I'm self diagnosed autistic but have a lot of other things going on as well. I think I have developed an obsession with a friend. I thought that maybe I was in love with him but now I wonder if it's just obsession or total confusion because I don't know what level of friends we are. I don't really know how he thinks of me, and I avoid contacting him at all because I'm afraid of contacting him too much or being inappropriate.
I can't get him out of my head, all the time. I'm going through an exceptionally difficult time at the moment in other aspects of my life, but I wonder how many of my mental health problems are actually because of this obsession. I know that I'm finding it very painful. I don't want to cut him off from my life, as aside from the obsession he is very dear to me. In any case, I can't because I work with him as well, which also complicates things.
Does anyone have any suggestions for how I might overcome the obsession or at least get him out of my head a bit?
