05-09-2007, 10:55 PM
I have been very passive in my dealings with medical people. I approached my current Doctor in Dec. 2006 because my work medical showed me very high for anxiety but very low for depression. She saw AS in me ( at 30 ) and refered me to a clinic who will see me in July. I haven't been back to the Doctor. My work insisted I did councelling ( for depression, even though I wasn't ), that ended in January. I am now more realxed about myself, the health issues that prompted the medical ( IBS ) has gone since I began to understand AS and myself. I never knew why my former GP kept telling me I had stress ( 1997-2006 ) as knowone who knows me ever thought I was stressed. I wasn't I was just different ( I didn't/ don't seek relationships, to socialise, to be with other people, to be in busy places, etc. ). I now understand different is good and I am happy knowing that. I have tried to talk to people about it but they really hate hearing it, so I've stopped. I think the best thing for me to do is have a public personna, an act and then a private life and keep them seperate at all costs. I have read alot of comments that people want to 'be themselves' great if you can but I think if people want to earn money and stay in a job they need to learn a 'the script' and stick to it in public and look forward to enjoying private time.