? for self-diagnosed/ not sure if I have it or not

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I don't consider myself self-diagnosed as AS...yet, but I did consider schizoid personality disorder, and I do fit many traits of that. Probably enough to maybe be diagnosed. One of the criteria for it was "neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family" but I am close to my family and enjoy their company, so that kinda counts me out there.

I am semi-diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, as in I see a therapist for it. Now I think it may be a result of aspie traits, and feeling inadequate because I had poor coordination, which is another story. It seems though that the more I read about asperger's the more it seems like me. I've never mentioned Asperger's to my therapist simply because I don't think she'd believe me or accuse me of being a hyponchondriac, or only know textbook definitions of asperger's, and as far as I know I come off as being quite normal. So why don't I just self-diagnose then? Perhaps I'm hesistant in attatching a label to myself because there's always that chance that I might be wrong. Or, maybe I'm hoping that one day my therapist might figure out I might have AS.

Well..

I just got back from the psychologist I've been waiting a few months to see.

In her opinion the labels don't apply very well to me.

Meaning.. I have OCD, Social anxiety, general anxiety, aspergers, and add symptoms. The labels just keep going and going..

She said it most likely stems from the way my brain is firing messages, it is "brittle" or "fragile".... Meaning I fire all guns blazing or none at all, meaning I obsess entirely with something or I can't even pay it any focus. My emotions are baby-like in a black and white way.. It also explains why I could never handle more than one friend, as I tend to be overwhelmed in larger numbers.

This is why a tiny bit of stress can send my emotions off the charts, this is why I've created such a routine to live by every day, its also why my sleeping patterns are so strange. It is also why when I'm interested in something, it becomes an obsession for months/years until I can achieve what I imagine, because there seems to be no middle ground in the way I work.

I'm trying some medication that is meant to help this fragility, but we'll see how that goes..

I'm going to see her a few more times, as she feels the best description for it so far is Aspergers, meaning how it developed.. But there are other aspects to it.

I won't be able to change who I am, I'll always be obsessive, I'll always be emotionally polarised, however I think I can hopefully survive!

I think the best way is to see a DECENT psych that can actually help you with your individual case.. It worked for me.

However I'm still unable to get work, so that is my next goal, however improbable it seems right now.