Do you ever find this happens to you?

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If something annoys me or bugs me in my mind i find it really hard to shrug off the intrusive and unwanted thoughts and it causes me anxiety and stress.

Here are the aspects of having AS that I find disabiling.

Obssesive compulsive thinking aka thinking too much and impairing my ability to function in day to day life.
Easily irratible and stressed (because i think too much)
Poor communication skills
high levels of anxiety at times
being a perfectionist
Shyness
the way i walk

do you guys go through these same problems?
I find obssesing over my height is one the things that causes me pychological stress because i am only 5'10 or 5'11.

Yes, all of that. Sometimes I think my communication skills are good but then I get a strange look and I think, "What did I say now?"

I know LOL sometimes i am under the impression i am great at communication and socalising only to get feedback from my brother saying "I have 0 social skills" and "I am socially disabled"

Definitely, all of the above.
I don't stress about my height anymore, but I used to. I'm a 6'1" tall woman. When I was in school, I forced bad posture on myself because I didn't want to stand out. My back is still MESSED up and has formed to that shape along with all my insides... yuck

Anyway! My defense mechanism for all of this is to be in solitude. Not because I want to be alone, but because I often feel it's easier not only on me, but other people. This probably isn't realistic. My only advice I can give is to find a group of people in your area that shares a common interest... your passion. That is an immediate foundation with strangers that can steadily built upon. Aspies often feel like quitting, but not when it involves their special interest, therefore, you aren't likely to break these friendships. If your interest is involved, you will feel much less pressure/anxiety in your social gatherings.
For me, it's horses. I've been incredibly lucky to have found A-MAZING friends who are horse owners as myself and we always have something to talk about. Finally my safe place isn't just at home alone, it's with my few close friends, too.

You can do it!

If I don't like my height i can just wear lifts.

i think its got something to do with the stress hormone called 'cortisol'

"why do i feel like a jackass?"

i find myself asking that ALL THE TIME. I speak, then regret what i said

Obssesive compulsive thinking aka thinking too much and impairing my ability to function in day to day life. Yes.
Easily irratible and stressed (because i think too much) Depends on the day.
Poor communication skills Most of the time.
high levels of anxiety at times Yes.
being a perfectionist With certain things, yes.
Shyness It doesn't irritate me, but I am pretty introverted.
the way i walk I've been told that it's kind of weird, but it doesn't annoy me.

Freakin exactly. Yes I do it. And yes I have it.

But...I do try my best to not alienate people.

Shyness can impair your ability to make new friends. Communication deficits also achieves the same result except your trying to make friends but faily misrably because of poor communication

I think the most disabling aspect of aspergers is the higher than average levels of the stress hormone in your body and yes unexpected changes in routine can make me anxious esspecially i i have to meet new people.

also thinking too much and getting precocuppied with an issue can be disabling. i got kicked out of college because i was thinking of other issues outside the workplace which is why i did poorly on my work.

here are a few other stressful and disabling aspects of AS
Making sense of the world
differing your beliefs and ideas from others
relating to people (putting yourself in others shoes)
lack of empathy
montone voice

Obsessive thinking? Yeah, I tend to do that too much.
Easily irritable? Well, some THINK that. I'm REALLY quite tolerant. I DON'T like heat, touching people, bad security, etc.... One HUGE(SIX people) group of people FOLLOWED me through a store today. They blocked my way down one path. I moved, and they blocked my way down THAT path. I later waited in an area to wait for a register, and they waited RIGHT behind me. When MY turn came, I went down there with that group in tow. They EVEN tried to look at the pad when I used my credit card. I was SEETHING at the thought of all that, but never said a word.
Anxiety? YEP
Poor communication skills? Well, my life has been pretty hard, etc... I used to communicate better.
High levels of anxiety? YEP
Being a perfectionist? Well, I USED to be.
Shyness? YEP
The way I walk? SORT OF

Surprisingly, the average male is only supposed to be about 5'11" Then again, I'm only 6'1", is there REALLY that much difference in 2 inches?

And for women, I don't think men care THAT much about height. I wouldn't be crazy about having a wife that is a couple inches, or more, taller than I am, but that is only one aspect, etc... ALSO, there is a time where females grow faster than males, so you can't assume that it will ALWAYS be that way. Wait until you have grown over say 5'7", or are 18 before you say "WOW I'M BIG!". And DON'T forget, the high heels, etc... can make a BIG difference. That was probably done SOLELY to make shorter women taller. Just buck the trend. If you don't need them, don't use them.

Steve

The problem is though yesterday i had to look up to a guy that was 6ft4 and i felt so uncoumftable. after the ecounter i developed really obssesive thinking and and paranoia

It gets to the point as well that i do not like standing up in pubs and i prefer to sit down and be social because i feel really self concious if there are loads of men taller than me.

I have most of those same problems, but in my case they are not very disabling. What is disabling for me is:

- Lack of social skills and inability to understand, relate to or successfully interact with other people and form close relationships or make friends.
- Meltdowns.
- Sensory issues.
- Intense feelings/reactions to certain things.
- Anxiety in unfamiliar or unpredictable social situations.
- Poor motor skills.

And like you, I find it really hard to shrug off intrusive and unwanted thoughts and it causes me anxiety and stress. It's also hard for me to relax and sleep, because my mind is always thinking a lot and can't seem to slow down and relax.

Amik do you think NTs can shrug off unwanted thoughts a lot easier than we can?

That's a very interesting point. Sometimes I'll snap back at something because I'm irritated in the moment but then I'll forget about it because I really don't care.

That's me too. Or I just plain forgot what I was irritated about.

And LOL, guys, come stand by me if it makes you feel better. I'm 5'5". I don't stress about it these days though. It's been a long time since anyone tried to stuff me in a locker.
I can relate to most of those issues though.