Introducing...me

[Lilly_of_the_Valley]

Hiya! Where to start....I'm in my early 40's I am Autistic and have the double whammy of also been diagnosed with CPTSD with a good dose of General Anxiety Disorder. Where one thing finishes and another starts is anyones guess. A lot of my symptoms overlap. I am not a people person, people terrify me for so many different reasons, its a very long list. Needless to say this pandemic and subsequent lockdown has been blissfully peaceful. In saying that, I do like to stay connected to the outside world and have the occasional conversation. I have never had a lot of success with therapy, I have stumbled my way through creating my own coping strategies, some have worked and some have failed and some found me spiraling out of control. But here I am ready to pass on any little tid bits of wisdom I have stored away. I am not great at starting conversations or small talk, but mention dogs and I will talk all day. One of the things I love about having an Assistance Dog is they are a great ice breaker. Anyway, its well past 2am so that's enough for now.

[geoff]

Hello Lilly, and a warm welcome to the forums.

I have a Jack Russell cross who comes with me, sleeps with me and I installed a doggie door, where she can go in and out when she requires, I love her, but she has one problem which I must say is my fault, is that every time the phone rings she barks, now I'm trying to stop her from doing this.

Your coping strategies we'd love to hear about, and this site is good because no one knows who you are, or what you look like, so it's anonymous, and would love to hear back from you and hear about your dog.

Best wishes.

Geoff.

[Aphador]

Hi Lilley,

Welcome! Looking forward to hearing your wisdom. Nice to meet you!

Aphador 🙂