Published on 12, July, 2020
I've been suspected of being an aspie (now officially just 'someone on the autistic spectrum' for over 15 years now). I have yet to get an official diagnosis but the circumstantial evidence is pretty overwhelming. I'd like to make friends with people who have experienced isolation and loneliness as a result of their condition. I try to be a devoted and understanding person to talk to. If anyone wants to talk to me, that'd be great.
I'm mostly curious about how it has affected other people's lives. Isolation has been a major factor in mine which has led to a subset of related problems. I'm not sure what to do about it. Socialising is very painful. Even talking online 'hiding behind a keyboard' I am scared of making even the slightest mistakes although I think this overlaps with OCD. I want to make friends, especially ones I can visit in RL but with talking being difficult and people tending to lose interest in my repetitive and self-absorbed nature at times, I have been left with only a handful. I can't imagine it is very healthy to meet someone socially on average only once a year and not being able to hold down a steady relationship. I just wondered if anyone here had come across similiar problems, if they'd managed to work through them, whether they'd had any external help, etc.
Kind Regards,
LBunny
PS: Thank you both for your kind replies.