I also wonder a little if I may have Asperger's. I am diagnosed with inattentive ADHD but have been looking into bipolar and have thought about Asperger's too.
All my life I thought something is wrong with me. I've never easily made friends and the ones I do have, have been my friends for several years. I often have experienced "social anxiety" when around people I do not know. People have often commented on my inability to make eye contact when taking to them. I always feel misunderstood and find myself unable to know are judge how people feel about me. I am known for saying things a little rude, inappropriate, or insensitive at times. Coworkers have said that I "put my foot in my mouth" a lot. Like I speak without thinking first. There have been times with the past when a friend would talk to me about a proplem they has with the way I acted or something I said and I was completely unaware that they could take it that way and felt so upset inside that I am so misunderstood. I often find myself trying to figure out why some people I think I'm friends with don't call me or sometimes don't answer my calls, sometimes texting back instead of answering. I find it hard to know what these people are thinking about me. Sometimes I think I need to make my convo's shorter so maybe next time they will answer..lol. Or, I need to ask more questions rather than talk about myself. I'm not self absorbed but I talk about what I know about and don't like to ask questions because I think if someone wants to tell me something, they will (I don't like to pry).
I'm not so sure what my problems are but I know it has to be more than ADHD so I plan to go back to the psych doc and see. This time I plan to put everything on the table....not just my concerns, and see what they come up with. I hope that whatever is different with me can be somewhat fixed because I'm haveing a big problem functioning in life right now.
Also, I wish you all good luck in finding yourself!
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