I have Aspergers, OCD and anxiety, I think I am bipolar too?

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So I'm supposed to sit under florescents, take a sauna , and than go sit next to a flickering window so I can build "tolerance" to it.?

I think you may have missed my point I was talking about de realization/personalization don't fight that ! I find that "helps" ,fighting it only makes the panic attacks worse

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well I have "past head injurys"to add to that list so it may be a little more complicated apparently senstivity to light esp so sunlight is a big problem check www and words such as "horrendous"is mentioned

well I agree with you "siting around" is not good though I'm not going to spend 8 hours a day working at a supermarket , hence why I'm only going to work part time perhaps in a cinema cool and dark

Well it's nice to know theirs understanding people when I saw the disability services I told her I wont take public transport (I'll ride a bicycle) she knew straight away it was re;ated to glass flicker etc.Most people don't realise most disability is not the "medeterian back" ie bad back (Australian saying in the 60'sand 70's quite a long story to it) but in fact depressive/anxiety related yet the government continue to define disability on ads as someone in a wheel chair or intellectual problems

ps I'd like to be revenue neutural work enough to not recieve payment from the governemnt yet still recieve the discounts that come with it eg discount on land rates etc no way I could do fulll time .

pps for those that think I'm lazy I used to work full time +

well I've got some good news to me don't lose hope I've read the "average" for Paxil to take it's full effect is 6-8 weeks I'm almost to to admit how long I"ve been on it.

Here's a question for you fellow comorbid folks: do you have to deal with a lot of accusations of hypochondria?

I have autism (100% sure), several physical problems such as scoliosis and weak/damaged joints from injuries and tendinitis (100% sure), HPPD (100% sure), and I'm still trying to find ways to get the rest of my issues diagnosed, but I'm about 85% sure I have narcolepsy (I have ALL the symptoms, including falling asleep at inappropriate times such as at work, and stress makes me sleepy) and bipolar disorder (just started a new thread detailing my current mania and asking for advice).

Being the logical, analytical person I am, I do a lot of research (not just Wikipedia and WebMD s**t, but actual books, scientific articles, etc.) as part of my search for answers. I want to know what's wrong with me, why these things happen, and what, if anything, can be done about it. But whenever I bring up one of these problems, people roll their eyes and start crying hypochondria. The general attitude among people seems to be that there simply can't be that much wrong with a single person, and if that person is well-informed about the details of these issues, it must be a case of "they read it on the internet and convinced themselves that they have it" and there's nothing really wrong. I get no support, only ridicule. Even well-intentioned people who care about me spend all their energy trying to persuade me that I'm worrying about nothing, ignoring the very real problems I face every day. I'm pretty sure you can't hypochondria-anxiety yourself into falling asleep in stressful situations, or not sleeping or eating for almost a week but not being able to stop moving or talking. I'm pretty damn sure I'm not just imagining this stuff. It would be nice to have some actual support.

My Asperger's isn't formally diagnosed and my only diagnosis relating to that is dyspraxia (I have been told I'm probably on the spectrum, though.)

I have a long history of sometimes severe major depression, including psychotic depression. I'm currently fine and don't need any medication right now, though. It funny how some basic changes to my life made me feel better when I was so ill before. I hope I don't get ill again. If I do, I might have much better coping strategies than I used to, but FML.

I have:
-Aspergers
-ADD/ADHD
-Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-Oppositional Defiance Disorder
-Sensory Integration Disfunction
-Depression
-Selective Eating Disorder
-Possible bipolar
-OCD
-drug addiction
-possible schizophrenia
- almost certainly hyperlexic
-possible savant syndrome
-possible tourettes?
-Polycystic ovaries
-hypoglycemia
-chronic migraines
-paranoia
-problems with personal/sexual identity & possible multiple personalities
-you get the point

The distinction between Autism, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Bi-Polar Disorder, Schizophrenia, OCD, ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder is not clear-cut.

There's a significant overlap in symptoms and genetic correlation between each of these "disorders". Co-morbidity is also very common.

Personally, I lean towards the notion that Autism, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Bi-Polar Disorder, Schizophrenia, OCD, ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder are not individual conditions but as different expressions of the same spectrum.

I would also argue that these are not disorders, but normal variations within human behavior that have been pathologized for no other reason but the rather eccentric and unusual behavior of people within, which makes them more difficult to manipulate and control.