Rate your current mental health level out of 10

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

This is autism. Its not that autistic people miss social cues, its just that the 7% or so the vast majority of the population and world seem to get by on just fine don't compute well when you're also getting the other 93%. Its a sliding scale. Maybe the eyebrow thing is just something unique to you that you noticed, but if its that plus cataloging the way they adjust their posture, analyzing the timbre of the breath they take before speaking, cramming their chosen words through a decoder because everyone lies and you need things in truth form, plus plus plus plus then yea, autism.

The exhaustion you're speaking of is the mental drain of masking, where all of this is very much real and very much going on and you have to fake like its not WHILE ALSO throwing down a high level that even a neurotypical would find very challenging. In your case I'm guessing you make good dough in a situation where appearances and people skills are paramount, which in my case would be hell.

A CEO tolerates a guy who's full of crap?

Fata, I don't want to have autism. How would one go to get it checked out. Not like there's a cure or anything.

I'm sitting here and I can tell you where every one of my co-workers are because I track them. The one guy schits at least three times a day I see his shoes because he eats a tonne of salad everyday for some reason. It's pointless yet its constantly in my head. Dumb crap that does not matter. I can do my job in my sleep. But the day is filled with chatter.

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by RichieRich

Thanks for the extra info.
The emotions part got drowned and buried in chocolate and exercise; instead of beer resorted to wine gums and bubble tea; too late for "young" depending on your idea of young.


Questionnaire done and highly conclusive. downloaded link and will work through over Christmas break. Will look for ebook of Scattered Minds.

I am not sure I would dedicate to going through the workbook page by page. Do it if it helps, but I have been mostly just scanning to see what it is about.

Hey, at least you are balancing the chocolate with exercise. I am halfway there.

Seriously, though, if you are exercising, that is a significant component and the #1 thing to help with ADD. Imagine how bad you would be without exercise and that is me!!

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Fata, I don't want to have autism. How would one go to get it checked out. Not like there's a cure or anything.

I'm sitting here and I can tell you where every one of my co-workers are because I track them. The one guy schits at least three times a day I see his shoes because he eats a tonne of salad everyday for some reason. It's pointless yet its constantly in my head. Dumb crap that does not matter.

Not to cast doubt but I would not think it is autism first. As I said it is very indicative of ADD. Like everything else, talk to your doctor.

If it is autism, it is what it is and you can deal with it. It is not a death sentence or mean you are the R word you love so much. Once you know you can learn to manage to your advantage.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Fata, I don't want to have autism. How would one go to get it checked out. Not like there's a cure or anything.

I'm sitting here and I can tell you where every one of my co-workers are because I track them. The one guy schits at least three times a day I see his shoes because he eats a tonne of salad everyday for some reason. It's pointless yet its constantly in my head. Dumb crap that does not matter.

DM'd.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Titan2

Not to cast doubt but I would not think it is autism first. As I said it is very indicative of ADD. Like everything else, talk to your doctor.

If it is autism, it is what it is and you can deal with it. It is not a death sentence or mean you are the R word you love so much. Once you know you can learn to manage to your advantage.

Where's that GIF of Scott Bakula in Quantum Leap. I'm a re-trd?

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Where's that GIF of Scott Bakula in Quantum Leap. I'm a re-trd?

You were just saying how you post without thinking and then regret it....

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Titan2

You were just saying how you post without thinking and then regret it....

That was actually in the show.