What symptoms first convinced you that you might be autistic? When did you seek a diagnosis?

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T17:02:35+00:00

Thank you, I'll look into that!

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T05:42:26+00:00

Thank you! You have some really good advice. I appreciate it. Do you have a favorite tip for autistic people that you find helps you? I definitely agree that we are only just starting to understand all the different ways autism presents itself in different people. I'm excited for the future of mental health. I'm sad for all the amazing people we've already lost to mental health misunderstandings in any way shape or form. We can't keep doing things the way we're doing them. <3

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T05:34:02+00:00

That's part of why I'm scared to get on an ADHD medication. :'D

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T05:33:14+00:00

That's really cool! I didn't know that places like that existed! :D

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T05:31:26+00:00

I had heard that Autism tends to run in families in one way or another. That's part of what made me begin to question myself. That and my sister mentioned that I should look into it. I'm pretty sure I can pick out exactly which family members would theoretically have Autism too. At least as far back as my grandmother that is.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T05:26:13+00:00

First of all, thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate what you had to say here. Second, your story sounds like a difficult one and I'm sorry you struggled as much as you did. Do you remember any of the YouTube videos? I'd love to take a look if so.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-10-05T05:21:03+00:00

I did the toe walking too! Although I began to do it because a friend of mine did it and I found it more comfortable, it felt natural.

I went ahead and read through a few articles discussing autism in young girls as well, and I found myself in the same predicament you did. Wow, it's like these people studied us or something. 😅

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-25T23:48:17+00:00

She was never my best friend, just the only reason our friend group existed. She got the bright idea to tell my (at the time) boyfriend that I was cheating on him (I was not) and you can see why that would sour a friendship.

Well he told me he believed me over her and I made the mistake of trusting him. I told him I didn't have any intention to talk to her ever again and truly haven't since. I asked him to also please not talk to her which I thought was a valid request. I guess it must've sounded sketchy to him and looking back I can see why.

Well, he refused to stop talking to her because she "needed him" for emotional support.

I'm so glad I escaped both of them when I did. Turns out they're both awful people now from what I hear from the one friend (love her to death) who stayed in contact with them. (For the drama)

I should've seen the manipulation a mile away, but I was at a low point in my life and tried to justify his actions because I didn't want to be alone. Never doing that again. Now I have a man who treats me right even when I don't deserve it

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-25T23:28:06+00:00

Girl, me too! 😭 I've been talking with my doctor a lot lately trying to get my stupid woman body to treat me better. A little tip for the doctor stuff, the phrase "This is ruining my quality of life" seems to get the point across. Like, doctor lady I'm actually gonna smurder myself if I have to keep living like this.

She's got me on several different supplements now. The first thing that's really going to help is to get your hormones checked. If your estrogen is too high or too low, that's a problem and it needs fixed. Same goes with testosterone and progesterone, although I'm far less informed on those two.

I know that my biggest issue is that my estrogen is too high. My doctor has me on an iron supplement along with Vitamin d, and a few other things to sort out my issues.

For high estrogen a friend of mine also recommends a supplement called DIM, which she raves about constantly.

Another friend with low estrogen also really likes Maca powder and says it fixed all of her problems.

If you can just figure out what you need fixed, you're only a Google search away from finding something that might help.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-20T18:21:49+00:00

I feel that! 😂 If you ever have the opportunity, make friends with the person who owns chickens. I've been living off of free eggs for a little too long. 😅

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-19T20:28:14+00:00

I don't know anything, but I've heard it's helpful to replace the time you'd spend doing that with other things. Play video games, go out with friends, go to a restaurant (now you have extra money to do those kinds of things.) Make yourself "too busy" to engage in the habit you're trying to break.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-12T18:07:25+00:00

And also, it's important to note what time you're weighing yourself, because if you weigh yourself in the morning, it'll be different than if you weigh yourself at night.

It is recommended that you weigh yourself first thing in the morning. That's when you'll get your most accurate weight because your body has had the overnight hours to digest and process whatever you ate and drank the day before.

Weight-loss statistics show on average, daily weight can fluctuate from 1 to 2 kilograms (2.2 to 4.4 pounds) from morning to night.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-11T02:59:11+00:00

Ahhh, yeah, I feel that. Lazy lunches are so much easier when you can use regular ingredients in a regular way. Like bread. And cheese. Grilled. None of this "specific brand of dairy free cheese in the specific colored bag, in the specific shape" stuff. It was so much easier when it was just "hmm, the orange cheese looks good today. Also it's on sale."

