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RE: Week 1 Discussion

Hunter

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Hey guys it said dont be nervous so ill try to explain what i feel because im looking for help and every person that i ask they give me the same runaround. I was diagnosed with high functioning autism a while ago, i have bad anxiety. At the moment im thinking of how i can put things into words i just feel numb tired no emotion no drive i feel like an alien here i really do ive tried many medicines for major depressive disorder and they just make me feel like im trapped in my mind and i feel like a robot.

I just feel very numb so numb that i cant find excitement for anything i see all these people around me going about their lives like its nothing and thy have no problem with it. I suck at socializing because people just want to pick on me, it sucks being retarded im a good looking guy and people always percieve me wrong its like my mind doesnt match who i am.

I dont think im going to go anywhere in life i have a job that i get too anxious to go to i feel like im just going to end up dead or just a loser i know im just a loser i used to be good at socializing at making people laugh now since i got older (18) i cant find joy in anything. NOTHING WORKS!

I just feel like im doomed i always have experiences where i can tell what people are thinking about me thru their body language and it sucks because i just wish people knew how to be nice and understanding but it seems like everyone i talk gets bored and is ready to stop talking to me because i dont interest them. i really am tired of feeling blank and numb everything ive said is real because i feel it and i see how the way i feel affects others and i just wish i could be relaxed for once like a normal person.

I just sit in my room doing nothing its like everything i do i fail at im just a retard thats going nowhere and i know it because ive tried fitting into the world i dropped out of school i coudnt take the pressure there it seems like im a dead end now. Im just putting this out here maybe you guys can help but like i said ive heard much of the same stuff its like everyhing i do does not change the way i think its just like im doing something or just running thru the motions. And when i type to i can tell that people will think im just going crazy but its not crazy i really have a heart but i dont have emotions.

I wrote this thinking that it probably wont help me at all but im bored and maybe someone can spark a new idea in my mind that will get me thinking.
 
Hi Hunter. 1. You are not retarded if you were diagnosed high functioning autism. Be proud of who you are because you are unique.]
2. Maybe lower your medication - many people on the spectrum requires less medication than the typical person for some reason. I always take half the lowest dose and if I take an entire dose it's too much.
3. You're not doomed. Go through some of the threads here and I'm sure you'll be able to relate to many. 4. You've come to a great place with great people.
 
Hi Hunter

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Welcome! Just a friendly suggestion: if you want more people to read your post all the way to the end, try dividing it into paragraphs and use some more interpunction.
 
Welcome Hunter!
I read your post what ever the form.
The feeling numb with nothing really exciting could be from depression, yet antidepressants
can cause me to feel this too. Like my brain had a shot of novacaine is how I described it.
I don't take them anymore.
Don't really know what to tell you. We feel or don't feel and I've never found much to change it.
I do feel the anxiety you speak of and that's not fun.
I've had a lot of stress and trauma the past few years and kind of feel like the me I've known
all my life has disappeared. I've had anxiety problems all my life, but, not the depression.
I just try to fill my days with what I can and try not to let my mind think about what I'm not
accomplishing.
You think you're getting older? Wait until you're 60!
 
Hi Hunter
You've come to the right place if you're looking for information and supportive people. I hope we can help you feel more human in time.
Steer clear of labelling yourself as deficient - you're different to other people, not LESS than them. Try not to use words like "retarded" either please. In the UK the word is considered extremely offensive - I knew someone who lost their job for using the word to describe a dyslexic colleague.
Nice to see you on here and I hope you feel better as part of a community of similar people :)
 

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