Hi all,
I'm a 31 year old female. I do not have an ASD diagnosis. Over the past few months however I have read journals and seen Ted Talks etc which have really resonated with me. They've made me realise that there may be a reason why I've never 'fitted in' and why I'm 'over sensitive', 'emotional' and in some people's eyes 'odd'.
I've joined the community to try and find out a bit more and hopefully talk to other people who may understand me for once. I don't know whether I am on the spectrum but I relate so much to what I'm seeing about aspergers/high functioning autism.
I'm not quite sure yet whether to go down the route of a diagnosis or even HOW to do it. Hopefully that's something I can figure out as I find out more too.
I feel quite confused (discombobulated) and isolated with all this. My partner was open about it to start with but now thinks I'm being a bit of a hypochondriac which actually makes me feel more misunderstood and isolated. I don't want to diagnose myself and know I can't.
I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety (specifically social anxiety) in my early teens. I've had a ridiculous amount of therapy sessions, CBT, counselling, confidence workshops etc etc. I can say it's helped a little but I still really struggle with particular things. I don't really want to list it all right now, I feel like the list is endless.
Am I being daft? Am I being a hypochondriac? Am I trying to justify why I'm a 'fruit loop' when really that's just the way I am? This has just turned into a rant of sorts and I apologise for that. Congratulations if you actually managed to get to the end 