Finally got my Aspergers confirmed.

[agent817]

I have it, but I can control it sometimes.

[Nr1Humanoid]

Sept 20, 2012 9:23:12 GMT -5 Bone Daddy said:

Congrats! This is a happy day, right?

Yeah, for me its a great relief to be able to put into words what's the problem with me.

Very socially akward, 37 years old and never been in a relationship. Can barely speak with people for 2 minutes before I tune out and stand around and make everybody feel akward too. Basically, I can be in a group of people and just be desperate to go somewhere I can be alone and where no one can bother me. One guy flat out asked my sister if I was on drugs. I could go on and on. Call it BS if one wants but it's just not normal to be like me.

[67 more]

*raises hand*

Was diagnosed quite young but wasn't actually informed until I was 15. It's one of the many conditions I possess (Asperger's, unipolar depression, synaesthesia, restless legs), however my Asperger's is on the milder side. Still gives me problems but could be a lot worse, for which I'm thankful.

[Throwback]

Sept 20, 2012 11:39:39 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

Sept 20, 2012 9:23:12 GMT -5 Bone Daddy said:

Congrats! This is a happy day, right?

Yeah, for me its a great relief to be able to put into words what's the problem with me.

Very socially akward, 37 years old and never been in a relationship. Can barely speak with people for 2 minutes before I tune out and stand around and make everybody feel akward too. Basically, I can be in a group of people and just be desperate to go somewhere I can be alone and where no one can bother me. One guy flat out asked my sister if I was on drugs. I could go on and on. Call it BS if one wants but it's just not normal to be like me.

sorry if you feel I made light of your situation. All I'm saying is, now that you officially know what's going on you'll in time find it easier to cope. One piece of advice though. If you are going to be taking medication. make sure you take it when you have to and DON'T take yourself off without consulting you doctor. Even skipping a few days will wreak havoc on your system. You're going to to be introducing a new chemical to your body. It's going to take a little time before your body gets used to it but once it does, It will get used to having that chemical on a routine basis and your body WILL notice if it stops being being fed that medication. Take it in steps, this a beginning for you, Now that you have an idea on what's causing you to feel the way you are, you'll start finding it easier to deal with. Your personality is who you are. Don't go expecting to take this wonder drug that's going to make you a hit with the ladies and the life of the party because that's not going to happen. I advise you to look at this as an opportunity, If you're social inhibitions are what bug you. start small with a support group of other people who share your concerns. From my own experience the hardest part was letting people know I had a problem. Once I started being more open about myself I learned that talking it out can REALLY help.

But to be honest, your situation sounds more like Social Anxiety Disorder. And since you opened yourself up for us to see. I'll share the sentiment. I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Agoraphobia. Yeah, life is hard sometimes. There are times when I wish I could just build a home in the woods and hide from the world where nobody can touch my things or disrupt my way of living. But I have to realize that's not right. Then a new day starts and it's all good.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Sept 20, 2012 11:20:12 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Sept 20, 2012 11:16:39 GMT -5 King Ghidorah said:

Everything, its kinda the fish in the barrel of social disorders.

That is one of the reasons it just BS.

Hell,they don't have `physical` ,or lets say medical way of diagnosing it.It is basically `Oh you have these psycologic traits?You have a mental disorder`

That's not true. I don't produce a particular hormone when I sleep, which means I don't actually feel refreshed when I sleep, no matter how long or short a time I sleep for. Also, I had physical tics that were worsened by various things including stress and caffeine.

[Dub H]

Sept 20, 2012 13:40:52 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Sept 20, 2012 11:20:12 GMT -5 Dub H said:

That is one of the reasons it just BS.

Hell,they don't have `physical` ,or lets say medical way of diagnosing it.It is basically `Oh you have these psycologic traits?You have a mental disorder`

That's not true. I don't produce a particular hormone when I sleep, which means I don't actually feel refreshed when I sleep, no matter how long or short a time I sleep for. Also, I had physical tics that were worsened by various things including stress and caffeine.

I know,it's not that aloen that i think it's diagnosed for no reason,or when it's something else.Anyway,i know most of me think i'm being crazy and i don't blame you

[Toxik916]

So being awkward in social situations is now a mental disorder? I thought that was called sobriety, that little problem is easily treatable with a healthy dose of alcohol.

[Nr1Humanoid]

Sept 20, 2012 11:56:30 GMT -5 Throwback said:

Sept 20, 2012 11:39:39 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

Yeah, for me its a great relief to be able to put into words what's the problem with me.

