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Confusion

Jules

Hi!
I got diagnosed about a month ago with Aspergers, and feel extremely bewildered right now. I'm going through Samantha Craft's, Tania Marshall's, and some YouTubers' traits-lists over and over again. On the one hand, a lot of things said by them matches me a lot, but on the other hand, I tend to overanalyze all this and start to ask questions like:
"But isn't that normal? Doesn't many people feel like this?"
"Am I REALLY sure that I experience these things?"
"I battled my difficulties kind of pretty well, does it mean I got a wrong diagnosis?"
"Sure, some things make sense, but is it an extent of experience that allows me to identify myself this way?"

And so on, I think you get the idea. I have a problem with getting to the bottom of how I feel, so I don't really trust myself on that matter, especially when nervous. Did any of you guys feel confused and unsure after your diagnosis? Any advice?

  • in reply to Jules

    Yeah, the first 7 weeks were a bit exhausting, i processed almost nothing else, it was so present for me, and those 7 weeks seemed to last forever. Now I'm back to me, thinking about it, noticing it, but also using the knowledge to change some things for the better, and to have more hope about other stuff.

    and yeah, overthinking is my spe iality, alongside over doing. I've realised i exhaust myself and am trying to do that less.

  • in reply to Mark (NicheMarket)

    Wow! It's really good to know that I'm not the only one with these questions. I started to see how this knowledge helps to understand everything better, but at first, I just felt bombarded with information. Thanks!

  • They're the same questions I've asked!

    Basically understanding more about autism helps me understand life, so whether I've got it ir not kinda doesn't matter. I relate to all the autism stuff but struggle to process that everyone isn't like that too. I've looked at the studies and numbers on the Asperger Quotient Test and it's obvious people answer it very differently to me, but I just don't get How that's possible. Like doesn't everyone just like the look of car number plates? It is hard to talk about and claim the label with friends, even when i'm trying to explain why i'm interpreting things different because if it.

  • I was diagnosed almost thirty years ago. So, back then, I was special. Smiley