18 Nov 2011, 4:12 am
Hello thought I should introduce myself. I've been lurking for a couple weeks, and I finally decided to go ahead and sign up. There were just too many threads I wanted to post on!
I wanna go ahead and get this off my chest while im at it..
For as long as I can remember, I've always tried to figure out why I think the way I do. Up until recently i wasn't aware my thought process was completely different from NTs, but i digress....
I just saw a shrink for the first time about three months ago, specifically for ADD, but I had secret intentions that I didn't really tell anyone about. I have diagnosed myself so many times, so I thought I should give this shrink thing a shot.
I went for an evaluation, then took an 8 hour test, then went back for the results. She said there are certainly some signs of ADD, but there are other, more prominent issues as well. She said some things i already knew, but then she said anxiety and lack of an identity. It was like instant relief, and once i could pinpoint the problems I could really start a systematic approach to figuring this thing out. (this thing being me 
) so for the past couple of weeks, I've been able to prevent the anxiety from altering my research enough to come up with a pretty sound conclusion. That being asperger's.
I'm still not 100% since i haven't been formally diagnosed, and I certainly intend to do so, but for now, I'm going to continue to do some independent research. Sort of my way of finally developing my true identity, since I've been trying to be someone I'm not for so long.
oh, and i hope I don't offend anyone by not being clinically diagnosed, I don't want to sound like a "poser" or anything.
I can't even describe how relieved I was when I found the WP forum. Whenever I'm frustrated about how I think a certain way, instead of trying to decipher what it is a symptom of, first I can look on WP and I will usually find people that I can relate to. There are so many threads on here that I could have swore i was the only person who thought that way! haha
ok that's it, if you're looking for me, I'll probably be in the politics, philosophy, and religion section 
18 Nov 2011, 7:00 am
18 Nov 2011, 7:45 am
Nice to meet you
- me too, no diagnosis yet, but plenty of clues to follow up...
there's a video on another thread simulating what its like to be AS and walk down the street - I could not believe the accuracy of it .......its exactly what I go through most of the time with distractions and hypersensitivities to noise + light etc...
All the best and
welcome to WP from another newcomer
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19 Nov 2011, 12:35 am
Welkome to WP!
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19 Nov 2011, 9:33 am
Hello and welcome BitteOrca and also welcome to shubunkin 
19 Nov 2011, 9:34 am
Welcome to WP, BitteOrca.
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