[libraryatnight]

This is good advice - I always struggled but managed, then one day I just broke. Decided to do the thing everyone says and get some help. The therapist after a session was suggesting autism and some other stuff mixed in, because of the internet arm chair mental health crowd I was skeptical. I also know some people that are obviously autistic, and a good friend who's autistic and schizophrenic which made me feel like I have nothing to complain about, I'm obviously "fine." But, since the shrink kept mentioning it, I opted for the neuro-psych exam to get a more concrete diagnosis and indeed high functioning autism is there.

It's been interesting to see the therapy (and meds for the other problems) working. Now that we know, my wife has had some therapy to help support her and help her support me - and it's been wonderful. Understanding wtf is going on made it easier to talk about, address, and improve. It's an on-going thing but talking to qualified people was the first step.