pete1061 wrote:
I prefer one-on-one activities with others.
The larger the group I am in, the quieter and more withdrawn I become.
This. Large crowds are intimidating. However, if there are many people in the crowd that I know, I dont mind it as much.
I only like being with groups if I am sure that everyone in it approves of me.
As for activities...coffee, dining out (LOVE good food and checking out restos) or having a drink...and just talking about random stuff.
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Given a “tentative” diagnosis as a child as I needed services at school for what was later correctly discovered to be a major anxiety disorder.
This misdiagnosis caused me significant stress, which lessened upon finding out the truth about myself from my current and past long-term therapists - that I am an anxious and highly sensitive person but do not have an autism spectrum disorder.
My diagnoses - social anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
I’m no longer involved with the ASD world.