Hopeless_Aspie_Guy
Well-Known Member
Ok so I gotta try and get this question to make sense and ask all it can.
So many NT's will always believe that 'any' problem/outlook (no matter how big or small) has the means to improve over time and they'd probably have you beleive that they can even be totally cured/removed (barring things like aspergers/autism itself).
So my question is what things in your own life you see improving, which ones stay the same (perhaps despite seeming better or worse) and which ones only seem to worsen over time?
I ask this because it just seems like people can't appreciate that sometimes depression/anxiety can only be treated and not cured and will a psychiatrist have the wisdom to see this or will he/she always assume (the impossible) that you could be made to be as happy as you were years ago?
A few of my own examples I'll give is;
My ability to remain motivated and enthusiastic and passionate about things (hobbies and interests for example) has worsened at varying speeds every single year since I was about 13, but only really became bad/scary from about early 2011 (and has NEVER improved since, nor do I expect it to, though I wish it did).
My ability to solve the perceived problems has largely remained the same for many years.
The sexual desire I had for women (which was intensified by the onset of my depression/anxiety years ago) has definitely worsened but eventually improved (though not in all areas).
So many NT's will always believe that 'any' problem/outlook (no matter how big or small) has the means to improve over time and they'd probably have you beleive that they can even be totally cured/removed (barring things like aspergers/autism itself).
So my question is what things in your own life you see improving, which ones stay the same (perhaps despite seeming better or worse) and which ones only seem to worsen over time?
I ask this because it just seems like people can't appreciate that sometimes depression/anxiety can only be treated and not cured and will a psychiatrist have the wisdom to see this or will he/she always assume (the impossible) that you could be made to be as happy as you were years ago?
A few of my own examples I'll give is;
My ability to remain motivated and enthusiastic and passionate about things (hobbies and interests for example) has worsened at varying speeds every single year since I was about 13, but only really became bad/scary from about early 2011 (and has NEVER improved since, nor do I expect it to, though I wish it did).
My ability to solve the perceived problems has largely remained the same for many years.
The sexual desire I had for women (which was intensified by the onset of my depression/anxiety years ago) has definitely worsened but eventually improved (though not in all areas).