Suspected Aspie here saying hello

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Hello.

So I've been through a lot lately that's led me to suspect I may be on the spectrum. I've been diagnosed bipolar for years but I got through grad school (dropped out of a PhD program with my masters) with therapy and medications. Finally got a job after six months and moved to a fairly rural area. Found a new therapist who was more concerned about my social anxiety than my bipolar. She brought up Asperger's at one point, but I kind of brushed her off. However, I lost the job at the three month mark, and a lot of the issues were related to phone etiquette and in person social issues (like apparently I walked away from people talking to me and hung up on people prematurely, none of which I did intentionally). I had speech delay and had to do therapy as a kid, but they never diagnosed me on the spectrum. My therapist thinks I may have ADHD as well since I've always had organizational issues. So I may be several different flavors of crazy yaaay.

Okay this was suooosed to be a quick intro post but clearly I like to ramble too much.

Welcome, ms. niteowl.

I am also a night owl. I'm not sure what planet I'm originally from, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have a 24-hour rotational cycle.

Welcome! What are your interests?

That's...an excellent question. It seems like I've been so bogged by grad school and mental health issues that I kind of forgot who I was and what I was interested in. I always loved reading, and later writing for fun (even though I'm pretty sure all my poems are terrible lol). I'm interested in science (my degrees are in earth science) but I realized too late into grad school that research was not for me (I think I like having the "right" answer too much for research haha). I also used to be a huge history buff (one of my special interests as a kid was Abraham Lincoln).

Now I don't really do much besides watch crime shows and play cell phone games. Oh and try to find a job that doesn't rest on my phone answering (lack of) skill.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hey niteowl137 welcome.