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05 Sep 2020, 10:32 am

Hello everyone,

I just signed up and wanted to say hi. I'm currently on a trajectory to figure out if I'm on the spectrum or not, but having read quite a bit lately I think I am. Just with a big mask to cover it up.
I'm almost 30, and I've been dealing with pretty deep depressions and other mental health problems which never really fit any diagnosis completely (just a little bit of social anxiety but also not really, a bit of an eating disorder but didn't fit all criteria, etc.) for a long time and no therapy or meds really helped so far.
From the outside I appear pretty NT and 'successful' (whatever that means) but the last 2 years have been even worse than ever and I have lost hope I'll ever be able to find a way of living that is good for me.
I struggle a lot with maintaining friendships and around people in general, for a while I'm usually okay to go with the group but I never feel connected or a sense of belonging. It's like everyone knows the rules to a game but I never received the instructions. And I think because I feel so wrong I start to withdraw after the first getting-to-know people and then the vicious circle starts. And I feel alone.

Anyway, I read a bit already here in the forum and I am glad to have found it, just to read others have similar experiences, or also completely different ones, is nice. I think I can learn a lot from many people here.

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05 Sep 2020, 10:36 am

Welcome to Wrong Planet!


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05 Sep 2020, 11:38 am

Welcome to Wrong Planet.

I masked most of my life, not knowing what it was. I’ve been relatively successful, but the inner cost has been high. I’ve learned a lot from people here.


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05 Sep 2020, 2:48 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet. I'm all mask. :) No idea what lurks underneath. Working on it though!



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05 Sep 2020, 5:23 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :D


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05 Sep 2020, 6:10 pm

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05 Sep 2020, 6:50 pm

Greetings and salutations,

These may be useful. 8)

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05 Sep 2020, 7:23 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet! :)


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06 Sep 2020, 5:37 am

Welcome