It's been just slightly over a year since my diagnosis, and so much has changed! I am a lot more confident in who I am as a person, and am slowly starting to accept myself for who I am.
I am on medication (not the Prozac I was originally prescribed, as it increased the anxiety and depression), but at a low dose. It seems to be helping, which I am grateful for. I'm still in therapy, but only once a month. I will be "discharged" shortly, but my therapist describes being discharged as simply not seeing her on a regular basis; however, I am free to make an appointment should the need arise.
I've stuck it out with my job - no way in hell, am I going to allow someone to bully me out of job! I dug my heels in, so to speak, and have survived. The fact that we no longer share an office is a huge help! Thanks upper management!!!
Driving...never went anywhere! I took a few lessons, but found them too stressful. I've resigned myself to the wonders of my parents driving abilities and public transportation. Lots of people don't drive, and they manage - so can I!
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Public transit and a bicycle will generally get you ANYWHERE you need to go. Using a bus route, a bicycle, and your own two legs, there's nothing blocked from you.
ReplyDeleteSouth-western Ontario isn't bad for public transit at all, though it isn't quite up to Montreal, or best of all, Vancouver. I've managed to survive in all three places without ever having a car, though I'll admit I was only in Montreal for two months, and didn't go out much.
ReplyDeleteI'm much more worried about my ADHD should I ever attempt to learn to drive, as one instance of distraction and boom.
I see this is your last post, and that it was almost a year ago. How have you been since? I have no idea if you still check this blog, though I've seen not horrible old comments that have been approved. Did you ever graduate? Health Sciences, at my Uni that is our name for pre-med, so that is a pretty impressive program to be in, so I'd love to hear how that is going.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm rambling as I have no idea what to say, doubly so now that you've mentioned you are also in SW Ontario, or at least were a couple of years ago. Anyway, I hope you are well, as it always cheers me to read about people with AS doing well, as it gives me hope I can do well.
--Canageek