Told I was anxious by a homeless man
I do a soup run with my church once a month but due to my social anxiety and psychosis I didn’t do it for six months as i obviously couldn’t leave the house and it took me a while before I was on the rota again. Tonight I was with the group and handing out the food and suddenly a homeless guy comes up to me and says he has ADHD and mild autism and can smell my anxiety a mile off and that I’m doing great and I just need to breathe! I must’ve been more nervous than I thought about doing it!
That was very nice of him! I’ve often wondered whether I have autism though- my mum said I used to have meltdowns as I child and bash my head etc and I still get them now! I’m in my early 40s!
Funnily enough my best friend has just been diagnosed with it, which is a bit strange. She doesn’t have any of the signs.
I have a fascination with numbers too! I’m obsessed with religious life (I was nearly a nun but left and I still go on retreats now!)
I haven’t brought it up with my doctors though- do you think I should?
#Anxiety
#Depression
#Epilepsy
#AutismSpectrumDisorder