Living with ASD and guilt.

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Hello, I was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when I was 16 (I'm 19 now). I have a few online relationships, but I currently don't have any real friends. I was put in a social group when I was 17 years old, and I made some good friendships, but I haven't been in contact with them for the past 2 years.

I have always considered myself a poor communicator, and sometimes I make stupid and inappropriate comments/jokes in conversations. I generally don't think much about it. Afterwards, I feel very guilty about it. I was wondering if any other autism sufferers have the same problem?

I also have:
Executive functioning disorder
Depression
OCD

I'm not sure if this is attributed to autism or just my personality, but I do often feel guilty after many flukes in my social interactions. I cannot stand the feeling of having directly cause someone else's discomfort and suffering.
The depression may also be a contributing factor to the guilt, since one of the main components of depression is overwhelming guilt over one's actions, perceived or actual.
If it helps any, I've come to learn that people are often less impacted by our social mistakes than they portray themselves to be.

Interesting! I feel overwhelming guilt about small social errors too but not because it may cause someone else discomfort. It's entirely because of the wrongness (#@^% messed up AGAIN ) and failing to see it/stop it in the moment. I hope when I'm old and grey I won't care anymore. For right now, I'm still trying to be better.

I don't feel guilt. I know I've felt it, but I can't remember the last time.