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Emu Egg
Emu Egg

Joined: 20 Nov 2011
Gender: Male
Posts: 1
Location: Canada

21 Nov 2011, 6:21 pm

Hi everyone, this is a huge step for me as I'm still at a point where I'm having a hard time accepting my aspergers diagnosis.

I was diagnosed on June 27th 2011 after about 7 years of major depression, severe anxiety and having been on every SSRI in the book.

Knowing that I have Asperger's makes perfect sense, it's the missing puzzle piece for me that ties up why I was like I was as a child (I'm currently 26), why I memorized and was able to repeat specific details of things when I was a little kid, why I've been terrified to go to University, why I am the way I am, etc.

I'm still at a point in my diagnosis where I feel that I'm "screwed" for life in the sense that, I don't believe I can ever turn my life around, I feel like I will be a failure forever and even moreso because there isn't a magic SSRI that can fix it all for me. I'm joining WrongPlanet because I'm desperate to connect to some resources to change my mind about this.

Getting this diagnosis this year has turned me into a cynic, a people-hater, have given me a very bleak outlook on life, and has made me relatively introverted.

I really truly hope I can get some great feedback and discuss some of my asperger's acceptance problems with everyone!

AnonymousAnonymous
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Posts: 72,388
Location: Portland, Oregon

21 Nov 2011, 8:14 pm

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

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Silly NTs, I have Aspergers, and having Aspergers is gr-r-reat!

Autonomy
Hummingbird

Joined: 30 Oct 2011
Gender: Male
Posts: 18

21 Nov 2011, 9:04 pm

As someone told me recently "Enjoy it or suffer it".
Enjoy life and any thing that crosses in your path, you can choose with what attitude to face life.

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Kavindra
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker

Joined: 17 Nov 2011
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Posts: 50
Location: NY middle of no where

21 Nov 2011, 9:31 pm

Hi! Welcome to WP! For me it was a relief knowing that I might have it cause I don't feel so alone in this world and that people might actually get who I'am. I don't think it should be a terrible thing even though I have bad anxiety and depression to. I view it as a unique adventure that could lead to something better if I feel a bit more positive. :cat:

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?I must learn more about these people-try to understand them, put myself in their place. No, instead I am so busy keeping my head above water that I scarcely know who I am, much less who anyone else is. ?
~ Sylvia Plath ~

TenPencePiece
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