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Pella

Pella

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Hello, I am new to the forum. I don't really know what to say as an into. I was recently diagnosed with asperger's, my brother was diagnosed a few years ago. I live with my boyfriend. My only friend moved out a few years ago. I have trouble making and keeping friends. I often feel anxious and depressed. I am seeing a therapist. I am on disability, I used to work and retail and worked very hard, but then the anxiety got to be too much and i got to where I felt like I couldn't go, i would try every morning, it was very confusing and I didn't understand what was happening to me. There are times when I do better, but lately I am afraid to leave the house, and have anxiety about doing chores, and have been feeling very useless. My boyfriend has fibromyalgia and rheumatoid athritis and can't do as much around the house as he used to and I feel very guilty. We have a dog but I couldn't handle the dog when he wasn't around so the dog has to go to his mom's on weekends. He misses the dog when he isn't here, but I can't seem to connect with the dog and actually feel very resentful of it, which also makes me feel very guilty.
 
Welcome to Aspies Central. I hope you'll like it here. :D

I'm sure you'll meet a lot of friends here, sometimes keeping friends is hard - so we're all here, on AC, to support each other. :)
 
Awww well welcome to AC!!! You will meet a lot of people here, we are very supportive and try very hard to help each other with our own experiences in the world. Jump right in the water is warm and friendly :)
 
Hi Pella! We have a lot in common. I live with my husband & neither of us have any outside friends either. I'm an Aspie & I have Fibromialgia so I know what your boyfriend is going through. Welcome to the forum! Many of us here are dealing with multiple challenges from health issues to personality/mental challenges to financial/social ones. We help each other out as best we can & we do manage to have a lot of fun here. Please hop right in: everyone is friendly & this is a great place to hang out.
 
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