Very socially akward, 37 years old and never been in a relationship. Can barely speak with people for 2 minutes before I tune out and stand around and make everybody feel akward too. Basically, I can be in a group of people and just be desperate to go somewhere I can be alone and where no one can bother me. One guy flat out asked my sister if I was on drugs. I could go on and on. Call it BS if one wants but it's just not normal to be like me.

sorry if you feel I made light of your situation. All I'm saying is, now that you officially know what's going on you'll in time find it easier to cope. One piece of advice though. If you are going to be taking medication. make sure you take it when you have to and DON'T take yourself off without consulting you doctor. Even skipping a few days will wreak havoc on your system. You're going to to be introducing a new chemical to your body. It's going to take a little time before your body gets used to it but once it does, It will get used to having that chemical on a routine basis and your body WILL notice if it stops being being fed that medication. Take it in steps, this a beginning for you, Now that you have an idea on what's causing you to feel the way you are, you'll start finding it easier to deal with. Your personality is who you are. Don't go expecting to take this wonder drug that's going to make you a hit with the ladies and the life of the party because that's not going to happen. I advise you to look at this as an opportunity, If you're social inhibitions are what bug you. start small with a support group of other people who share your concerns. From my own experience the hardest part was letting people know I had a problem. Once I started being more open about myself I learned that talking it out can REALLY help.

But to be honest, your situation sounds more like Social Anxiety Disorder. And since you opened yourself up for us to see. I'll share the sentiment. I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Agoraphobia. Yeah, life is hard sometimes. There are times when I wish I could just build a home in the woods and hide from the world where nobody can touch my things or disrupt my way of living. But I have to realize that's not right. Then a new day starts and it's all good.

No offence taken. In response I won't have to worry about drugs because I have no intention of taking any, no way I wanna spend my life. Hell, I hate taking aspirin. It's not a disorder I intend to hide either, it's nothing I have any shame over, quite the contrary, it's a relief.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Sept 20, 2012 13:47:34 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Sept 20, 2012 13:40:52 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

That's not true. I don't produce a particular hormone when I sleep, which means I don't actually feel refreshed when I sleep, no matter how long or short a time I sleep for. Also, I had physical tics that were worsened by various things including stress and caffeine.

I know,it's not that aloen that i think it's diagnosed for no reason,or when it's something else.Anyway,i know most of me think i'm being crazy and i don't blame you

I mostly think you're crazy because I am absolutely baffled by your typing.

But I actually agree with you that it's overly diagnosed, but that's at least partly because most 'diagnosed' people diagnosed themselves by looking up the symptoms on the internet.

[MrBRulzOK]

Welcome to the club.

I was diagnosed with it a long time ago, I believe back around elementary school. At first I wasn't sure I had anything wrong with me at all, but then I realized I had difficulty at an older age learning to do things such as tie my shoelaces. Not only that, but I definitely realized that I was very awkward in social situations. And of course I'm also strictly opposed to any form of change in my life. And if you've read my post you'll notice I always throw in uncommon words more often than not, which is something I do while speaking as well.

Aspergers is quite the disorder indeed. While it makes some things difficult it can also makes others much easier. Of course it's compounded by my ADD as well which makes concentrating on something even more of a challenge.

[Smokey McTrees]

One time I forgot to wash my hands after taking quite large poop (us giants poop quite large, you see.)

I think made some ground beef on the grill for friends and family.

The next day we all got sick from Ass burgers.

[Dub H]

Sept 20, 2012 15:13:41 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Sept 20, 2012 13:47:34 GMT -5 Dub H said:

I know,it's not that aloen that i think it's diagnosed for no reason,or when it's something else.Anyway,i know most of me think i'm being crazy and i don't blame you

I mostly think you're crazy because I am absolutely baffled by your typing.

But I actually agree with you that it's overly diagnosed, but that's at least partly because most 'diagnosed' people diagnosed themselves by looking up the symptoms on the internet.

Meh,my typing is already very bad naturally as i type fast and sometimes i don't check what i spelled.

And i was in the middle of a work when i typed that,so it came even worse It's something i am trying to resolve

[MrBRulzOK]

It's cool, Double H. I make typos all the time myself. Sometimes even if I spell check something before I post I'll still miss something, usually grammatical. Drives me nuts.

[Waffel113]

Sept 20, 2012 10:17:27 GMT -5 @snesmaster said:

Diagnosed at age 14.

Basically, it's a social thing. Very awkward at times with conversations, can obsess with one thing too long, may not be able to handle disappoint well, anxiety, etc...

