PastFixations wrote:
Here is what I call my biggest issue, somehow I put a lot of pressure on myself to do so much, like understanding everyone with their own issues. I am very hard on myself and I did counselling but that did not work on how to deal with it. It's not that I want to be perfect but it's like I want to be the best I can be even if it kills me. I do this regularly as I set myself to a high level. Am I the only ASD person that does this? When I say that I am hard on myself, I'm my own worst enemy.
EDIT: Maybe I am the only one.
No you're not, i was the same way for a long time. I was a biiig perfectionist. One day i realised i pressured myself too hard on things, trying to be someone i'm not. Try to change everything about myself, instead of just being myself. I started pressuring myself lesser, loosened up, stopped caring. It wasn't easy, I think you just need to make that click in your head.