Auties, Aspies, and other CloudCuckooLanders!

I just liked thinking and chose Philosopher. The cool thing about philosophers is they don't have to be right.

Ah. So do we rail against stereotypes in here? Just talk about anything?

I haven't actually seen very many conversations held here, but my guess is about anything.

Hm. Um well one thing about having a diagnosis of psychosis is that you don't have to do jury duty anymore. Although as long as I'm on medication and have had enough sleep and am not stressed out I'm fine.

I'm glad to hear its under control. Hopefully your life isn't too stressful.

Yeah, I figured out I can't do jobs where I interact with a lot of people. I was only able to work as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army for three days before it got to me.

I've been going to Cognitive Behavioral thearpy and art therapy.

What do you do to stay balanced?

I actually have aspergers. I usually take antidepressants and try to keep a little time to myself. Working as a cashier really wore my gears down.

What is having aspergers like? (If you don't mind me asking.)

Oh, not at all. People are always doing strange things in the name of social norm, but I never really understood that. I mimicked them in order to fit in. When you break the rules and find out you hurt someone you feel horrible and there is the fact that it seems impossible to understand people's moods. Loud noises used to drive me insane, but a little conditioning has helped that.

I've never heard of psychosis before. Do you mind if I ask more about it and how else

Psychosis is related to schizophrenia. That's what they first thought I had but later I was diagnosed with psychosis not otherwise specified. edit: I forgot I also had a bit of depression when I was sent to the mental hospital.

Anyone can have a psychotic episode if stressed out enough. My therapist told me that. This is from psychcentral.com. It's possible to have postpartum psychosis, psychotic symptoms that have lasted for less than one month, persistent auditory hallucinations in the absence of any other features, and persistent nonbizarre delusions with periods of overlapping mood episodes.

edited 5th Nov '13 1:42:26 PM by Gryphaena

People are always doing strange things in the name of social norm, but I never really understood that. I mimicked them in order to fit in.

Strange things indeed. I really think a lot of the "rules" are stupid. And people just instinctively know them.

Yeah me too. But I follow them because my mom is always nagging me to do so

You know what I really don't like? When Aspies follow the dumber rules as well. I wonder sometimes if they're doing it just to fit in.

What do you mean by 'dumber rules' ?

I understand general rules of politeness and recipricocity (if someone does you a personal favor, be nicer to them), but there are social rules that I don't like. I can't think of them off the top of my head though.

I'm just enough of an Aspie for it to screw up my life, and just enough of a neurotypical to realize how much trouble it's causing me. -_- (Also, depression. Not officially diagnosed, but I might as well be at this point.)

Sounds like the worst of both worlds. I know what you mean.

Simply a mental disorder-less Cloudcuckoolander. How're things going?

Unproductive. >_< Work, damn me, work! *tries and fails to write things*

Ugh, I hate it when that happens.

Writer's block has been always been a royal pain in the ass.

Please allow me to introduce myself as a diagnosed Auspie since age six. Hoo boy, getting that news was something.

Since age 6? What did they tell you then, and how did you react? How did they make the diagnosis? I mean, I imagine that as a little kid, you must have had something that indicated you were "different"/on the spectrum.

They told me about this "Ausberger's" thing, and the first thing I remember saying was, "Is there a cure?", much to my mother's surprise and alarm.

I don't really recall much else.

edited 7th Feb '14 5:36:02 PM by Inceptiond

I have been diagnosed with Aspie, but I'm pretty sure there's more to me than that.

How come?