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I am a 25 year old with Aspergers,
the thing is I was quite unaware I had any traits as for the last 6 years I was taking ssri's for anxiety (and just thought I was a little too quiet), but this year I came off them and I realise I constantly don't know how to reply to people, miss the context, don't know how to handle responding to situations or the right actions. I am living with my family who take a lot of care of me, support me, buy clothes, pay bills, cook. I am very depressed as well. I did a lot of great things when I was taking ssri's, took part in social events / worked on videos, but now that I'm off them (and won't go back on them, due to severe withdrawals and memory loss / other problems), I don't know how to function in life... How can I get through situations without knowing what is right or wrong, like today I was walking home and a girl kid was bouncing on a trampoline outside her house, she said 'hello' and I said 'heya', but then I thought, what's appropriate here? In being nice I would usually ask people 'how are you', 'hows your day going', but it's a different context and I don't know what's appropriate or not...or what other people would think. I constantly have this struggle in life where I can't apply my learnt responses to situations because the context is different and then I just shut down and don't say anything... I don't want to get in to trouble with anyone but it seems talking / doing things can lead to misinterpretation by others, and not talking is seen as rude and insensitive. I don't know what to do please help...

Have you been back to visit your doctor to discuss the trouble you've had coming off medication?

Talk to your doctor about perhaps finding a new medication that can help you that doesn't have the side effects the other one did.

I have a translator of sorts. I have someone who I've known for a long time that explains to me when I ask what do in certain situations socially. If you know anyone who would be willing to hang out with you when you go out or text you at any time to help you out you could try that.

A lot of of the time though with anxiety, depression, and aspergers is just telling yourself you are okay even when you know your not.

If you also start getting nervous socially you can start thinking of a special interest and naming facts about it in your head to calm yourself down.

I hope your day start's going better.