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11 Jul 2012, 9:33 pm

I have not been diagnosed with any form of autism (never been to psychologist), told I have OCD by regular DR.
Ever since I was little I have felt, different, to say the least. I didn't really have many, if any friends when I was younger, and I remember having lots of panic attacks. I would smell something strange and start freaking out. Certain sounds drive me nuts, I have to start scratching my arms or my ears to deal with it. I used to always call my mom to pick me up from school because I felt out of it, like I was watching everything on TV. I still can't stand being around balloons or fireworks. I have trichotilomania to the point where I am missing half of my eyebrows and lashes. When I am not pulling them, I am rubbing them. I daydream far more than I think I should, where when anything inturrupts, I get really irritated. I took the Aspie quiz with 117/200. I am a lot more social now, than when I was a kid, partly because of alcohol... I have read a few posts here before registering, and to be honest, I feel A LOT better after reading some of your posts. The first thoughts that came to mind, I am NOT the only one who does certain things. I think one of my biggest things that makes me wonder, is my obsessions. When I get interested in something, I know what I will be 1000% focused on for a while. I have had obsessions with medical information, animal facts when I was little, I went through a phase where all I would read about is psychic phenomena. Hope I am welcome here. Sorry if



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11 Jul 2012, 9:45 pm

Welcome to the Aspie Community! I think that's what the undiagnosed thing is for, when you think you are but you haven't been diagnosed officially. Anything you want to talk about?



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11 Jul 2012, 9:53 pm

Evn if you aren't AS, you're welcome to join. Some issues are shared between AS and other conditions - OCD in particular has a lot of overlap with AS - so you'll probably find you relate to much of what we say even if it turns out you're not autistic.

Incidentally, have you read about sensory processing disorder, also called sensory integration dysfunction? It sounds like you have some traits of this condition. Most AS people have this, but you can have it without AS too. Basically, it's a condition where you process sensory information differently, so some things seem more intense or less intense to you than to others, or you can't make sense of sensory information (eg unable to process words when others are talking in the background). You sound like you're hypersensitive to sound and smell.

You do have many AS traits in general. But of course, random online people can't diagnose you.



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11 Jul 2012, 10:06 pm

Sorry, should have posted my hello on the other forum. But thanks for the welcome. When I was a teen, my mom would always tell me she was going to send me to an institution for my hair pulling. There are a lot of quirks I have that have made me feel different, and this is the first place where I actually feel like I can relate.



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11 Jul 2012, 10:11 pm

Welcome. By a strange coincidence, it looks like I was writing a topic about how the AS surpasses just people diagnosed with it at the same time as you were writing your post. http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt203567.html


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11 Jul 2012, 11:14 pm

LynnCW wrote:
I have not been diagnosed with any form of autism (never been to psychologist), told I have OCD by regular DR.
Ever since I was little I have felt, different, to say the least. I didn't really have many, if any friends when I was younger, and I remember having lots of panic attacks. I would smell something strange and start freaking out. Certain sounds drive me nuts, I have to start scratching my arms or my ears to deal with it. I used to always call my mom to pick me up from school because I felt out of it, like I was watching everything on TV. I still can't stand being around balloons or fireworks. I have trichotilomania to the point where I am missing half of my eyebrows and lashes. When I am not pulling them, I am rubbing them. I daydream far more than I think I should, where when anything inturrupts, I get really irritated. I took the Aspie quiz with 117/200. I am a lot more social now, than when I was a kid, partly because of alcohol... I have read a few posts here before registering, and to be honest, I feel A LOT better after reading some of your posts. The first thoughts that came to mind, I am NOT the only one who does certain things. I think one of my biggest things that makes me wonder, is my obsessions. When I get interested in something, I know what I will be 1000% focused on for a while. I have had obsessions with medical information, animal facts when I was little, I went through a phase where all I would read about is psychic phenomena. Hope I am welcome here. Sorry if


I've been diagnosed with autism since a young age (high functioning autism) - I also have ADHD and, like you, OCD. My OCD manifests mostly in compulsive movements, but I've also had things (more when I was a kid than now) like yours, where I'd "smell something strange and start freaking out", or freaking out at all sorts of other things like that. I also have to do a lot of things in repetition numbers, either 3 or 7 (including all numbers divisible by 3 or 7), even sometimes in sets of 3 or 7 (like 3 sets of 3 or 7 sets of 3 or 7 of 7 etc.)

