High / Low Anxiety?

Hi Everyone!

Just read a small number of posts in regards to those of you who suffer from Anxiety and I was just wondering if I could get an overall idea of how many of you suffer from it, whether its high or low. Does it play a small or big part in your autism diagnosis? I'm just curious. If you could help me then that would be great.

Many Thanks.

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  • Somethings make me really anxious, social situations, travelling east of Bangor, especially if it's me driving, even the train can feel difficult. Like Martin, I'm good in a crisis, I was praised by the police and 999 services for the way I dealt with an accident involving a mini bus full of people. Public speaking is OK as long as I'm talking about a subject I know and have control of what I'm speaking about, but I couldn't make a personal speech, like at a wedding or something, the thought of having to stand in front of people to get married practically brings me out in a rash. I get very anxious around tech, I'm always getting it wrong, often catastrophically so, last week I got so stressed by  trying to get my new pooter to work I almost had a melt down and it took me about 6 hours to calm down. My sons since sorted it out, but I'm a bit to afraid to use it still in case I get locked out of everything again.

    I wasn't diagnosed with anxiety alongside autism, but I was diagnosed with social phobia alongside it, but then I was diagnosed in 2012 and it was different then, no AQ10 or anything just about half a dozen sessions with a psychologist. I didn't have any support or anything after diagnosis either.

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