Analysis of Test

Hi again. Look, you're being confused by an overload of things to think about. Your confusion is clear, your fear of 'getting it wrong' is obvious, and you're caught in a whirlpool of indecision. Overload and indecision are things that we are often badly affected by.

Diagnosis. There are people on here who are self-diagnosed and are accepted as such - all are welcome. No-one on here is qualified to assess you. Your last three statements above are typical AS, in fact much of what you say is enough for me to tell you to go and get assessed - you are describing my state before diagnosis.

This rubbish about 'managing' gets to me - I 'managed' my life, but no-one ever saw what was going on inside, the energy it took to do it, the sheer torture of my daily existence, whilst all the time thinking that I must be crazy. Couple that with being continually accused of being Bipolar by psychiatrists (because of anxiety, depression, etc, just like you) when I knew for certain that I wasn't, instead of being given the help I so desperately needed...

Daily activities are just exemplar of patterned behaviour, they do not indicate any ability to 'manage'. What happens inside you if something disrupts your daily pattern?

The fact that you are here is telling you everything you need to know - you have 'issues', you've found common ground with AS people, you are telling us things that we readily identify as AS. You DO NOT need to justify yourself in seeking a proper diagnosis, it is an end in itself and you deserve it as much as anyone does, so please please please write everything down that you can't say in person, give it to your GP, and request a referal for assessment, it's a tactic that has worked for others. Stop agonising over it and just do it, I promise you'll feel better.

Don't be afraid. Your truth is your truth, and there is nothing to fear from being honest. I liken trying to work out who you are without a diagnosis, to trying to complete a Roman Arch without a keystone. Go get your keystone.

Hi again. Look, you're being confused by an overload of things to think about. Your confusion is clear, your fear of 'getting it wrong' is obvious, and you're caught in a whirlpool of indecision. Overload and indecision are things that we are often badly affected by.

Diagnosis. There are people on here who are self-diagnosed and are accepted as such - all are welcome. No-one on here is qualified to assess you. Your last three statements above are typical AS, in fact much of what you say is enough for me to tell you to go and get assessed - you are describing my state before diagnosis.

This rubbish about 'managing' gets to me - I 'managed' my life, but no-one ever saw what was going on inside, the energy it took to do it, the sheer torture of my daily existence, whilst all the time thinking that I must be crazy. Couple that with being continually accused of being Bipolar by psychiatrists (because of anxiety, depression, etc, just like you) when I knew for certain that I wasn't, instead of being given the help I so desperately needed...

Daily activities are just exemplar of patterned behaviour, they do not indicate any ability to 'manage'. What happens inside you if something disrupts your daily pattern?

The fact that you are here is telling you everything you need to know - you have 'issues', you've found common ground with AS people, you are telling us things that we readily identify as AS. You DO NOT need to justify yourself in seeking a proper diagnosis, it is an end in itself and you deserve it as much as anyone does, so please please please write everything down that you can't say in person, give it to your GP, and request a referal for assessment, it's a tactic that has worked for others. Stop agonising over it and just do it, I promise you'll feel better.

Don't be afraid. Your truth is your truth, and there is nothing to fear from being honest. I liken trying to work out who you are without a diagnosis, to trying to complete a Roman Arch without a keystone. Go get your keystone.