Published on 12, July, 2020
A friend of mine who is autistic was recently diagnosed with this.
I've read of others here in the past who have the diagnosis.
I've wondered if I have the disorder although I don't have the diagnosis.
When I was younger (around 30 years ago) I remember telling my GP that I felt 'locked into a state of anxiety' and that is when he put me onto antidepressants (again).
A few years later I saw a letter from the hospital which listed my medical conditions and it included anxiety.
This really bemused me as I thought anxiety was just an ordinary part of everyday life.
I believe that the disorder diagnosis is a fairly recently one (I must check that out).
I'm pretty certain that the anxiety will be closely tied into the challenges of being autistic and also I have undiagnosed OCD which is obviously anxiety based and have had this since I was a small child.
What do others think - do you have a diagnosis?
Do you become anxious in certain situations?
Or are you just anxious all the time?
Thank you everyone for the very interesting responses here.
Anxiety alone is pretty disabling.
Sharing strategies to cope is useful.
Mine is the SSRI antidepressant Paroxetine.
I did however have the opportunity to give up work which removed the single greatest stressor of my life.
I wish you all less anxiety in your lives.
Thankyou Debbie.
YES - giving up work was a massive relief! There are still so many triggers, but I'm not forced into anxiety inducing situations nearly so much now.