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Recent content by LemonPop

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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Yes good suggestion, I'll definitely try to do that :)
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    I'd like the diagnosis to help me get access to support and services at my university. I can't access them otherwise. (I'm in the UK).
  3. LemonPop

    Hi, I'm new here.

    Hey, welcome! Please do let us know what's troubling you, if you feel comfortable, and hopefully we can help :) I've found everyone here to be super supportive and friendly!
  4. LemonPop

    Am I an Aspie?

    Most people don't, I only know because I study visual stress & migraine as part of my PhD :) If you're not sure what your triggers are, you could always try keeping a journal of when your migraines happen and think about what you were doing at the time you noticed it starting. This is how I...
  5. LemonPop

    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Thanks, that's really helpful! :)
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Thanks so much for your reply, it's great to know there are others out there who have had the same experience. I'm really glad you found what you were looking for eventually! Can I ask, what was the difference between your experiences with the first two psycs and the last one who finally seemed...
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    I really hope that was the case... Yes I definitely come across as very NT too a lot of the time, due to the fact I have learned to "fake" it well over time! That's a good idea... I need someone who I feel comfortable with and can open up to. Someone who's not intimidating!! Wow, that's such a...
  8. LemonPop

    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    It wasn't useless at all! I got most of it :P
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Hi :) yeah, thanks, you're right. I need to make sure I really focus on explaining my experiences well next time, rather than relying on terms as short-hand.
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    Am I an Aspie?

    Welcome to the forum! I'm also struggling to understand myself; I have tentatively self-diagnosed myself as having Asperger's, but am trying to get a professional diagnosis too. I don't think anyone here will be able to tell you for sure if you have Asperger's/autism. Carry on resesarching, and...
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    Communal Seating

    YES I'm so glad others here feel the same way. So many restaurants / cafes here in the UK have this weird communal seating thing at the moment. Even McDonald's is in on it now! I avoid sitting there whenever I can - and if I have to I'll sit far away from people and shut myself off with...
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Thanks so much for your reply and support :) I'm really glad you've said that. I feel very comfortable self-identifying, but as you say I would need a formal diagnosis to get access to resources at my university/workplace, which is what I'd really like. Thanks - I have worked really hard to be...
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Thanks for your response! Yes the process is a bit different in the UK, but your reply and Crossbreed's have both really made me more determined to ask for a psychiatrist who specialises in adult autism/Asperger's at least. I feel as well that the psyc. I saw really didn't have any idea, to be...
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    Thanks for your reply! Definitely, I have seen that attitude online as well. Because I live in the UK, I get referred to psychiatrists on the NHS and I don't have too much of a say in where I get sent, unfortunately. I could pay privately, but as a student this isn't feasible at the moment. But...
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    Written off by psychiatrist... help!!

    This is exactly how I felt! Thanks so much for your reply. Yes everyone has been great here, I'm glad I found the forum. Psychiatry really frustrates me for that reason. These people get qualified and then can obviously only keep up with current developments in specific areas of interest...
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