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Possible Health Problems with Autism (Please try not to read if easily worried or upset)

Draco Multus

I am told that as part of my autism, ocd is in me too by many doctors I have seen and therapists. I'm not only asking you the reader personally if you have heard anything like this before but actually asking for ways to busy myself or to help, ways I may not have even thought of.

My obsessive compulsive thoughts seem to be in these areas:

1. Death

a. Wanting to die

b. Not wanting to die

c. Fear of dying

d. No fear of dying

e. Rather morbid thoughts like not attending to a loved ones funeral or "requiem".

2. Feelings

a. The desire for constant sympathy

b. Not being bothered to do an awful lot as it feels too long winded or simply put as too much effort and cannot be bothered

c. Anger and aggression towards specific groups like the police and anyone who I may consider a threat.

d. The desire to be given 'l abel' or diagnosis

e. Constant thoughts of wanting to cry, scream and shout.

f. Few thoughts of self harm mainly biting hard on arms.

3. Corprophilia - thoughts of myself, loved ones or random people soiling themselves. I have become a very angry person because of this one after suffering it for years, so feel this wad the final straw.

misc thoughts:

- even though I asked my Mum, I often find I have to convince myself that she or others in my family would attend my funeral if I had o e.

- I have thoughts of wanting to die, but in contrast I do not. Occasionally I feel myself have the urge to act on these thoughts. I don't really know that I want. I feel trapped and often find myself convincing that I shouldn't kill myself, but occasionally dwift the other way.

- I feel as ego like it sounds superior, powerful amongst others e.g. Sense of control. Sometimes it makes me feel good for a long while though other times just no good.

I have also been tempted to deliberately make myself cry and feel really run down. Eating and drinking can be affected where I cannot even be asked to eat or drink.

I hope you understand someone as perhaps I'll want to understand about me more if someone does already.

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    Hi Draco,

    Obsessional behaviour and thoughts are fairly normal with ASD. Our brains have a tendency to go for "all or nothing" ways of dealing with things so some thoughts get stuck and just keep going round and round in our heads.

    You shouldn't think that you are stuck with this way of thinking because you have ASD. It is a tendency but it does not have to take charge and exclude better thoughts.

    Some of your examples sound as though you are actually depressed. This is very common in people with ASD, it is good to get help when your thoughts get really bad - these thoughts are not inevitable and they can be brought back to normal by therapy. Mainly this involves talking to people - which means learning to listen as well as learning to talk more constructively!

    A lot of us end up with limited social activities and this leaves a greater space for the bad thoughts to take root and get stuck.

    It is good that you have recognised that some of these things are bad thoughts but it is also not good to become obsessional about having bad thoughts. Try and encourage good thoughts and activities and you may well find that the bad thoughts get reduced time and they will become less of a problem.

    Physical activities, as Marjorie suggests, are good as it is difficult to keep thinking about bad things so continuously if you are out and

    a) have to concentrate on not tripping over,

    b) can look out for wildlife or the scenery

    c) when you finish it you can feel good for having achieved something positive.

    I have cycled a lot over the years and have enjoyed it a lot as it can get you out into the countryside and it doesn't cost much to do and cycles are also interesting devices that appeal to my way of thinking.

    Drugs often don't do much for people with ASD but some people on the forum do find them useful from time to time. Personally I avoid them and have managed to work through a lot of issues since I was diagnosed with ASD.

    Lots of people on the forum have intense interests in particular hobbies or subjects that they are studying. I think it is good if one can have several things. 

    - something to puzzle over where you can keep solving problems,
    - something which you can do just for fun because you like doing it or you like the results - cookery and healthy eating would be a good example (as long as you don't go for too much or too little food - this is a common problem for ASD people
    - something with some social contact

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    Hi Draco,

    Obsessional behaviour and thoughts are fairly normal with ASD. Our brains have a tendency to go for "all or nothing" ways of dealing with things so some thoughts get stuck and just keep going round and round in our heads.

    You shouldn't think that you are stuck with this way of thinking because you have ASD. It is a tendency but it does not have to take charge and exclude better thoughts.

    Some of your examples sound as though you are actually depressed. This is very common in people with ASD, it is good to get help when your thoughts get really bad - these thoughts are not inevitable and they can be brought back to normal by therapy. Mainly this involves talking to people - which means learning to listen as well as learning to talk more constructively!

    A lot of us end up with limited social activities and this leaves a greater space for the bad thoughts to take root and get stuck.

    It is good that you have recognised that some of these things are bad thoughts but it is also not good to become obsessional about having bad thoughts. Try and encourage good thoughts and activities and you may well find that the bad thoughts get reduced time and they will become less of a problem.

    Physical activities, as Marjorie suggests, are good as it is difficult to keep thinking about bad things so continuously if you are out and

    a) have to concentrate on not tripping over,

    b) can look out for wildlife or the scenery

    c) when you finish it you can feel good for having achieved something positive.

    I have cycled a lot over the years and have enjoyed it a lot as it can get you out into the countryside and it doesn't cost much to do and cycles are also interesting devices that appeal to my way of thinking.

    Drugs often don't do much for people with ASD but some people on the forum do find them useful from time to time. Personally I avoid them and have managed to work through a lot of issues since I was diagnosed with ASD.

    Lots of people on the forum have intense interests in particular hobbies or subjects that they are studying. I think it is good if one can have several things. 

    - something to puzzle over where you can keep solving problems,
    - something which you can do just for fun because you like doing it or you like the results - cookery and healthy eating would be a good example (as long as you don't go for too much or too little food - this is a common problem for ASD people
    - something with some social contact

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