13. Basically the same thing you just described.

[The Ichi]

What's the difference between Aspergers and just simply being introverted?

[John Cena's Boner]

Sept 20, 2012 17:21:48 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

What's the difference between Aspergers and just simply being introverted?

One with Aspergers has the tendency to obsess over certain people or things in their lives, among other things.

[Classy Lady]

Sept 20, 2012 17:33:01 GMT -5 John Cena's Boner said:

Sept 20, 2012 17:21:48 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

What's the difference between Aspergers and just simply being introverted?

One with Aspergers has the tendency to obsess over certain people or things in their lives, among other things.

There are also physical symptoms, which don't get brought up a lot. Physical tics and twitches, (I frantically chew at my own jaw) and pretty much all people with aspergers have sensory processing disorder. IE oversensitive to touch, can't handle certain sounds or smells. I can't smell the tiniest bit of vinegar without throwing up and remember being 3 years old and screaming in my mom's room because someone outside was using a lawnmower.

It goes a little beyond "socially awkward", and honestly gets the stigma it does of being BS because of the people who ARE just socially awkward and diagnose themselves with it to explain why they are. It's a very real disorder that goes beyond what most people know about.

[paulbearer]

Lots of AS people *can* function on their own......Rain Man was highly autistic and could not function alone , there's a difference although they can have common traits......

[Dr. T is an alien]

Sept 20, 2012 11:00:38 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Sept 20, 2012 10:54:47 GMT -5 Throwback said:

So basically, life.

I understand that there are people out there with mental disabilities. I myself have been diagnosed with a few of my own. But through my own experiences I've learned almost everybody has some form of mental disability based on what was once known as simply being socially awkward and weird.

When it comes to me, I found once I was officially diagnosed with what I have, I found it much easier to cope with it once I learned why I was feeling the way I was feeling. It's been almost a year since I've stopped taking medication and to be honest. I feel great. The medication ended up changing my personality and left me depressed all the time. Once I decided to stop letting my mental health run my life and took matters into my own hands, things have been looking up. I refuse to let my diagnosis be a crutch. Now I have bad days from time to time. But so does everyone else. I'm grew sick of having excuses for acting the way I was. It's life, people have good days and bad days, people have things they regret saying, people have topics that disappoint them easier than others. It's called life. I don't want to be treated any different than anyone so I'm not going to let the same things get to me like they once did. But I also understand it's not something you can just "get over" it's hard, it takes work. I'm constantly having to think about what I'm saying or doing before I say or do it. Sometimes I even get mega pissed and feel like giving up. But then I heard a lyric by Aerosmith "If you do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got" and that really hit home to me.

Great post honestly.I find diagnoses like Aspargers,BS. And the medications basically a personality changer.

Maybe i'm just crazy but i do not think it's a sydrome.Or that if is,most people diagnose with it,probaly don't have,it is just their different personalities

No offense, but I really want to kick anyone who says these type of things square in the balls. My daughter has it and her struggles are significant. She does not want to be that way. She comes into her mom's office (her mother works at the school) frequently crying because she did not understand some children and either they hurt her feelings or she hurt theirs. Once that happens she just cannot let her feelings go, which tends to be worse when she hurts others in her confusion. She hates doing that and she cannot forgive herself even when she gets forgiven by the ones she hurts.

The thing is that she isn't socially awkward. All of the other children love her but just do not understand her thinking process and sometimes get scared by her reactions.

[Dub H]

Sept 20, 2012 19:56:38 GMT -5 Dr. T is an alien said:

Sept 20, 2012 11:00:38 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Great post honestly.I find diagnoses like Aspargers,BS. And the medications basically a personality changer.

Maybe i'm just crazy but i do not think it's a sydrome.Or that if is,most people diagnose with it,probaly don't have,it is just their different personalities

No offense, but I really want to kick anyone who says these type of things square in the balls. My daughter has it and her struggles are significant. She does not want to be that way. She comes into her mom's office (her mother works at the school) frequently crying because she did not understand some children and either they hurt her feelings or she hurt theirs. Once that happens she just cannot let her feelings go, which tends to be worse when she hurts others in her confusion. She hates doing that and she cannot forgive herself even when she gets forgiven by the ones she hurts.

The thing is that she isn't socially awkward. All of the other children love her but just do not understand her thinking process and sometimes get scared by her reactions.

Alright sorry,i did go too far by sayign it's TOTAL bs.I just meant that it is diagnosed left and right,to people that are socially awkward.And that being socially awkward doesn't mean such a thing