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Just wanted to say hi. I was diagnosed today with Level 1 autism. I’m a 38yo woman.

Always suspected I was a little different, so it’s nice to have an explanation.

I was also diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

I’m excited to find other people like me.

Ahoy-hoy.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hi there and feel welcome. Glad to have you.

Welcome to WP! I agree it is nice to know it hasn't all been in your imagination.

Welcome and congrats on receiving the diagnosis! Figuring that out can make such a big difference. It did for me.

I also wanted to say that I have the same or similar diagnoses (autism and PTSD, etc.) and so do some others, so I think you’ll certainly find people to relate to here if you stick around.

Hi RP and welcome aboard.

Welcome Rosemary Pie....hope you find many interesting forums here to visit.

Hello and welcome! I got the anxiety thing going on too. Awesome having you here

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RosemaryPie, Welcome to Wrong Planet.

You wrote that you suffer from anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I think several people on the site also suffer with this. I do not have this problem but then I may have figured out a solution. We are exposed to a lot of stress in our lives and this can cause these problems. But two important things, in my humble opinion, can provide relief. This is Sleep and Exercise.

I sleep around 9 hours each night, but my sleep environment allows me to attain very deep sleep called REM and deep NREM sleep. I sleep in a heated waterbed. I have been doing this for over 50 years. It is a perfect sleep environment.

I also exercise. The human body needs about one hour of heavy exercise each day, to dissolve away built up stress. I am 76 years old and I normally walk up and down a steep hill in my backyard to perform my exercise. But sometimes I go to town and swim a mile. Even at my age I can still swim, swim, swim.



As young children in school we are full of energy and drive. But as we age, our daily routine begins to fall apart and anxiety and depression can take hold.

Getting an appropriate amount of sleep can make many symptoms feel more manageable. However, PTSD often leads to serious sleep problems like insomnia and nightmares/night terrors. It’s a complex disorder without a simple solution.

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based on personal experinces .

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Sleep disorders like nightmares and night terrors are just your right half of your brain trying to deal with perceived threats. It is your right half of your brain engaged in COMBAT. Generally you wake up from the dream. But in most people when you are in REM sleep state your body is placed in an inability to move your arms and feet. Thus even though you have a nightmare, you do not seriously damage your body.

Yes, you wake up from dreams, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t harmful and especially difficult for people with PTSD to manage and live with, not that they are the only symptom, the most difficult one for everyone, or even one that every person with PTSD struggles with. My main point was that PTSD is a complex and serious condition. Appropriate sleep and exercise may be helpful for managing some symptoms to some extent, but it’s really not a solution.