Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
I’ve recently been diagnosed with aspergers type autism, I’m kind of trying to understand this and I’m getting there but what I’m really struggling with is something the specialist said in the session.
I discussed my past mental health issues with him and he mentioned this was a pattern he had seen lots of times before and that ‘it’s most likely all my mental health issues are because of the autism’.
This has made me so angry and I can’t seem to get past it, just wondering if any of you have had any similar experience/ would be able to reach out and discuss with me.
thanks
Hi NAS70841
Welcome to this forum
If possible can you describe the mental health issues that are causing you issues so I can work out if they are autism related or not.
What type of therapist are u dealing with?
So in the past I have really struggled with anxiety, depression etc which has led to lots of self harm, eating issues and suicide attempts. I could never understand what I was doing wrong and why I blamed myself so much and I would punish myself for that. And just hearing in the assessment that it was likely caused by not knowing I had autism was just so hard to take. I’ve done loads of different counselling over the years, seen different psychologist , been under acute mental health teams do some a lot, like cbt dbt and various others. At the moment I’m not seeing anyone but will go back to seeing counsellor as I don’t think I can cope with this on my own
yes its a very tough thing to do....... start like this when u think of something in the past just say "ahhh I am having a thought about the past" thats all u have to do is start labelling those thoughts.
thats the first easy step.
u dont have to do anything i say,,,,,,,,,, i just know the techniques to help change your way of thinkin
the choice is yours .
yeah, i just feel that's the kind of thing that's easier said than done, but I agree that would be the ideal thing to do right now
ok my response to that is
well maybe yes maybe no ,,,,,, we will never, ever, ever, ever, ever know because its all in the past.,
you can do nothing about the past so drop it immediately
you cant really predict your future so stop worrying about it as well
what is left ?
That a lot of my mental health issues could have been avoided or less severe
what is u are angry about ?
whats really getting to you ?
Yeah kind of. Like I have things to look forward to but right now I’m just so angry and having such difficulty processing things. Like I’m denial almost
hi Meg
good to hear from you
go ahead with your counselling. I found as an autistic they couldnt really change anything for me.
u need to love/accept you / yourself
how does that sound to u ---- do u hate u ? , ur life ? whats really getting at u ?
i can guide u up through various tools that may be useful to you