Mental Wellness Support Group

[Peach Wookiee]

I'm posting here because I need to say this...
I am Peach Wookiee and I am on the autistic spectrum. I am on the high functioning end, but I am part of it.

 

[TribbleFeeder]

I'm posting here because I need to say this...
I am Peach Wookiee and I am on the autistic spectrum. I am on the high functioning end, but I am part of it.

Thank you for sharing, Peach.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Thank you for sharing, Peach. View attachment 6034

Thanks, TribbleFeeder.
My therapist asked if I'd ever been diagnosed. And then, five months ago, my father asked if my therapist had brought it up. He mentioned that a prof of mine suspected it nearly 20 years ago. I'd begun to suspect it myself. Now I know, and it's freeing.

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Sometimes there’s peace in being diagnosed, even if it brings up weird emotions. I’m so glad you feel freed. I’m happy for you!

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I was kind of nervous about it, but when Dad brought it up so calmly, I realized he didn't think it was such a bad thing. There's a story behind this, which I can relate later.

 

[TribbleFeeder]

I haven’t been able to leave the corner of my couch today. I have a bunch of stuff I have to do but zero willpower. I hate feeling like this.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Hugs TribbleFeeder
Just take things a step at a time and don't kick yourself for feeling this way. You aren't alone here.

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Thank you @Peach Wookiee

 

[Sibyl]

I'll go back and read this entire thread soon, but I want to thank you all for replaying your experiences.

@Peach Wookiee, I've never been diagnosed, but I suspect.

@TribbleFeeder, I know I'd find it a relief to have answers. I recently shared a meme about this very subject on Facebook.

Unfortunately, I'm still searching for my answers, and at at least $100/hr for sessions and only 50% coverage, I won't be finding out any time soon.

 

[Jedi_Master]

I'm posting here because I need to say this...
I am Peach Wookiee and I am on the autistic spectrum. I am on the high functioning end, but I am part of it.

Proud of you for the progress you have made despite dealing with that disorder, and I am even happier that you understand what it is that you are confronting so that now you can be even more successful at managing it....

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Thanks, Jedi_Master. It wasn't a formal diagnosis, but it was still freeing. I realize that I'm still me, and being on the spectrum is what has given me the gifts I have. I'm good with kids, I developed a heck of a lot of patience and I have the ability to remember certain things with scary accuracy!

 

[Kor]

Thanks, TribbleFeeder.
My therapist asked if I'd ever been diagnosed. And then, five months ago, my father asked if my therapist had brought it up. He mentioned that a prof of mine suspected it nearly 20 years ago. I'd begun to suspect it myself. Now I know, and it's freeing.

Was it a college-level prof? If so, it seems like something the prof should have spoken to you about privately.

Kor

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Was it a college-level prof? If so, it seems like something the prof should have spoken to you about privately.

Kor

College level, yes, but at the same time, he was my father's colleague. I attended a college where my father was a dean and my grandfather was a past president of the institution. I even took a course from Dad, and it was fun!

 

[Gryffindorian]

My 18 year old nephew has moderate autism. He has no trouble communicating or expressing himself, but in ways that are probably similar to a little child. He always needs constant supervision, and when he was a kid, he talked in gibberish and tended to be aggressive and impulsive, hitting or pinching people. I believe he was about 5 when he was diagnosed. My sister and her husband had him go though speech therapy. He still has ABA sessions with a therapist once a week.

Similarly, my friend at work has a 13 year old son who is mostly nonverbal. Up until two years, she'd had problems dealing with the school district as her son's educational needs weren't being met. After she consulted with an attorney, her family settled with the school district and her son now attends a special-needs school in another city that handles his IEP much better.

 

[Twilight Phoenix]

Not wanting to sound like I'm always complaining, but my best friend had to cancel her attendance to my wedding one week before the wedding day. She and I have been complete messes ever since...I had to increase my Xanax intakes to manage the increasing anxiety, I'm sleeping a lot, I have trouble finding motivation again...She ended up to the ER partly because of stress and its effects on her own anxiety issues...
Good vibes and friendly thoughts are more than welcome for both of us...

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Not wanting to sound like I'm always complaining, but my best friend had to cancel her attendance to my wedding one week before the wedding day. She and I have been complete messes ever since...I had to increase my Xanax intakes to manage the increasing anxiety, I'm sleeping a lot, I have trouble finding motivation again...She ended up to the ER partly because of stress and its effects on her own anxiety issues...
Good vibes and friendly thoughts are more than welcome for both of us...

I’m so sorry to hear this.

Sending well wishes Tau. <3

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Currently easiling into being Heavily medicated should kick in within the hour
A relative has been enlisted to sit w me today No one trusts me
This sucks

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Currently easiling into being Heavily medicated should kick in within the hour
A relative has been enlisted to sit w me today No one trusts me
This sucks

I hope you feel better soon Tribble.

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Feeling a little better now, thank you @Gary Mitchell <3

 

[Sibyl]

Not wanting to sound like I'm always complaining, but my best friend had to cancel her attendance to my wedding one week before the wedding day. She and I have been complete messes ever since...I had to increase my Xanax intakes to manage the increasing anxiety, I'm sleeping a lot, I have trouble finding motivation again...She ended up to the ER partly because of stress and its effects on her own anxiety issues...
Good vibes and friendly thoughts are more than welcome for both of us...

Currently easiling into being Heavily medicated should kick in within the hour
A relative has been enlisted to sit w me today No one trusts me
This sucks

Good thoughts to both of you.

@TribbleFeeder, I had to post a message last night to my family and friends that it was not necessary for them to do similar. If I hadn't posted that message, they may have called someone.

Feeling a little better norw

Good to hear.