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24 Aug 2014, 8:46 pm

Hi, this is my first post. It's hard for me to concentrate because its so loud here. There are my family talking really loudly and rudely everywhere, and I feel sensory overloaded. Now I'm not sure if I have autism. I know that I DEFINATELY suffer/struggle rom ocd. That is something I know. I struggle with Severe Ocd and it's a major problem since I was 13.
I have a lot of problems but I don't know just what is going on with me. I haven't known since I was young.
I also take things literally, have a hard time with other people. I always try to be and feel very friendly, but people never really seem to like me or what I say, when I say it. It's frustrating to me because I just try to be friendly, always. And I feel like other people are jerks, but somehow everyone likes them, and they all like each other; even though they are jerks. Everything they say is right, somehow when I say it, its wrong. Somehow what I say or how I say it never seems to "come across" the right way to people. I don't know why. I'm very unhappy because I feel I try and try with people and just nothing ever seems to change. I'm very tired and very depressed.

I just turned 28. Don't know what I'm' going to do. I just left my job, because I was very miserable and underemployed, I hated my supervisor and the boss, and generally how everyone was treated at the place. You were dictated and told what to do, and how to do it, and when you differed from it in any way; you were told you were difficult or anti-authoritarian. I just quit. I literally could not work there anymore. I don't have cash, no real plan. I'm moving out of my place at the end of September.



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24 Aug 2014, 8:49 pm

sorry you are having such a rough time. you will most likely get along better at WP. welcome.



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24 Aug 2014, 9:33 pm

I know the feeling. Far too many teachers nowadays will never stray from standard teaching. My English teacher this year is a pretty cool guy (he subbed for some of our history classes) and can somehow make the most boring topic very engaging. :D


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25 Aug 2014, 12:48 am

Welcome, Whathappened!

My life has been like that, too. I realised that being friendly and well-intended usually is not appreciated by most people. If you are different and not confident, then people will think very little of you. Particularly if you try to be nice, they will step on your head. Well, that's what I have learned though not all people are like that.

I'm sure you will find many people that you can relate to on WP. I hope you enjoy WP.