Is it social anxiety or autism?

[Nation]

I remember in my first job as waiter, I had severe social anxiety and traumas like my father's death.
Also i was broke and I didn't even owe a car.

Well, I had problems with eye contact..also I was always depressed/sad like it was obvious I had problems with my situation.
I aas very unhappy and also I was very inept at doing basic things.
I didn't know how to do the job and I made simple mistakes, also I was very silent.

I had anxiety, also I had problems like keeping eye contact...I felt like an alien who was sent to earth because I didn't know how to do basic things without hurting myself or doing damages.

I remember I was extremely well mannered, people told me I said " thank you " or " im sorry " even when it was inappropriate. I grew up with no friends in high school, I lived in the gym just because I tried to deal with my problems by having great body.
I didn't even know the streets of my little city, I was anxious of going out with girls too.
People thought I was problematic; I used to act like a kid just to be helped because I had problems at 19.
Also I did a lot of self irony just to be seen as humble and nice.

How do you call my coping ' strategy "? Was it related to social anxiety?
People made jokes about me or they tried to gaslight just to make me the butt of their jokes
' it looks like you don't have experience at all woth girls right? "

 

[Deleted member 6963]

probably lack of socialisation in general, little self confidence, lack of success experiences ... all of that can lead to feelings of inadequacy and anxiety around other people.
I dont think labeling yourself as autistic will benefit you.

 

[Deleted member 9467]

Gone 47 milliseconds after injecting t

 

[Chad69]

Take benzos they help
I transformed from mega social anxietycel to social butterfly with help of benzos

 

[Deleted member 4106]

Genetic, but not sure if it's autism. I say this because it's a story similar to mine.
I was already smarter than average and I had problems with hyperphantasia, but after 12 it got attenuated too much, and I ended up isolating myself.

 

[Deleted member 6963]

Take benzos they help
I transformed from mega social anxietycel to social butterfly with help of benzos

you shouldnt take benzos for longer than two weeks unless you want to become addicted

 

[Chad69]

you shouldnt take benzos for longer than two weeks unless you want to become addicted

I already am heavily addicted

 

[Deleted member 6963]

I already am heavily addicted

Do you plan to ever stop?

 

[Chad69]

Do you plan to ever stop?

We will see
Currently they are helping me soo much so Idk

 

[Lars]

how does anxiety feel? my adhd made me low inhib asfuck so never had anxiety

 

[Deleted member 4106]

how does anxiety feel? my adhd made me low inhib asfuck so never had anxiety

Literally Chad's Disease

 

[AutisticBeaner]

i dont think its autism

 

[Deleted member 643]

If you had real autism spectrum disorder in our current society, it probably would have been suspected by multiple other people who are close to you already.

 

[Deleted member 5799]

theres one tip i can give you... if you have trouble staring at somebody while they talk to you, focus on their space between the eyebrows...

i had a stage in my life similar to yours and may sound silly but it helped me, you may feel less uncomfortable and people will never notice because it looks like you are staring at them

 

[Dainslief]

It's worth getting your testosterone, TSH, parathyroid, estrogen + prolactin, and vitamin D checked as social anxiety can be due to hormonal issues and overactive adrenals.

 

[Deleted member 14203]

Take benzos they help
I transformed from mega social anxietycel to social butterfly with help of benzos

Holy shit man benzos help but they are like the worst drug to become addicted to. You gain a tolerance to them so they become less effective over time and I have heard withdrawals from benzos is like the worst thing a human can experience, worse than heroin withdrawals. Before you get deep into, go on reddit and read about benzos addiction and withdrawal. Also, unlike most other drugs benzos can cause permanent changes to your brain chemistry.

My dad is in his 50s addicted to benzos and it is bad bad news. Should be for emergencies only IF THAT.


Honestly, it's so fucked the pharma industry even prescribes benzos at all when I would say they can be just as harmful as hard drugs like meth or heroin.


I hate to sound like a fuckin hippie, but have you tried CBD, weed, ashwaganda, microdosing psychedelics?

 

[Chad69]

Holy shit man benzos help but they are like the worst drug to become addicted to. You gain a tolerance to them so they become less effective over time and I have heard withdrawals from benzos is like the worst thing a human can experience, worse than heroin withdrawals. Before you get deep into, go on reddit and read about benzos addiction and withdrawal. Also, unlike most other drugs benzos can cause permanent changes to your brain chemistry.

My dad is in his 50s addicted to benzos and it is bad bad news. Should be for emergencies only IF THAT.


Honestly, it's so fucked the pharma industry even prescribes benzos at all when I would say they can be just as harmful as hard drugs like meth or heroin.


I hate to sound like a fuckin hippie, but have you tried CBD, weed, ashwaganda, microdosing psychedelics?

Ive tried weed and microdosing LSD
And many other drugs
Nothing makes me feel better than benzos tbh

 

[JamesHowlett]

It’s all about experiences and exposure. I’ve been both socially anxious and a social butterfly.

Currently I feel normal and secure though, most likely because the Male brain fully matures after mid-20’s. Most of us will be late bloomers.

 

[ChristianChad]

I sometimes wonder this aswell man

 

[Nation]

It's worth getting your testosterone, TSH, parathyroid, estrogen + prolactin, and vitamin D checked as social anxiety can be due to hormonal issues and overactive adrenals.

My T levels are above average, I use high doses of vit D and vit K2 mk4 as well

 

[Dainslief]

My T levels are above average, I use high doses of vit D and vit K2 mk4 as well

What about your calcium intake? Vit d and K2 without high calcium intake will make your body run on stress hormones.

Maybe up your calcium intake to 2g daily, and try glycine/gelatin with taurine.