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Not understanding how I feel?

Goatworshiper

I would never describe myself as suffering with anxiety, but i've just read a bit of a book on amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asperger-Syndrome-Anxiety-Successful-Management/dp/184310895X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337544870&sr=1-4 page 195) and that is my way of behaving in social situations as a child. I just didnt enjoy playing, but I'd never thought of it as anxiety.

One of the things I keep seeing in relation to anxiety and depression, but to be truthful I  feel more muddled. That's If I have AS (which im 99.999999999% sure I have). Did anyone else through the time of going through diagnosis feel unsure about there identity? I feel a bit weird on this front.

Can anyone recomend any decent books in relation to this or just good general Autism/Aspergers books for adults. I've been cautious not to read so far, as I dont want to influence a diagnosis. I don't want a false diagnosis if you know what I mean. But sod it, curiosity is getting the better of me.

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  • Yeah, that's pretty much how I understand it, Einfallspinsel.

    In the talk I went to see recently by Tony Attwood, he explained that if one imagines a scale from 0 to 10, where 10 is full on fight-flight-freeze mode, and 0 is as relaxed as it's possible for a neurotypical to get, we Aspies and Auties spend most of our lives up around 7, 8, or 9, and normally only getting as low as 4, 5, or 6, when 'relaxed', hence we sometimes turn to alchohol and cannabis as a way to reach those hallowed 1, 2, and 3 levels.

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  • Yeah, that's pretty much how I understand it, Einfallspinsel.

    In the talk I went to see recently by Tony Attwood, he explained that if one imagines a scale from 0 to 10, where 10 is full on fight-flight-freeze mode, and 0 is as relaxed as it's possible for a neurotypical to get, we Aspies and Auties spend most of our lives up around 7, 8, or 9, and normally only getting as low as 4, 5, or 6, when 'relaxed', hence we sometimes turn to alchohol and cannabis as a way to reach those hallowed 1, 2, and 3 levels.

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