Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello everyone,
I've been recently diagnosed with an ASD, high performing / Asperger type..exact details are yet to be reported.
I really want to socialise and be a part of the society. But keeping up the pretense is so exhausting. How can i survive an entire party? (yes seriously considering attending a Christmas party!) I find it difficult to understand why people do party and mingle, I don't see the benefit and all i ever get is really tired and stressed out...but i know i must socialize otherwise i'll turn into a recluse. the irony is this is something I really want to do but it feels like i'm just causing myself agony and anguish for no reason....does anyone have any helpful advice and coping strategies??
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I totally understand. I skipped my works party for exactly these reasons. All I wanted to do was to go and be a part of it and in my mind I would have a great time but in reality I would just isolate and prevent myself joining in because people just don't act and react the way I imagine.
Despite my reply below i always forgo staff do's. Its just too awkward to sit around a table and have a meal with people from work and have multiple comversations going on and having to think aboyt what to say, think about how to keep a conversation going, eorrying about why the conversation usually stops with me, think how to eat correctly instead of shovling it in and think which conversation to be part of and trying to work out what people are saying over all the noise. Too much.