I press my lips together over and over. I have been doing this since I was ten years old. It is a nervous habit. But I do it in public too. I can’t control it.
Yeah anyone can have tics. Like most psychological/neurological disorders, a diagnosis only occurs when the symptoms are interfering with your ability to live your life. I firmly believe that most of these things are a spectrum. Everyone has autistic traits, everyone has schizophrenic traits, everyone has OCD and depression and anxiety traits. It just depends on how much those traits impact your functioning.
It really all depends on how much you care what others think. When you have irregular behaviors in public, you’ll get stared at. To me, I don’t much care about being stared at. It’s worth it in exchange for being able to freely be myself. But there are certain tics I have worked very hard to get rid of, because they were more intrusive into my life. For example, I was able to replace hand flapping with leg bounces, because my hand flaps were very sporadic and uncontrolled, and I worried about hitting someone.
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I totally agree with that . Having said that it brings the need to meet x criteria to get a dx into dispute . If 5 criteria are needed to get a dx and you have 3 you’ll be under what’s needed , even though those 3 are having a noticeable impact on your functioning .
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I got 26 points… It says, it indicates some autistic traits lol…
Yeah I don’t super duper agree with the way they diagnose. Even this linked test seemed woefully outdated and inaccurate. Every question about using the phone is irrelevant now that 90% of communication between friends/family happens via text message.
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For a long time I thought I had Ritalin induced Tourrette’s(Sz was just not possible; I knew nothing, so I try to keep that in mind with the group/society). But these winces with the eyes… I made a name for it even: “Painguage” bc it felt like I was insulting people meaningfully.
My boss became incompetent. The girl, a Latina, I found ways to be racial toward. Another man was jewish so I mutually hurt us there, but the worst thing was Eddie, I would find ways to call him 'ugly", because he had a visible issue, something hereditary, sort of akin to being “a little person” or if I truly may, he had features akin to not a munchkin from oz, but more like an Oompa Loompa?
Many men or women would have killed themselves I think. I did investigate loading up myself with insurance but it wasn’t feasible. It was a small office and wasn’t even my final work experience.
This is a noble website. And I’m up to my ears in human interest anecdotes, I believe.
I certainly hope you were able to apologize to those people. Psychosis can make us act in ways we aren’t proud of. The important thing is committing to doing better in the future. It sounds like you know what you did was wrong, and won’t be repeating your actions, which is good.
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I appreciate the feedback, and critique of me… It was 2005-2006. I was still ambitious and a child and also thought maybe they could broach it?? My parents also were pushing me to stay. I since told Eddie I have schizophrenia… he’s married with children and has a career but maybe now if I can find him online, I will. You’re reaction “prices” and “moves the needle” of my whole take. Who knows in one way it’s the easiest conversation to make since it’s overdo. I’m trying to get more lifelong friends but that’s probably a dream in this instance hahaha.
That’s the tricky thing about apologizing. People aren’t required to forgive you. Maybe they would be understanding and maybe they would be angry. You just never know. I think it’s important that you have recognized the behavior as wrong, and committed to doing better in the future. That’s more important than saying the words “I’m sorry” in a lot of situations.
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the tics though were “spurious” or false in there meaning but the eyes make it so real.
I did apologize to the boss in the equation about 4 days ago and he did offer me catharsis.
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I’m glad you were able to get some catharsis.
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I’ll try hard to find Eddie!
I got a 9/50 
I got 19 out of 50.
I made good on this(so far) thanks to a free business trial on LinkedIn that allows you to send “Inmail”.
I got a 31. Makes sense. All those questions were easy to answer. This isn’t something I’m going to bring up with the pdoc though but it was still interesting. Thanks.
Ask whether a autism spectrum disorder makes any difference at all? Like said, there is a lot of similarities between autism and sz.
I took an autism test and was diagnosed “asperger” even though i am certain, and clinically diagnosed with, a schizotypical disorder.
The autism stuff is just a part of my sz…
You’re suffering from acute neurotypical syndrome 
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Thanks again for the nudge… It worked out with this former co-worker too. Thought you’d like to know.
And who knows… people communicate in a myriad of ways maybe sincerity(in me) is being detected more.
(In my Academia history they said the written word is approx. 7% of the message… : )
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