Quote From: msituaHello, my name is Robert Svensson and live in Sweden.
I know that Dr Phil dislike the concept of diagnosis however I still wish to disclose that
I am Autistic in high function scale, so called Asperger's syndrome.
I am 26 year and got my diagnosis at 22 and before that I lived in the outskirts of Hell.
All my life I have been afraid of the outside world and especially the economy part of life.
I have been in therapy for 8 years but my steps are very small, I am so afraid of the
responsibility of adulthood. My fear is so overwhelming that it is disabling me,
I have been om daily workshop for 4 years and it has felt safe. My life has been totally
changed for the better after my diagnosis were set. Still I can not let go of the fear.
I am not sure how to move on, I am afraid of living and like time spent alone.
In Sweden I get help from the Community thank you God for that else I might be dead.
My feelings are playing tricks with me, I am a 26 year old male body with emotions
as a 14 year old it have been said to me, I do not know because I have difficulties understand other
human beings.
My biggest fear is monetary in nature. People around tells me that I can handle money well,
and hopefully they are right. I fear the future that the community put more demand on me than
I can handle so I get homeless with no security at all. I love Dr Phil for taken us back the fasade of life and that he tell that we can survive under harsh conditions. I think alot about that. There are four things I need: food, shelter, clothes and computer.
I wish that one day work as a office rat crunching numbers. I have read a bit in University but can not handle the pressure and other people. I read alot at home and plan to become certified Microsoft Office specialist.
Thank you for reading this, I had to let the stone drop from my chest.
I think I can relate. I'm not sure if this is a serious problem or not for me. I'm 18 and I'm very afraid of the outside world. Like you, people have told me that I think like a 2 year old. I refuse to hang out with people outside of school, and I won't go anywhere without my parents. I'm currently living out of home and I am in my first year at university. I don't like it away from home.
I'm afraid of what others think of me. The first and last job I had was when I was 16. I worked as a cashier at a grocery store. I was so scared of doing something wrong and making my customers mad at me that I quit after 4 days!
It's very hard to let go of my childhood. I wish to always remain innocent to the outside world. Things are happening at school that I do not want to happen. For example, a guy has been talking inappropriately to me and I wish I had the guts to slap him!
Like you, I'm terrified of the responsibilities of adulthood. Unlike you, I have never gotten help.
There's a lot to say, but I've got to go and study.
I don't know if this is how you feel too. But some of your feelings, I think, are similar to mine.
Hope to hear from you.
