Dealing with lockdown with Asperger's

How have I been dealing with the lockdown? Well I just don't stress about it. Sure I can't do most of the things that I normally do to take the stress out of my life such as going to socialize in the pub or to the cinema with my friends and God knows that dealing with family for a long period of time, not being able to get your own space can take a toll on people with Asperger's and Autism. How do I deal with my family over a long period of being cooped up. My coping mechanism is to stay out of the way and watch Amazon prime and Netflix. Sure it isn't very sociable but it means that I have to deal with less stress when my sister throws a hissy fit when something doesn't go right or my mother getting annoyed because there was something that I forgot to do. To all you fellow Aspies and autistic fellows out there each and everyone of us will have our own coping mechanisms that work for us. Keep up the good work and lockdown will soon be over.

Dealing with loss with Asperger's

Hi Aspie blogger here. In this post I will be going through I deal with loss.
Now the first thing people with Asperger's do when they have loss is cry. I think. See I don't cry and that is not because I didn't care about the person it is just express my feeling in other ways to other people. It does not mean I don't have them.
Now the first thing I do is acknowledge that they have gone. No amount of crying will change that. May also heartless but it is a fact. The second thing that I do is think about them and remember them. Then the third thing I do is get over it. This may take non Asperger's people a while but everyone is different.

HOW TO DEAL WITH ANGER

Anger.

Everyone deals with anger in their own way. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. The point is 

that when I am getting irritated I find it hard to stop been irritated which eventually leads me to getting angry, which is not a good thing for me to be as last time I got properly angry I put a hole i one of the walls in my house. usually the most that I feel is irritation when something is not going well but on the rare occasion that I get angry I deal with it by either going for a walk or for a drink at my local. but other people with Asperger's may deal with it differently to me by lets say, using a punching bag to vent on. better than someone else that's for sure. or they may go for a run or weight lift. some may even use their anger and channel it into something creative like painting. apparently it is quite therapeutic and the painting would be their physical representation of their rage. now I can't paint for the life of me so that is out. some could play an instrument like the drums or piano. if I could play the piano and I got angry then I would play it like Davy Jones from pirates of the Caribbean dead mans chest. that was some serious angry playing. well that's me for now so until next time. 

Manners

Manners.
People with Asperger's may appear to be rude when they butt into people's conversations when they are talking to others. They don't mean to do this. See die to us having poor social skills. All we want to do is have what we want to say,heard. We don't intentionally be rude it's just that we come across as it. I do it on a regular basis when my dad is on the phone. If I want to ask him something I will just ask him the question when,he's on the phone and he has to tell me to stop as he is talking to a client.

Medication

I have been on atomoxetine for the past couple of weeks and the doctor said that it is good for me. True it is good for concentration but I have noticed that it is making me more angry all the time. So I have been conducting an experiment. I haven't taken it for a few days and although I don't concentrate too good it has improved my anger issues. So I don't believe that doctors should just prescribe medication In all cases. Not that I'm saying that it doesn't help it's just that it doesn't in my case.

Aspies triggers

An aspie  can have many triggers. Mine personally make me get irritated but for other aspies this can be different. I deal with mine by knowing what they are and tying to avoid them. If I can't then I either grit my teeth or squeeze a stress ball. If this doesn't work then I usually just try my hardest to ignore it.

Coping with Aspergers

Some people with Aspergers self stimulate. This is called by some people stimming. I don't particularly like this word as it puts in mind the use of stimulants like steroids. But I digress. I don't know if I self stimulate myself as it is an unconscious thing that we do. Self stimulation can be anything from flapping your hands to spinning. There are many forms of self stimulation. The next blog will be about ADHD in Aspergers. Aspieblogger signing off.