Diagnosed with anxiety and depression and autism

Anyone else being diagnosed with anxiety and depression along with autism? How do you cope, what are your coping mechanisms? I find the only thing that relaxes me when I’m feeling stressed or anxious is colouring. I obsess over buying colouring books and pens I must have hundreds haha. I find it difficult to get motivated to do things other than colouring. I feel like I isolate myself from the outside world and would much rather stay at home in my own comforts. Would love to know how others get on and hear how it effects people 

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  • I have been diagnosed with ASD today, have depression and very high social anxiety. I find breathing in and exhaling 3 x helps calm me. Tapping on the face, wrists gently brings me back down an calm. Sometimes doing the thing you enjoy mine at the moment is scrolling through TikTok, or watching a funny YouTube creator.

  • Temperature change could definitely help, especially since tapping on your skin seems to be a help. If you’re feeling hot (which is more common with anxiety) try popping an ice cube in your mouth or jumping in front of a fan. That tactile change should make a little difference.

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