Published on 12, July, 2020
My brother aged 60 years has his assessment tomorrow.
He has lead an extremely l9nely life, not kniwing what is wrong with him. Psychiatrists saying he is anxious and have been of no help and have even caused him further suffering by their dusmissal of his struggles. Well tomorrow may well give him the answers that he has been looking for.
While writing dies anyone experience constant racing thoughts that consume your every moment and do you respind verbally aloud to your thoughts? Not hearing voices, but thoughts? Thank you x
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My brother was diagnosed with Autism today. X
Yes, but that is my OCD that is the cause, if I am having a bad barrage of intrusive thoughts sometimes I stim motor and verbal (autism still applies even though it's OCD in origin) to feel better about it and rock my shoulders and out-loud tell my own brain to shut up.I know it makes me "look crazy" as a combined set of behaviors, but it really is harmless, I know the intrusive thoughts are not real and just manifestations of anxieties that I will never act upon, they are just really unpleasant and distressing while they are happening and need to pass over me like like rain clouds on the hills.
Hi
Stimming verbally? In other words is that talking out loud to yourself as an austic person? I hope i have said that cirrectly.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Yes its my brother. He does already have a diagnosis of OCD but i dont think this was ever discussed with him in a helpful way. So are you saying that OCD and autism often go togethor if you know what i mean?
Thats great the way you explain it. Hopefully if my brother understands why then it will help him accept the thoughts? He does get distressed with them. I imagine its exhausting. Thank you. Do you take medication for your racing thoughts?
If you ask because your brother has this or what looks like this maybe see if they also diagnose him with OCD or another anxiety disorder alongside the ASC.