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Oh well. From Norway, 23 years old in a week, and on my way to getting a diagnosis. My second session is on Thursday, and my shrink really seems interested in learning about how AS presents itself in women. I brought my copy of Aspergirls to him, and he borrowed it. I wonder how much he managed to read in just one week though.

I don't want to be too hopeful, but I can't help it. Imagine if I finally get my diagnosis! I have been through many years of talking to doctors and shrinks, and all I've gotten is "social anxiety", "depression", "mild CFS" and "psychogenic asthenia" (according to google translate). I went on antidepressants for a while, was really close to the max dosage before I said stop and had to quit with no support of my doctor (he wanted me to go all the way, but I couldn't function anymore and HAD to quit it). For so many years I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with me, and I haven't gotten any help. I've just been called lazy..

Also, I hope I got the wrong impression of this forum last time I tried it. Was I wrong in my conclusion that this is a forum full of people just trying to get a high post count? Quantity over quality? It seemed that way.. People using copy/paste "Welcome to Wrong Planet" to every single post, probably not even reading more than one sentence.. I really hoped this could be a place where I could talk to like-minded people since I'm very lonely. I feel like I can't talk to anyone anymore..

Oh well, trying to stay positive. Next session with the shrink on Thursday, good luck to me!

good luck getting your diagnosis.

Thank you.

Welcome

Hi! I'm also a woman and new here. Nice to meet you.

I like Norway, it's a beautiful place.

Wow, another newbie from Norway. I'm from Norway too. I guess I can't say welcome since I just joined yesterday, but I can say hi!

I've recently started thinking about maybe trying to get a diagnosis myself, as my Aspie traits have been giving me problems with getting through university, but starting that whole process seems daunting to me since I don't know how much psychologists here in Norway know about Asperger's in adults/women. I just don't know if they have a lot of experience with it?

Anyway, best of luck with getting your diagnosis. I hope you'll finally get it.

TenPencePiece, I know. I often feel the same way when reading topics not only here, but on other forums. I generally just don't say anything if I can't think of anything to say :p Oh well, everybody is different

Schwammerl, thank you. I also think it's beautiful here I feel very lucky to have been born in this country ^^

redshirtwalking: So cool! Where in Norway are you from? My first shrink was not very supportive when I asked her if we could just check to see if I had AS, but my second one is really intrigued by everything. I don't have much experience myself, but the impression I have got, and what my shrink says is that it's true. Not much is known about AS in females. Maybe that's why I was almost laughed at when I first asked about it :p I ended up doing a WAIS test instead, getting really good results. She wouldn't tell me how well I did though, and she was generally a lousy shrink. Haha..

I'm from Vesterålen, but have lived in Bergen for about seven years now. And you?

I don't have much knowledge/experience when it comes to AS either, but so much of what I've read about it just seems to... fit.

I'm sorry to hear that your first shrink wasn't supportive. That's kind of what I fear will happen if I do seek out a shrink, and I'm sure that if that happens, I'll lose confidence and give up on pursuing a diagnosis. The thought of going to a shrink in the first place is scary enough, and I'll probably just never want to go to a shrink again if I do end up going and am not taken seriously.

That's awesome, I'm native to Askøy right outside Bergen, but moved to Stavanger 2 years ago

I gave up pretty easy back then since I really didn't believe in the diagnosis myself, but now I'm not ready to take a b-shit answer anymore since I've been fighting for this the majority of my life But an official diagnosis isn't as important to everyone, you just have to see on your own how much you want it one day. And if you really want it just be prepared and perhaps bring litterature with you to prove that women have different "symptoms"

Well, the forum for new members does tend to get a lot of "Welcome to WP" posts, but there are other boards where more serious discussions take place. (And the people with high post counts stand out because - well, they have high post counts, so there are a lot of their posts around... )

I'm 53, and until two years ago, believed I must be just "lazy" because I had no idea what was "wrong" with me. Since I've begun learning to understand myself, I've made real progress. I'm a writer - last year, I wrote more than I managed to write in my entire life up until that point. I'm not saying everyone will have the same experience, but learning to understand yourself and how you work can have real benefits.

theWanderer: yes, you do have a good point It must be a reason so many people hang out here, just getting a high post count can't be enough fun, so I guess I just have to probe a little deeper.

I haven't gotten a diagnosis, but already I feel like I can be able to make some progress with myself. It's a relief finding out about AS since I started believing I was being lazy. I always heard "You're so smart, why don't you try harder? You could be anything if you just tried" and it was really demotivational.. It's good to hear that you got into the "zone" (I assume that was a good thing)

And thank you for sharing

Welcome to WP!

Welkome to WP

Mick

Isn't the close tab button Ctrl+W?

Regardless, welcome to WP.

We hope you enjoy your stay - and please do not forget to bring a space helmet when traveling to that one social planet over there.

Hi!

Welcome to the forums! (Hope you're not overly put off, but I can't think of what else to say. Oh wait: Good luck with getting your diagnosis. Looks like it'd be a weight off your metaphorical shoulders.