Hi everyone I'm new to the community.
After suffering for decades with my mental health, last week a peer support worker, who is Autistic herself said that she could see Autistic traits in me. Somehow this didn't come to me as a complete surprise. Although I did feel a little unsettled, and i had lots of heavy thoughts and emotions floating around in my head for a couple of days. This week a senior mental health practitioner came to see me. And I took an a10 test, because of the result, I am now being referred for an assessment. What a revelation this is for me. As I've started to look at solid information, I've found it's like reading a book about myself. I finally understand so much.
My question is... is it normal to go on a spending spree to buy all the things that I feel will help me ? I know that my anxiety is up. Although I feel so liberated, my anxiety to leave my home since this awakening has increased dramatically.
