How do you manage in the outdoors?
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not very well especially if it’s noisy or bright.
it’s generally too difficult to go out more than twice a day for very long. i try to organise my week so that i only need to leave my flat once a day, but i do try to go outside most days of the week because i know it’s unhealthy to stay in, plus my eating disorder compels me to walk around otherwise i feel gross. it’s hard to find a balance but it’s so important to.
i’m more than happy to answer any questions about living with asperger’s (especially as a girl!) if anybody has any. i’ve replied to a few personally but i might begin publishing them.
ask away :)
i’m having a hard time accepting myself, and it’s ruining everything.
i just want to be someone else; someone extroverted who thrives in social situations, and has energy to do that. it’s very very fucking difficult to function in a society where pleasantries are expected, where you’re a bad person if you don’t want to hang out and party or talk.
i do think that i made a friend recently, however. i felt understood and okay around him. he doesn’t know about my asperger’s but he doesn’t have to. he seems to like that i’m not quite “normal”.
i’m just struggling right now.
i’m the extreme of this, i think.
Excuse me while I'm somewhat surprised that we seem really similar... I even live in the UK too... This is sort of awesome... Uh. Yeah. Hi!
:) that’s cool! it’s good to know i’m not alone.
hi! x
i’ve been thinking about this for a while. i’m interested in aspies who self harm because it seems they often do it for different reasons to NTs. i’ve spent long spells in hospitals with patients suffering from depression/anxiety and i could never understand their reasons for cutting.
most likely triggering so i’ll do a read more :)
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feeling more anxious than usual. i really need to sort out moving flat this year. i cannot tolerate living with other people, it’s a matter of my health by now.
plus, i’m just so isolated. there’s always this huge gap between myself and other people and when i’m anxious or down it’s even bigger than usual.
going to force myself to get ready and go out.
my friend just told me about this. i thought it was interesting, and i wonder if other aspies relate to this idea, too?
Hi! I just wanted to say you're not the only one out there. Granted, I'm sure I'm several years older than you (but good old Aspie keeps me youthful lol) but I do understand everything you're saying about Asperger's and ED. I have two informal diagnoses from two Psychologists that I only received within the past few weeks so I'm new to seeing that Asperger's is a part of me (though admittedly it's a relief to have an answer!) but I do have a great deal of knowledge from both my job
Thank you for both your messages :) Agreed on how annoying the ask box limit is! I know what you mean about it being a relief- and most days I’m able to work on the positives, but other days I just wish I knew someone like me to have a coffee with where there’s no pressure, if that makes sense.
Thank you again, I really appreciate your supportive words :)
sometimes i wish i knew more girls with asperger’s, especially girls who also have an eating disorder too.
i feel so alone often. my weight is okay now, and very few people know about my asperger’s, or ED relapse last year. the thing about asperger’s is that obviously i don’t socialise or talk a lot so having an eating disorder with that means you just don’t think to open up.
