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Default Oct 21, 2021 at 07:59 AM
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Hi folks.

I've been seeing a psychologist for a few weeks now and she's been helping me with my thoughts. She had her supervisor also a psychologist in a few days ago and they were looking over my notes. She suggested to me that they think I'm most likely on the autistic spectrum disorder-very high functioning. I'm 22 years old and have problems with anxiety and more recently thoughts. (there's something disturbing me but I don't want to talk about it) I told my mum about the austistic spectrum probability and she was not at all surprised-in fact when I was 2/3 years old she thought there was something different about me and thought I had some traits of autism.
I have always been a bit different, sensitivity, had different ideas/ thinking about things and had other traits from childhood but its strange I'm surprised I feel quite socially mature in a way and I DO 'get' people and their humour, I can make small talk with people and know how to act I guess but just feel different from them. But I'm sort of not shocked at the same time. I'm really relieved if this is the case.

Ok I had this toy when I was younger which I would play with and I would fantasise for hours on end every day about an imaginary world and characters. I played with this toy from about 4/5 to 13/14 years old when I lost the toy. (lol I'm embarrassed).
Another big thing which I feel is that I still feel like a child. My dad evens feels this about me and my mum told me they feel they can't do certain things because of worrying about me sometimes (didn't know this!)

when I was young about 4/5 I felt so ugly, messy and had a deep hatred for myself when I was young. Other stuff going on to though maybe.

I have more stuff about this, but I don't feel like going into it now.

Anyhow just wanted to mention this I feel a relief but its just interesting how this could explain my strong feelings of feeling different from folks and other quirks/traits I have. Sorry if my grammar is not great.

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Default Oct 21, 2021 at 01:53 PM
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It is great that you are seeking to understand yourself and your past and that people are helping you. I hope they help you find answers. Sometimes insight can be so helpful and on so many different levels. It is good that you are getting some relief! Professionals have helped me so much in learned to understanding parts of myself that were mysteries before.
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Default Oct 25, 2021 at 10:29 PM
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Yeeeee! ^w^

I've created fantasy worlds for myself too, many times over. I even write fanfiction to help me out, used to draw as well. Embrace the journey of your Autie self discovery :3

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