Other aspies advice on different moods

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Fellow Aspies,
I read alot in these forums of the co-morbidites of depression that come with aspergers (although i find the highest forms of anxiety to be even worse sometimes) and of course i can related because i have gone through periods like that too but when it comes down to it I really am a genuinely happy guy. In college I surrounded myself by enough people and did enough things (and found enough time for my special interests) that maybe moments of sadness would hit a couple times a week but nothing to have a lasting effect. Now that I'm outta college, back home with my parents, not pursuing my major but working a pretty nicely paying job as a teachers assistant in special ed....those moments have increased alot especially because my job consists of 6 hours a day around people and reminders of how special education people are viewed constantly.

What i'm wondering is if I know that depression is really just co-morbid of other things, how much control can I have over it? I know that thoughts are what create it, so do i have the ability to not have it effect me as much?

Great question Joshandspot. I really don't have an answer, but I would like to comment anyway. I have problems with anxiety along with my AS---and an occasional little episode of depression. When this happens, I try to do something like:

*play solitaire on the computer
*work on my novel or some other writing project
*work on, or think about, a special interest
*watch some TV like a game show or something passive
*read a book that I am interested in

I have been having a lot of anxiety lately. And a couple weeks ago, I set down with a couple old Myrtle Beach motel guides. I know that might sound odd, but I have always loved architecture---houses and motels/hotels.

Often times this relieves my anxiety and/or depression.