I keep coming over depressed aswell. Unfortunately I don't have any advice to offer because I'm not very good at giving advice, but I am good at empathising and I can relate to how you feel.
I just feel angry at myself lately because I have 12 cousins and they ALL go out clubbing, and I feel that I should. But I don't want to because I hate dressing up, drinking, dancing, and socialising with youngsters who are all dressed up, drinking, dancing and have normal social skills. But I don't like being the only one who doesn't do this. It's a constant battle.
It's like, I know somebody who loves milk, but can't drink it because she can't digest it or something like that, but she really wants milk and likes milk, but can't drink it because of that problem she has with it. That is exactly the same as me with going out - I want to and would like to, but my AS and Social Phobia is stopping me.
Vicious circles make you feel anxious and depressed. Once you get yourself into a vicious circle, you can't get yourself out, unless something changes to make you happy.
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