Aspergers and Social Anxiety Disorder?
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Good for you for facing it. I quit my first and only job last year due to my anxiety. I was a cashier at Tim Hortons. Lots of things triggered my anxiety, but there was so much sensory overload that it was impossible for me not to be overwhelmed.
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It seems to be working ok, however, I'm only at the 20% mark for now. Pushing yourself and not getting settled in your comfort zone is important when it comes to Social Anxiety Disorder.
This is very true. The Hierarchy sounds like a good idea. I think I might use that.
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Good for you for facing it. I quit my first and only job last year due to my anxiety. I was a cashier at Tim Hortons. Lots of things triggered my anxiety, but there was so much sensory overload that it was impossible for me not to be overwhelmed.
I didn't have much of a choice. It was extremely difficult at 1st. I know I couldn't handle being a cashier because of anxiety as well as physical disabilities. I think I was able to face it because my primary job task did not involve having to interact with people & I was kind of able to hyperfocus on my work & tune-out the surrounding things that would cause me anxiety or get to me. It was extremely difficult for me at 1st thou & the idea of having to interact with customers at a job rite now does make me feel nervous but I know that when/if I have to do that again; I would focus on the customer & assisting him/her as best I could.
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I'm going to apply for a job as a library page. What could be more "up my alley" than organizing books by a number system? It's a match made in heaven.
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IndieSoul
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I know the feeling. While nobody has every pointed out my AS traits directly, they always seem to wonder why I'm so shy. "Why are you so quiet?" asks this pathetically innocent little girl voice belonging to the person sitting next to me at the lunch table. When the library is closed, I sit with a group of people I consider my friends but don't really talk to or hang out with after school hours.
Funny thing about emotion...I have no problem expressing it in writing or through my art. It's when I have to talk about it that I feel uncomfortable and very, very awkward. The only person I want to talk about emotions with is my therapist. My parents? Not really. Friends? Heck no. I think this is why some people see me as aloof or bitter.
I'm glad to know I'm not the only person here that struggles with social anxiety. Hope this helps.
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