helping, don't see enough improvements in boys, I'm praying diet works. It can take up to 6 months to heal gut so hang in there and give shout out if it's working, then we all know if any of this is a solution. My brain fog has cleared.

I'm with you on this because still having issues and people tired of hearing complaints. It's tough being motivated in isolation, and I'd always suffer worst downers when I lost jobs.

 

[Kayla55]

My new symptom is lack interest in trying jobs that seem like lot of work (was always keen to work hard) or in past didn't pay enough to pay rent and were therefore a waste of time. I think everything is just bogging me down. Then I felt job was insult in sense of how much work I'd done, huge problem job hunting with this mindset.

Do you like saurcraut, I never liked taste but supposed to be really good, better than yoghurt. Suppose I'll just go with pickles then.
Was reading thread other day and I realised most of us have same aversions to textures in food, interesting find.

 

[Aspychata]

@Metalhead , l had to breakup with a relationship because l have chronic anxiety due to some issues l have, and this person didn't want me to discuss it, which was a huge slap in the face. l realized that l only had room to deal with anxiety and no room for them because they had zero compassion or understanding for what trauma l suffer with. Like why should l play act for you? It's just to difficult for me to be around someone unless they really are my cheerleader at this point in my life.

Only be with those who truly support you, you may have a dry spell, but then one day at the gym or out at a event, maybe you will meet someone.

 

[Xinyta]

Do you like saurcraut, I never liked taste but supposed to be really good, better than yoghurt. Suppose I'll just go with pickles then.
Was reading thread other day and I realised most of us have same aversions to textures in food, interesting find.

I know this was directed at Metalhead. But I know I like sauerkraut. But it has to be freshly made. Not the store bought stuff that's loaded with vinegar. It just ruins the taste and generally is gross.

But yeah. It's a superfood. The juice from fresh made sauerkraut is very good for you too.

 

[Kayla55]

I know this was directed at Metalhead. But I know I like sauerkraut. But it has to be freshly made. Not the store bought stuff that's loaded with vinegar. It just ruins the taste and generally is gross.

But yeah. It's a superfood. The juice from fresh made sauerkraut is very good for you too.

Where do I get fresh sauerkraut?
I'm battling at moment with competing for approval, whether it be who gets noddy badge at work, I just can't keep up with this kind of when I'm useful, when I'm good enough and now you found new favourite. So walked off before like on farm NT seem to compete in sports, who's best, who's popular and their minds and rules are opposite. So when I compete they seem confused by rules like who came up with answer first, and who's organising farming productivity, and they unimpressed with me but sure do use my answers which makes me heywire.

 

[Kayla55]

Cravings are terrible, woke up dreaming of sinking my teeth into garlic bread. Noticing that bowl of oats (tired of it) and so skipping breakfast and blood pressure is low. Need to add nuts and proteins, with me I think it's lack of protein.
Xylitol - at first adapting to less sugar in my filter coffee, but it's frustrating me and coffee is now super sweet but it's continually annoying. It will take time to get diet right, time to get glutton free muffins recipes right. Also more expensive (ouch)

 

[Xinyta]

Where do I get fresh sauerkraut?
I'm battling at moment with competing for approval, whether it be who gets noddy badge at work, I just can't keep up with this kind of when I'm useful, when I'm good enough and now you found new favourite. So walked off before like on farm NT seem to compete in sports, who's best, who's popular and their minds and rules are opposite. So when I compete they seem confused by rules like who came up with answer first, and who's organising farming productivity, and they unimpressed with me but sure do use my answers which makes me heywire.

I don't know where you can buy fresh sauerkraut. But it's simple enough to make it, though. All you need are 4-5 cabbages, kosher salt, 4 ziplock gallon bags of water, a old school crockpot, and a large plate that you don't use often. The rest is about waiting for it to become sauerkraut.

 

[Kayla55]

I don't know where you can buy fresh sauerkraut. But it's simple enough to make it, though. All you need are 4-5 cabbages, kosher salt, 4 ziplock gallon bags of water, a old school crockpot, and a large plate that you don't use often. The rest is about waiting for it to become sauerkraut.

I need advice here, the next time how do I explain unspoken rules to a NT
Firstly they have no worries as my son's are nice boys so as requested we respect your daughter. But my friends can't seem to understand, so I disclosed autism and assumed they speak to their son about including my son. Whilst we having breakfast discussion on what needs to be done around farm. Maybe I should've spat it out... In informal contract and I know being friends is an unusual request but it's only reason I helped, not that I don't want to help friends; it's that I feel used.
I bought the one kid a double present and extra snacks (they battle with money more than me) and their son got zilch, and just looked at him like you figure it out. Then I refused to give lifts to kickboxing and left them stranded, they were horrified but I felt I hated this boys attitude and that he'd being nasty. It escalated so badly, their older son is qualified mechanic who's project car needed work (he's nice) so oil light wouldn't go off and got it fixed. Rent was much cheaper so I was prepared to contribute spares for wear n tear on mountain bikes, but subject to inclusion. I just couldn't talk and say that we came there for social skills.