kiely
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Are you doing okay now?Although the experiences opened up a whole new dimension, and there were some positives, some of it was not positive, and had a lingering bad effect on my beliefs and state of mind.
These things could have made quite a big difference to the person I became.
yeah I'm 'getting by', I have some bad times and some good times. I guess that's normal.Are you doing okay now?
Thatโs very kind of you to ask himAre you doing okay now?
I can only imagineEveryone in authority was obsessed about drugs, whereas in reality the undiagnosed Autism was probably a more significant cause of my difficulties
yeah I'm 'getting by', I have some bad times and some good times. I guess that's normal.
The negative effects of the mushrooms and cannabis took a while to overcome, but I had several undiagnosed conditions going on at the same time, which I think made things worse.
Everyone in authority was obsessed about drugs, whereas in reality the undiagnosed Autism was probably a more significant cause of my difficulties.
Yeah. I don't quit. I work through any difficulties.I can only imagine
Iโm glad youโre a fighter.
Yep. Autism, and ADHD.Jeez, that sounds familiar.
Have you been diagnosed now?
I'm sure I'm on some sort of spectrum, but my severe anxiety always prevented me from seeking help.
Yep. Autism, and ADHD.
I also have social anxiety, but I don't need a psychiatric diagnosis to know that.
I'd recommend looking up the AQ50, a very handy autism screening test. Everyone will have some of the traits, but if your score is over a certain point it would be worth looking into further.
I think I got around 41 out of 50 IIRC, so I knew I was way over the threshold.
I only found out after Shane MacGowan's death that he had severe anxiety, and that was the main driver of his boozing and him perhaps being the most famous and prominent wreckhead of our generation, imo.

Says I'm unlikely to have autismhere's a free version
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here's a free version
Free Autism Test
Take our free online autism test for a quick, accurate assessment. Our AQ-50 autism test from the Autism Research Center ensures reliable results.test-autism.com

what score did you get if you dont mind me asking?