Some things very common in autistic people, such as:
- trouble sleeping
- digestive and/or eating problems
- repetitive actions
- a need for routine
may be at least partly driven by anxiety.
But anxiety in autism isn’t talked about much, despite affecting most autistic people.
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Please help my medical cannabis is almost gone. (I have my medical card and need it regularly/daily for multiple conditions such as #ChronicPain #PTSD #anxiety etc)
Ideally I could get like $50 (prices went up 😭) but $25 would even help a lot right now.
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It's been a couple of weeks of experimenting with CBD oil, and today I upped the dose.
This evening I have sat here without the pressure feeling in my chest or a clenched jaw; all evening. It's been nice! Gods bless the plants! 3/3
After the dentist pointed out my teeth grinding the other day I took stock of myself and realised that my #anxiety has cranked up.
I'm a naturally anxious person, but recently it's felt like my anxiety was always "on". Maybe this is a fun new #perimenopausal thing my body's decided to do. Who knows. What it does mean is the pressure feeling in my chest, my clenched jaw, feeling in fight or flight mode, was All The Damn Time! 1/3
Anxiety isn’t weakness — it’s a brain-body response involving threat circuits, attention networks, inflammation, and stress regulation. Understanding the biology helps reduce stigma and improve care.
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On that note, I was very quiet for a long time (age 8-30?) Even once I realised, I stayed out of “conflict” (not always really that deep) and usually still do. I have trouble now replying a second time when I answer someone, though for a different reason. Still, an adjacent one. Nervous system overload makes things seem like stressful demands.
I don’t think I have PDA*, but demand avoidance is a general autism thing too, if I understand correctly.
*pervasive drive for autonomy or, officially, pathological demand avoidance. A need for control that easily causes anxiety. See Kristy Forbes’ work.
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