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Neurodivergent 19h
Guys LMAO nvm guess who just got undiagnosed with social anxiety bc apparently the symptoms I thought were social anxiety were autism traits all along
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Neurodivergent 21h
20 mins until I find out the results from my autism assessment and I’m STRESSED but tbh I think I’m more anxious abt talking to the (perfectly nice) dr again than getting the results. I ❤️social anxiety
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Anonymous 19h

how do they undiagnose you? would it not just be both?

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Anonymous 11h

Lmao no they took away your anxiety card, rest in peace 😭 but hey congrats on the autism, welcome aboard /gen hopefully your diagnosis can be of help to you, I know mine helped a lot in finding accommodations

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Anonymous 8h

Real

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14h

How they explained it to me was basically yeah, I’m anxious in social situations, but that’s caused by autism, not by social anxiety. Like I’m anxious bc I struggle with social cues and trying to figure out how to act + respond appropriately and stuff, not bc I have social anxiety in the typical sense, if that makes sense? It’s a little confusing to me too but yeah 🤷

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12h

honestly that makes sense- anxiety tends to be a symptom of so many mental illnesses so many people don’t technically have it but they experience it as a side effect from their main issues

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11h

Forgot to put the tone indicator in parenthesis to make it all neat but ngl I cannot focus rn after 3 finals :,)

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 8h

Thank you! On the bright side, they let me keep my generalized anxiety 😎💪 but yeah, I’m definitely hoping it’ll be helpful! And, if nothing else, it at least explains the treatment resistant aspect of my “social anxiety” 💀

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