For the compulsive movements and repetition stuff, I do them because I feel like if I don't do them, something really bad (I don't know what exactly) is going to happen, or everything I do will go wrong, even though I know that is completely illogical. I know bad things don't happen because I do these compulsive things, but I feel like I have to do them anyway. They've decreased in number of different compulsions and in frequency over the years - although that's mainly because I still do many of them, just have managed to make myself do some versions that aren't very visible.

I know that feeling of it being like I'm watching everything on TV as well.

I'm glad to read posts I identify with a lot. It's also good to see more people with OCD posting here. Even if you don't have some form of autism you're welcome to post here - there are plenty of people here who do not know if they have it.



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11 Jul 2012, 11:22 pm

With me, and I know this is the OCD part, I sometimes avoid certain numbers. 23 bothered me for a while, then it became 2 and 3. There are days when I take so much time just trying to decide which direction to walk. But it is the random scenarios that play in my head which also makes me wonder if this is only OCD. I am 26 now, and still have an aversion to being touched. I don't like kissing, never have. I have a few friends, I would say 3 close ones, and that is only because they seem to accept me for my quirks that no one else seems to understand.



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11 Jul 2012, 11:29 pm

LynnCW wrote:
With me, and I know this is the OCD part, I sometimes avoid certain numbers. 23 bothered me for a while, then it became 2 and 3. There are days when I take so much time just trying to decide which direction to walk. But it is the random scenarios that play in my head which also makes me wonder if this is only OCD. I am 26 now, and still have an aversion to being touched. I don't like kissing, never have. I have a few friends, I would say 3 close ones, and that is only because they seem to accept me for my quirks that no one else seems to understand.


I sometimes avoid certain numbers, as well - 23 was actually once one of them, as were 5, 6, 17. 6 still bothers me.

I can take a very long time to make decisions, such as choosing what sort of thing I want to eat when I'm hungry, or picking a direction to walk (which generally, if I go for a walk or a bike ride, will follow a routined route).

I also have a strong strong aversion to being touched - I don't like being kissed either. I also can't stand any light touches, and have a very strong aversion to hugs. If I am touched somewhere, I have to rub the place with my hand, almost like I'm rubbing something off of the area. I can tolerate, and even enjoy touches if they are hard though - using lots of force/pressure.



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12 Jul 2012, 10:25 am

Hi, LynnC. Nice to meet you.

What's the deal with the number 23? It bothers me too. I found out recently that I was the 23rd, and final, first cousin in my family (my mom was the youngest of 10). And for some reason, if I am counting something like knitting stitches, I always feel like I've skipped the number 16. Sometimes I'll count by 3's just to avoid wondering.



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12 Jul 2012, 10:36 am

This is very strange. I've thought 23 was an evil number for years! Although I do love numbers (especially palindromes) it's the only number I've associated with a feeling!



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12 Jul 2012, 11:18 am

LynnCW wrote:
I still can't stand being around balloons or fireworks.


I am still nervous around latex balloons. What if they pop!? And I just need to disconnect the doorbell at my house. It's so loud that it startles me and I scream every time it rings. :oops:



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12 Jul 2012, 11:24 am

See what I m saying? I feel way more comfortable here! I tell some random person I don't like the number 23 and they would wonder what is wrong with me. I am not trying to diagnose myself with aspergers or anything, but I definitely think there is something a little different about me. I am going to set up an appointment with a psychologist sometime this month. Even my close friends recomend I do,
So another thing I notice I do, when I go past this one building everyday, I repeat a phrase. It doesn't make sense really, it reminds me of a place when I was younger, so I have just always done this. Anyone else do anything similar?



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12 Jul 2012, 5:24 pm

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12 Jul 2012, 8:02 pm

Weird how many people here hate 23.

I'm fine with it myself, but I hate 7. And I really like the number 9.



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12 Jul 2012, 8:17 pm

I like the number 7 but hate (and avoid 5).............I have OCD traits too, though not the full-blown disorder.



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12 Jul 2012, 9:23 pm

When I was little I used to be scared of balloons I wouldn't go past a classroom at school when they had balloons hanging up.
I don't feel safe if theres an electric blanket on the bed in a motel or hotel until I pull the plug out from the wall.