An autistic girlys guide to social anxiety

I never understood why my anxiety wasn’t fixed by any of the medications I tried over the years. So imagine the validation when I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD and my psycholgist said, “This might be why you had medication struggles.”

I have some social anxiety, which manifests as being hypervigilant in spaces with lots of people. Medication still has not helped to this day, but I have developed some ways to make sure that I am at least comfortable enough to leave my house and be a social person once in awhile ;)

Taking a support person to lean on when I feel extra awkward, using my tools developed in therapy, and knowing as much as I can about an event ahead of time are the trifecta of supports I use to help ease some of the anxiety.

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