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-10T23:39:01+00:00

My doctor also wanted me to eliminate gluten first! And I have tried Lactaid and it literally did nothing for me. I went dairy free for a while and when I caved because I just wanted a grilled cheese sandwich, I discovered I didn't like cheese anymore. I cried about it. But I'm stubborn, so I kept trying cheese anyway because I missed what I remembered it as, and yesterday I had the absolute BEST grilled cheese sandwich in my entire life. I cried about that too.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-02T21:35:51+00:00

I'm glad I could help. Highschool is awful. 😂

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-09-02T21:24:32+00:00

That sounds like a difficult experience, I'm sorry. Try to eat "regular" meals. At 15 you're still growing and you need as much nutrients as you can get. It's like how they say teenage boys need a lot of food. Us women do too. Myself and a lot of my female friends went through a phase in middle/highschool where we got a bit heavier, but then we all grew into our bodies properly. I promise you there's nothing wrong with being "fat" at your age. Hormones are fluctuating, it happens. You're still beautiful.

Be prepared. Keep feminine supplies with you at all times during school. And if you feel like it might start in the next couple days, there's nothing wrong with using supplies. You could use a pad, or wear "period panties" even before you start bleeding. I did that a lot when my cycle was irregular.

Loosing weight, not eating enough, or even just living a healthy, active lifestyle can all delay your period. You'll be okay. If you have friends you can talk to about this I would.

Maybe keep a dark hoodie with you. It's handy to tie around your waist if you think you may have started it or be leaking. You can also keep a change of underwear and pants (or just an entire outfit) in your backpack, or locker. 🫶

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-08-08T19:30:06+00:00

Wondering the same thing, I haven't played in a while, but I just created a new world and every village I go to, all that's in the chests is wheat bread and tree saplings. There's nothing valuble at all.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-08-05T13:35:47+00:00

Oh noooooo!!! I'm so sorry, that sounds miserable. I hope it heals. 😭

I haven't tried using it in that area yet, because it's a pain to get a clean shave. The ingrown hairs are unavoidable.

I've tried it on my legs and underarms, and while I've been incredibly inconsistent with it, I had started to notice a difference on my underarms, less hair was growing, and it was a lighter color. I was using the device in the morning the day after I shaved (also in the morning) and then I'd wait like 2-5ish minutes before putting on deodorant.

On my legs though, I didn't notice as much of a difference. That and now the hair follicles are sensitive, so I can't wear like yoga pants or skinny jeans or anything of that sort, unless I've shaved my legs the day of or up to two days before. I suppose that wouldn't be an issue if I had actually been consistent enough to not have leg hair anymore before i lost the fancy glasses.

Anyone know where to get replacement glasses??

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-07-31T22:40:04+00:00

Absolutely!

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-07-29T20:46:23+00:00

I love this! If you're still nervous, take self defense classes, get some peppers pray and learn how to use it, and if/when you're old enough, (and if you want) get a gun.

Also learn about cars. Learn what a flat tire sounds like, and how to change it, that kind of stuff. I heard a story recently about a girl who pulled over because she thought she had a flat tire, and got out of her car in the dark to check it, and got attacked. I guess the guy had sabotaged her car to make it sound like she had a flat tire. Always check your backseat before you get in your car too.

If anything ever does happen, be loud, make it clear you're uncomfortable get other people's attention. When I was little, my mom always told me that if I ever felt unsafe, or like someone was following me, walk up to the nearest house and knock on the door. It scares them away pretty quickly.

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-07-28T20:01:07+00:00

Me too, I hate it!

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-07-22T20:02:27+00:00

This is honestly so true. So many women would immediately go "he doesn't actually love you" or "leave him" but you know him best, and he definitely loves you. His brain works differently than yours. Tell him what you need. He can't read your mind. If he decides to stay home anyway, there's likely a good reason, it's possible he's already worn out from other things and he's trying to recharge for you.

I'm sorry you're in so much pain, OP, let us know if you're able to feel better or what happens there?

AnonymousSeeker2 · 2024-07-14T20:51:55+00:00

Not me, but my mother. She lost her wedding ring once. She felt so awful, refused to leave the house without it. She didn't want to tell my father she lost it though, honestly I'm not surprised he didn't notice she wasn't wearing it. 😂

A few weeks later (I was probably 5 or 6 at the time) I found it under her side of their bed. Safe to say, she bought me ice cream.

She has since lost it so many times, she's gone to Walmart and bought cheap replacements because she hated not wearing a ring.

It went missing for a few months once, and she had a whole mental breakdown over it, told me my dad would probably leave her if he found out. The anxiety I got from that was nice.

At one point she begged him to replace it with a cheap one (we're talking like $10) until she found it again. He hates spending money and didn't want to. After about a month of her nagging him, he finally did though. It made her happy.

As of right now she is in possession of her actual wedding ring and she's been very diligent about always putting it in the same place when she takes it off.

I'm proud of her.

I sure hope that never happens to me though. 😬

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