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Inf3rnoCat

I've been getting this problem with a sort of gripping sensation on my back, right side quite high up. It's been happening for a while, I think I may remember having it when I was younger too. Does this sensitivity come with Aspergers? 

  • There would be a few words to describe it, another would be a sort of tingling sensation. I've been to the doctors about it, he said it was nothing of concern but my anxiety is still wuite high about it. I seemed to notice that it would happen more when I do physical things, like I was in a cooking class and noticed it quite a bit moer then.

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    I certainly didn't think you were being flippant and I'm sorry if my post gave that impression.

    A few years before autism was recognized I was treated for agoraphobia but the treatment didn't work for me - which puzzled the psychiatrist.  I believe that this is the difference between those on the spectrum and NTs.  The former can't be cured of certain conditions, although their anxiety may be relieved, but the latter most often can be.

    That's just a personal opinion, based on my own experience.

     

     

  • Ah but haven't we had a few conversations where people get heated about this, on other threads?  Sorry if you feel I've been flippant.

    If Inf3noCat can elaborate on the sensation in his back, perhaps more people could comment directly.

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    longman said:
    One of the problems of AS is that symptoms which seem AS specific are ... things that non-AS people experience. Its just that having AS you may expect to experience a lot more of it.

    Absolutely! 

    I can't understand why you might need to put on your crash-helmit for saying it since it's so obviously true.

  • I guess it may be a normal stress response to which someone with AS would be more susceptible - knotting up of muscles in the upper back, neck and shoulders. It may be alleviated by doing relaxation exercises (you can get tapes from GPs - for years it was my GP's classic response to stress - give me a tape).

    I'm very prone to getting tension stress in the neck and shoulders when anxiety peaks, and just have to increase efforts at de-stressing.

    But that's a guess....does it sound relevant to what you are describing?

    One of the problems of AS is that symptoms which seem AS specific are - and I know I'm heading for trouble here - I've got my crash helmet on now - things that non-AS people experience. Its just that having AS you may expect to experience a lot more of it.