Are people with Aspergers more likely to commit suicide?

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Thanks! Nothing funny this time. I hope I can get a bit of sleep soon. I'm terribly tired, mentally, and from lack of sleep.

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I see ur point, I once "died" from it already. Opened my eyes with the syringe needle right next to my eyeball. My bf was "dead", I knew to inject him with a mixture of salt and water in order to possibly bring him back to life, I did it and it worked. I used to inject H years ago. Havent touched it in about 20 years but as a suicide method it feels familiar and I know how to do it!

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I don't think aspergers alone will push a person to suicide, but I think a lot of the things that come with it can: isolation, feeling completely disconnected from everyone, being obsessed on obscure subjects or having odd fixations and eventually burning out and just feeling more alone when you have no one to share them with. I think its for this reason its very important to express yourself in some way, writing, art, music..even if you don't think you can do it, just try.

Having survived a stroke that damaged my left hemisphere visual cortex I can attest that waking up after brain damage and finding that you are not who you used to be is a very strange situation to find oneself in. One that I would recommend against. I'ts not necessarily all that bad though.

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Sorry I couldn't find it in english but here is a translation:

Farnsworth: "But, what about your super-intelligence?"
Gunther: "When I had that there was too much pressure to use it. All I want out of life is to be a monkey of moderate intelligence who wears a suit. That's why I've decided to transfer to business school!"
Farnsworth: "Noooooooooo!"

(Gunther, the monkey, was wearing an "electronium hat" that boosted his intelligence which was damaged in a fall.)

Actually, depressions causes people to think about suicide. So, if someone has AS and depression, they might be thinking about suicide. But Asperger's itself doesn't cause suicidal intents. In fact, I've never thought about suicide in all my life, and the same is for other people with AS I've known in real life. I know because one of the first things that a psychitrist asks you is if you have ever thought about suicide. You also find the same questions in the tests the psychiatrists give you.

Okay, I have to nose in here. I am female. I am married to an aspie. (I am coming to the conclusion that I have it, too.)

My point is that you guys are wrong for assuming you will never find love. My husband and I have problems sometimes, like anybody. But I know deep down he is the guy for me. I am very glad I married him.

My brother-in-law is much more autistic, and his family thought he would never have a relationship. They were wrong- he met a pretty girl who goes to the same day/work program as he does. They are so happy together! The family cringes when he does something awkward around her, but she doesn't seem to care at all. She likes him just how he is.

so does that mean your vision on one side is less than it was?

I have NEVER been suicidal; maybe it has to do with my constant being upbeat, which is a good quality within me.

Yeah, I've had my driving license revoked because my visual field is fubar. It's a PITA having no driving license but there were other people in the same ward as myself in that hospital who came off a lot worse than I did. I can still cycle around. And when I remember not to mumble people can still understand what I'm saying. Well, they can discern which words I'm using at least. Actually, thinking about it I'm not sure how true that is but I'm not sure it's a feature of my stroke though.

well i sure hope you qualify and receive gov't assistance for that biking with a compromised visual field can be very dangerous, however. i know this from experience even though i didn't have a stroke, but a deer that came at me from beyond my peripheral vision and caused me to go head-over-handlebars onto the ground SPLAT. still recovering from that after 4 months. no more bikes for me. damn.

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What is up with all these suicide threads? I have been depressed a lot, and I never thought about suicide, probably because of my religion.

The desire for social contact yet having difficulties socialising has played a part in my suicidal ideation, I probably won't make it through next year.

I am starting to believe so I have attempted at least 3 times and thoughts of it multiple times when I sink into deep depression and my meltdowns get really bad all the stress depression and anxiety added with self hatred does it. I also tend to think of my self less important than others.

I've wound up in hospital twice now for attempted suicide (drowning and drug overdose), though right now I'm very thankful to still be alive, even if life sucks sometimes. If anybody is feeling down and needs somebody to talk to (or somebody to listen), please message me!