Hi, I'm Angel, joined here today and was diagnosed as a teenager. I have a few other problems alongside my autism and one of them is my stomach which also ties in with digestion. I'm used to having pain in my stomach and feeling sick daily now but a new one is getting pain and feeling sick when in the car, which is new for me I used to travel really well. I have fears of medical places, people and tests but finally built up the courage to go and see the GP. She's wanting me to have tests but also to go on different medications because she's almost certain it will improve my autism and I almost get the feeling she's trying to cure me. She hasn't said so but I get that feeling.
A few years ago I was involved in MH services because I had an imaginary friend and suddenly I'm involved with MH because the GP thinks I've got psychosis and worst they agreed! I went through years of gruelling and stressful times and the result was burnout and severe anxiety. Eventually I got out of the service but it took a long time and I had to tell them my imaginary friend is gone... She isn't but I got the feeling if I didn't tell them then they wouldn't leave me alone.
People keep trying to cure me and keep labelling me with different things. It's horrible and I'm annoyed with the GP and MH services. I write down exactly how I'm feeling and what I think but everyone ignores it and tells me what they think. It's so annoying.
I just want to be understood and listened to.