do you suffer from general anxiety?

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i do, ever since i was maybe six, or maybe before but i dont remember that early. i'd sit on a bus real tense and wait for an accident... that kind of thing. and i'd worry and fuss. i still do. i worry something might happen to my brother or nieces. i dont mind asperger syndrome itself, but the anxiety bothers me a lot. sometimes i'd just get so afraid something might happen to my nieces and feel miserable because of it. especially i would worry more when they were little, and what's funny, whenever they started screaming and running around and making noise, my anxiety would get worse!

Oh yes, I'm almost continually extremely worried. For me it started somewhat later than in your case, I guess I was around 20 or so. There are periods, though, when it's easier to live, but I know in advance that I'll soon find something to worry about. It's not a little strange to know that most if not all of my worries are the product of my mind, and still feel the worries.

General anxiety, job anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety

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Every day.

Why yes I have generalized anxiety disorder. Used to be non-stop anxiety until I went on ssri's

And yes I have ocd also...so it was hard. compulsions and anxiety ruled my life.

Autism is the easiest to deal with, Anxiety disorders are very very scary.

Generalized anxiety and emetophobia checking in. The psychologist who assessed me for Asperger's said she was worried that my generalized anxiety could quickly become agoraphobia if I don't seek treatment. Unfortunately, the stress of the whole assessment has actually caused a significant increase in my anxiety since then. I was the same as you OP, especially as a kid. I'd go through phases, months at a time, where I'd be completely preoccupied with the thought that someone I cared about or needed, would die. My ex-girlfriend thought I was controlling, always requesting phone calls and excessive check-ins, but the truth was, I was constantly concerned about her safety because I knew how important she was to me. Things got substantially worse in college, unfortunately. Anyway, nice to not be alone.

Yes, in fact when I was diagnosed with Asperger's, the psychologist said that anxiety disorder was my comorbid condition. After SSRI's made me suicidal, I don't trust psychological medication anymore, and would rather try other forms of treatment for anxiety.

I think anxiety is one of the biggies that Aspies have to cope with . I believe it is a far bigger issue than Aspergers itself. I have always had it and it hardly ever goes away for long. I have been really really I'll with it and it has destroyed a good chunk of my life. When you have been suicidal several times and see no release, the system here in the UK, just does not help. I was committed to mental hospital twice to protect myself. It is no joke and is a big problem still for me.

Anxiety going out, meeting people, phone and door bell.... it's a big list. The biggest problem I have is the anxiety of meeting neurotypicals who think I am odd, rude, or just awkward. Sometimes I think that if I had a big banner saying " I have Aspergers, it's not my fault", It might help me, but then I might get picked upon.

Diagnosed with GAD. Difficult to to anything without getting overly anxious/stressed out about it.

Social anxiety, which causes me a great deal of trouble in school and with confronting teachers, relatives and even old friends. I don't think I have general anxiety, though.

I've had GAD my whole life. Medication keeps the panic attacks under control, but I still worry an awful lot.

Well I don't have GAD, or at least I was never dx with.
But I'm also worrying too much. I once had symptoms close to PTSD and there my constant anxiety was terrible.
But I don't think I've an anxiety disorder. "Just" being more anxious than the general pobulation how I see it.

When I'm depressive, I tend to be to anxious, sometimes waaay to anxious, but far less when I'm not depressed. So I would say the anxiety comes from the depression.

I'm trying lysine at the moment against my anxiety.

I did get a diagnosis of GAD at some point before my AS diagnosis. My current psychiatrist just gave me diagnoses of AS and OCD.

Diagnosed with GAD two years ago...my psychologist thinks I have this instead of any autism spectrum diagnoses. Worrying is my middle name, and my worries do significantly interfere with my life in many ways.