I got my results

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Hello,

Finally, after 2 and a half hours, of talking, crying (the doctor/evaluator has cried with me... I wrote a letter explaining all my childhood until today), etc. She told me that I fit within ASD1 (Aspie)... And also I have OCD, severe depression, anxiety, trauma (this is drawn from my past experiences) and social phobia. She has recommended support groups here in my state (MA), although I don't really know if I like the idea. What do you think?

Thanks for reading,

I think support groups are recommended whether you need them or not.

Congrats on getting your answers, how do you feel now? Personally I'm in a support/social skills group, and I enjoy it for the most part. We do social skills roleplays and take field trips to places around town. I'd say try it once and if you don't like it you don't have to go back. I know it'll be particularly hard with the social phobia; I have generalized anxiety disorder that makes trying new things like that hard, but I've found my group to be worthwhile.

Congratulations Breaknoise! I'm glad the testing is finished for you!

We have a lot of similar diagnoses. I can understand what you're going through with so many labels at once, but it will get better as you let them sink in.

Again, welcome to WP.

I think that if you can find a support group in your area, it's probably worth checking out. I wish I could find something here, but haven't so far.
When I first figured out, or "discovered", that I might be on the spectrum. I spent about a month laughing and crying at the same time. Like a large part of my life and experience suddenly made sense. It took me about a year to get an assessment and a dx. I was either 31 or 32.
It's been an interesting series of phases for me since then, of how I think and feel about me and this dx and this autism thing. How I think about and interact with the world around me. I don't think I'm nearly as depressed or frustrated anymore by some of the (beyond) social awkwardness. Still difficult, but it's like I've got an explanation that makes sense so it's a little easier to deal with.
There were a few months toward the beginning of it all that I felt like every time I came on to this forum was an eye opening, enlightening, life changing experience.
I think this place can help with some amount of social interaction, or if not interaction at least be kind of like being around other people who are interacting and don't mind my (your) presence. Maybe even appreciate and enjoy it. If you can't find a proper support group, maybe you can find something related to something you do already. I go to a place most saturdays and work on bikes, There's a group of 3-5 of us who show up every week to do that. I think all of us are autistic, to some extent. We don't really talk too much, but I know I can talk to them about anything, and I know they'd do anything for me. And I'd do the same for them. And mostly we just work on bikes and occasionally go on random monologues at each other about whatever our special interest is.
Sometimes it helps just to be around people.
Maybe you can find something like that geared toward some skill or interest you already have.

Congratulations and welcome home!