belijojo wrote:
I spent a lot of time studying the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" and the "ICD-11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines for Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders." Based on my research, I suspect that I might have paranoid personality disorder and Asperger's syndrome.
However, I am reluctant to seek professional help at a hospital, which makes me feel that my previous studies were a waste of time.
I often feel offended but struggle to determine if these offenses are malicious or just jokes. This uncertainty may indicate that the external world is malicious, or that I have Asperger's syndrome.
I also frequently recall these situations and believe that many people treat me with malice, which worries me that this could be a symptom of paranoid personality disorder.
This world and I, one of us must be ill.
I believe this is a common experience for many of us with ASD, in particular undiagnosed ASD.
I feel like having undiagnosed ASD is enough to cause most people in that boat to develop some sort of personality or mood disorder, often both.
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