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Anxiety, self-harm

Crochetcake

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and I suffer with aspergers syndrome.

I wonder if anyone has had the same issues as myself, I often feel lonely and isolated and sometimes cry in social or anxious situations. I feel as though I have no control over my emotions at all. Sometimes, I become so anxious that I harm myself.

Does anyone else suffer with this? Is this common and what do you do to cope?

 

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  • Hello, welcome to the forums.

    I'm the same; all the time. Even after I got my diagnosis it didn't really help, there are some things that take a very long to sort themselves out. In some ways my diagnosis was a "one step forward two steps back" kinda deal. Mainly because I always thought eventually things would click into place and I wouldn't get so swamped down in anxiety and depression. But then was the knowledge that the way I dealt with these things wouldn't be a neuro-typical way of dealing with them, and that was hard to digest. It does make it hard to cope. I find that surrounding myself with my comforts usually helps, like a good book collection, a few close friends who may not supply all the answers but will be willing to listen, music, things of that nature.

    I found a particular book called anxiety and asperger's syndrome by Nick Dubin very useful as well. I find meditating usually helps if I get too wound up. The feelings you describe are very common. Were you also a late-diagnosis? I was diagnosed at 26. Still get really anxious and depressed on occasion, but I try talking things out, or writing them down now. When I was younger I went on a bit of self-destruct cycle.

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  • Hello, welcome to the forums.

    I'm the same; all the time. Even after I got my diagnosis it didn't really help, there are some things that take a very long to sort themselves out. In some ways my diagnosis was a "one step forward two steps back" kinda deal. Mainly because I always thought eventually things would click into place and I wouldn't get so swamped down in anxiety and depression. But then was the knowledge that the way I dealt with these things wouldn't be a neuro-typical way of dealing with them, and that was hard to digest. It does make it hard to cope. I find that surrounding myself with my comforts usually helps, like a good book collection, a few close friends who may not supply all the answers but will be willing to listen, music, things of that nature.

    I found a particular book called anxiety and asperger's syndrome by Nick Dubin very useful as well. I find meditating usually helps if I get too wound up. The feelings you describe are very common. Were you also a late-diagnosis? I was diagnosed at 26. Still get really anxious and depressed on occasion, but I try talking things out, or writing them down now. When I was younger I went on a bit of self-destruct cycle.

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