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Hi everyone,

My name's Jack, and this is my first time posting on here. I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was about five (I can't actually remember any of it), and I guess I've just spent my whole life trying to find my own ways of coping. Lately I've been struggling a little bit. I've always been prone to depression and anxiety. I don't have any real anxiety issues at the moment, but lately my depression has gotten out of hand.

A bit of background about me. I'm interested in space travel, astronomy, physics, science fiction, music, writing, languages, and sometimes a bit of maths. Depends on whether it's something along the lines of Mandelbrot fractals (very interested) to something more like long division (snooze). I grew up in a lot of different places, moving with my family, although now we've settled down in Australia, where I was originally born, and we've been here for about six-and-a-half years. I'm in year 9 at high school, and I do tend to struggle with some stuff there. More on that later.

Like I said, I've been struggling a bit with depression lately. I'm not sure why it's decided to creep up on me now, because it's not like my life's really changed. I think I'm just pretty worn out after always being made to fit in when I just want to be myself, struggling to make friends, and getting kind of fed up with the general state of the world. School isn't great. I do fine academically, but there's so much conformity, it's really stressful, my social life is pretty complicated, I'm bored stiff in most of our subjects, and anything political or historical they teach us tends to make me really depressed.

I know I should probably tell my parents and get some professional help, but I really don't feel like trying to fight this depression, and I wonder if I really could get any better. Asperger's is basically the root of it all, and I have to live with that for my whole life.

I just wouldn't mind talking to a few people who hopefully understand me a bit better. There aren't many of those in my life.

Yours sincerely,
Jack

Welcome Jack. Plenty of people here will relate to your opening post, and I hope you will be enriched by the vast knowledge of the collective membership of WP and come to feel at home here.

Hello Jack, welcome to WP. I think you'll find plenty of people here who will identify with what you've just posted. I certainly do. Take your time to settle in and find your way around. It's a good place.

Welcome Jack!

You sound like you have fun interests I'm sure you will find kindred spirits here!

Welcome to WP! Hope you enjoy it here.

Hi It's nice to meet you!

welcome, jack. what are your favorite types of music?

Hey Jack welcome.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Hi Jack. I know what it's like to be in 9th grade and be depressed. When I was in 9th grade I felt almost totally isolated and the other students used to beat me up, pull my hair, break my glasses, etc. Most of the information you're being given is BS, too. Our school system doesn't teach, they use rote memorization. Rote memorization brainwashes you and makes you into a good citizen or a soldier it isn't really learning. Real learning is exciting, people love real learning. A lot of people resent being brainwashed with rote memorization, which is why there's so much violence in public schools. Good luck.