Being the centre of attention within a large social group.
Being the centre of attention within a large social group.
mine are directly related to autism; when outdoors am constantly worrying if theres going to be something unpredictible or an unpredictible sound as am profoundly sensitive to sound, if support staff have put some sort of visit out of the building on the timeline of mine [require to have specific details on it like a PEC of what car we are going in,what places we are going in and in what order etc],then am worrying they are going to change the transport we use without even saying.
if someone gets the hoover out to do the hoovering whilst am out of the house,and its left out when am back but not turned on-am really worrying about that one because the ld-institution that used to live in used to have abusive staff and one of their tactics against self was to chase with the hoover whilst it was turned on,which created a phobia of hoovers.
am also worrying if a particular fellow resident [who is really unpredictible with his fists and high pitched shouting] is going to kick off.
the current learning disability pysch of mine is also an good autism specialist and he said autism in all forms is so built up of anxieties.
When I'm alone, but not all the time. To be exact, it's when I'm not keeping myself occupied and productive, whether it's with things I need to do or fun things I want to do. If I sit around and do nothing whatsoever, my mind easily wanders off, and I start to worry about 937598739853 things, and next thing you know.. my anxiety's going through the roof.
Doing anything new where there's a chance for mistakes. Actually, making any kind of mistake usually spikes my anxiety for the rest of the day.
Standing in one place for too long with other people around
Being the center of someones attention(creepy stares)
Mostly when I feel like I've failed with something. It's like I'm waiting for the punishment.
The Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about
Oh I forgot to mention -- caffeine makes me experience anxiety attacks. So I avoid coffee (as much as I love iced coffee) and heaps of soda. Sometimes I'd take sips of soda, not much.. but if I drank a whole lot, like 1/4 of a can even, then I'd feel very anxious and panicky about 15 minutes later.
Screwing up and awkward silences and trying something different
Starting a new job, being around crowds of people, driving and praying I don't get in accident (I've had 4 when I was younger), and meeting someone for the first time. Oh yeah, I HATE when all spotlight is on me or when someone draws attention to me. Being on display makes me extremely anxious. On my medication, I can handle all these things now without a problem. If I were on nothing though, all those things would send me into panic mode and bring on panic attacks.
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People jumping to the wrong conclusions about me.
A lot of things. Calling people on the phone, meeting new people (mostly applies to work), making stupid mistakes, family gatherings
People laughing. I always assume they're laughing about me.
When I've procrastinated too much and have all my schoolwork to do in one night.
When I have any form of social situation (party, celebration, etc) that won't be for a while so I'm just sitting there waiting for it to come knowing that I will have to go there.
Keep it cool. Cool people never show emotion. Keep it cool.
Crowded public transportation, when I catch a stranger looking at me, certain people. Really any setting where the focus is on me..doctor visits, performance reviews at work, presentations, etc. Being around very loud people.