Thanks for sharing. I agree itīs hard to know whatīs what and to find a medication that suits you. Have you tried therapy? I think that self love and self acceptance is something you can be better at if you find the right therapist who supports you and help you understand what you have went through and why. For me, therapy is both rewarding and sometimes a bit draining and I also become a bit worried sometimes that no actual changes will be made. But Iīm not sure about that, if itīs me who feels that way, if it just takes longer or if therapy isnīt effective enough.
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Originally Posted by runlola72
I can relate. I have no diagnosis but suspect on the spectrum. My daughter was dx with Aspergers 10 years ago and is just like me, and my dad is the quintessential Aspie. For me, I have yet to find an anti-depressant that relieves the deep existential grief I feel, and the residual trauma from childhood. I am also quite lonely and despite being smart I just don't fit anywhere. I feel intuitively that self-acceptance and self-love needs to be the answer, but they are such foreign concepts for a person who has spent their whole life beating themselves up for being a weirdo. Being high-functioning is hard because it's so invisible, and you just end up feeling like an alien. No advice, but I wanted to say that I understand some of what you are going through.
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