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Is my exaggerated shock at unexpected events autistic?

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My response is to be too shocked with mild things.  I saw an unexpected change  on a schedule at work  and I became catatonic and could not eat.  It took two hours for the effort to wear off and for me to get used to the real importance of what had happened.  Is my response autistic?  
I don’t understand myself.

I am frightened that I will overreact and storm out of the job, or react in another self destructive way.  

I find my emotions and reactions unreliable.  It’s like I am my own wild animal mistakenly kept as a pet. 

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  • Possibly yes. But there are many other factors to consider.

    Read up on the DSM5 test, you can take it online. It isn't going to diagnose you, only an assessment setup through your GP can do that, but might give you some clarity

    Best of luck

  • in reply to JT

    I was diagnosed with ASD in 2018.  I was asking because i wondered whether a reader would provide a useful solution to this regularly occurring work-related issue in a way that would not endanger my ability to hold down a job.  My emotional responses seem to endanger me when I act on them impulsively instead of waiting them out, waiting for the crazy storm to pass. 

    I’ve come off setraline recently and that may have helped more than I realised. 

    if it is autistic whst are my solutions?  I’ve had cbt etc.

    What about this solution?

    I think I should expect these attacks to happen in the future and like any sickness wait for it to pass while caring for myself carefully. 

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  • in reply to JT

    I was diagnosed with ASD in 2018.  I was asking because i wondered whether a reader would provide a useful solution to this regularly occurring work-related issue in a way that would not endanger my ability to hold down a job.  My emotional responses seem to endanger me when I act on them impulsively instead of waiting them out, waiting for the crazy storm to pass. 

    I’ve come off setraline recently and that may have helped more than I realised. 

    if it is autistic whst are my solutions?  I’ve had cbt etc.

    What about this solution?

    I think I should expect these attacks to happen in the future and like any sickness wait for it to pass while caring for myself carefully. 

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