Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
For the past few months, I've been studying Asperger's Syndrome (AS) symptoms in girls because I have had some suspicions that I may have AS. Asperger's Syndrome is on the Autism Spectrum in the "high-functioning" catergory. I would have a rollercoaster of being absolutely sure I have it and than spiraling down with doubts. One night, I was really struggling because I have been having some friend issues so I went to talk to my mom. We talked about my friend for a while. I hadn't told my mom about my suspicions of me having AS because she would usually get mad at me for thinking I have a mental illness or any other type of illness'. I told my mom "I really want to tell you something, but I'm scared because I don't know how you'll react." She told me I could talk to her so, hesitantly, I told her I think I have AS. Much to my surprise, she said she was waiting for me to talk to her and she also has her suspicions that I have AS. She wouldn't tell why she thought I have AS or how long she was suspecting, but her saying she has her own suspicions really helped me. We don't have Health Insurance so I can't get an official diognosis but in a book I was reading, it said that sometimes self-diognosing is the best thing to do until you can get an official diognosis. Girls with AS tend to get misdiognosed a lot because they only studied boys with AS and boys and girls have different symptoms.
I also learned that my friends both have ADHD, one of them is getting a diognosis soon. It is rare to have AS and not other mental illness' like ADHD or Anxiety. I need to study ADHD more closey but I have suspicions I have it too. It's harder because AS and ADHD have some of the same symptoms. It seems whenever I make friends they have ADHD or another type of 'disability'. It's kind of cool how whenever one of us learns something about neurotypicals we didn't know and share it with each other, we laugh and compare experiences about how we acted differently than neurotypicals.
The book on AS I was reading had a graph at the back with symptoms of AS and I have all of the symptoms (for kids) except for one.
I have an identical twin and she doesnt seem like she has AS so that threw me off but apparently one identical twin can get Autism and the other not.
I've been needing to make a list of things I have and think I have so here is mine:
Things I know I have:
Strabismus
Psoriasis
Acid Reflux
Anxiety
Obssesive Compulsive Disorder
Trichotillomania
Things I think I have:
Asperger's Syndrome/Autism
Attention Deficit Disorder
Hyperlexia
Acid Reflux, Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, OCD, self-harming disorders (trichotillomania), and Hyperlexia are all symptoms of AS. I also have really bad social cues. Last night, my sister was really grumpy. I was going to bed and I usually hug everyone before I go to my room. I tried hugging my sister but she freaked out. My mom told me that that is one social cue I have to learn.
Apparently, people with AS are usually gifted with music or art. I am not, but they can be good at graphic design and I write in Gallifreyan which is a lot like graphic design. Plus it's really hard for others and I find it easy.
There are a bunch more reasons why I think I have it but I don't want to write it all now. I do think I'm going to give myself an official self-diognosis, though. What do you guys think?
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
i kinda buy the notion that a doctor who treats him/herself has a fool for a patient. even a doctor who is fully qualified to diagnose the general public is incapable of the objectivity it takes to diagnose, much less treat themselves.
just believing. . .
for sure it is good to see you here again.
I'm not saying I have it, but my mom also thinks I have it. We're keeping it quiet from my dad, though, because he isn't comfortable with this sort of stuff. We're going to see a doctor next month so hopefully he'll have answers.