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Autism, Mental Health, Being a Highly Sensitive Person, Loneliness

Chris

Hello

how would i know if i have Autism or Mental Health or if im just a highly sensitive person or just suffering from loneliness and rejection or if i have all of them, i am struggling with my Mental Health and been trying to recover for about 7 monthes now and stuff still dont make sense to me i have started a emotional journal so i can identify my emotions, im not sure if i dont understand my emotions because i have suppressed them my whole life or if its because i dont know how to express them due to Autism, my Autism assessment is in 2 years and i am really lost on what to say to my self and i cant see no way around it i dont want to start thinking that i have Autism incase its another reason, is there a difference or a different feeling between Autism, Social Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Loneliness, Being Highly Sensitive, im so lost with my recovery as i have been trying to sort my mental health out and it has led me to have a burnout

Any advice will help me!

Many thanks

Chris

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  • I would say that it's the case that most human beings have mental health issues due to their identification with thought and the neurosis that causes.

    Autism (though I'm beginning to dislike this label because it's such an ugly sounding word) is quite different.

    Autism, for me, is characterised by acute sensory sensitivities and a rigidity in patterns of behaviour.

    There is probably evidence to suggest that autistic people are more susceptible to mental ill health due to  sensory overload and societal condemnation of their behavioural rigidity.

    This makes it difficult for clinicians to untangle. I think the test is to remove the sensory stimuli that cause problems and spend less time in social settings and then notice whether your mental health improves or not. 

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  • I would say that it's the case that most human beings have mental health issues due to their identification with thought and the neurosis that causes.

    Autism (though I'm beginning to dislike this label because it's such an ugly sounding word) is quite different.

    Autism, for me, is characterised by acute sensory sensitivities and a rigidity in patterns of behaviour.

    There is probably evidence to suggest that autistic people are more susceptible to mental ill health due to  sensory overload and societal condemnation of their behavioural rigidity.

    This makes it difficult for clinicians to untangle. I think the test is to remove the sensory stimuli that cause problems and spend less time in social settings and then notice whether your mental health improves or not. 

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