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by nickye
Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:15 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Dyspraxia and Depression
Replies: 8
Views: 3370

Re: Dyspraxia and Depression

I've had depression and anxiety/panic attacks on and off for years. But actually since I've started finding out about dyspraxia, I find that my depression has eased a lot, but I do think they're definitely connected. For years I've been beating myself up thinking how stupid I am that I can't do ever...
by nickye
Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:05 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Channel 5 programme last night
Replies: 0
Views: 4281

Channel 5 programme last night

Did anyone see the Dangerous Drivers programme on Channel 5 last night? I'm afraid I really related to the guy who hated driving on motorways, he got in a real panic joining on the slip road and feeling hemmed in by lorries. In a way it made me feel better because that's how I feel. I used to travel...
by nickye
Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:39 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: really dislike busses when they are busy
Replies: 11
Views: 9333

Re: really dislike busses when they are busy

Hi there, Yes I get quite stressed out on buses and trains! This forum has been a life-saver to me - I'm in my 40s now and I never understand why I struggled so much with everyday supposedly "easy" things. I often feel quite wobbly when on public transport, and I get anxious about getting ...
by nickye
Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:54 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: ESA tribunal success or not as the case may be
Replies: 15
Views: 7742

Re: ESA tribunal success or not as the case may be

I'm so sorry to hear you've had all these problems. Have you been in touch with the Dyspraxia Foundation (sorry if you've said so somewhere in the posts and I've missed it). It is a difficult thing isn't it? My GP said she'd never had an adult come to her about dyspraxia before, and the school tend ...
by nickye
Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:05 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Replies: 5
Views: 3780

Re: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT

Hi Phil, Thanks very much for your post. Don't apologise - there's such a lot of info on here it's easy to miss things, and I do tend to ramble on a lot! :D No, I suppose I shouldn't put myself down. I think you have to be quite assertive to get anywhere with this, don't you? It's the same for peopl...
by nickye
Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:06 am
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Replies: 5
Views: 3780

Re: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT

Hi Since the last time I posted, I had a call from the local Talking Therapies, and couldn't believe that the person who phoned me has dyspraxia herself, so that was unexpected. It was good to speak to someone who understood, but unfortunately there still doesnt seem to be any help on the NHS. Howev...
by nickye
Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:50 am
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: Testing for other autistic traits
Replies: 8
Views: 5272

Re: Testing for other autistic traits

Hi HidTooLong Good to hear from you on the forum, and hope you get on OK with everything. It is a bit scary isn't it? I'm in my 40s, and had never heard of dyspraxia until a few months ago (or only vaguely) but the more I've found out, the more I'm convinced it's me. It is difficult, because not so ...
by nickye
Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:52 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!
Replies: 6
Views: 2554

Re: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!

Sorry just thought of some other things (I do have a tendency to write too much so sorry if this is long!) The "quirks" you mentioned - I would say I have virtually all of them. I still daydream a lot, can't park my car well (although have improved over the years a bit), struggle with thin...
by nickye
Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:38 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!
Replies: 6
Views: 2554

Re: Recently diagnosed and asking lots of questions!

Hi, Wow, I think your post could have been written about me too! Try not to be too hard on yourself (although I don't always take my own advice of course!) I feel for you, because I'm a similar position, although I'm now in my 40s, I have a lot of the symptoms of dyspraxia but no actual diagnosis as...
by nickye
Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:56 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Replies: 5
Views: 3780

Re: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT

Hi Phil Thanks very much for your post. Yes that is the difficulty with dyspraxia, isn't it, that it's all a bit of mystery? I must admit that the neurologist and doctor were quite understanding - I was a bit worried after some of the comments on here that I might not be taken seriously. If you don'...
by nickye
Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:46 pm
Forum: Getting help & assessment
Topic: NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT
Replies: 5
Views: 3780

NOT SURE WHERE TO GO NEXT

I sent a post before about my appointment with the neurologist. I've now had a letter back. He said that I did come across as rather anxious and "in terms of objective signs attributable to a parietal lobe problem I could detect none today. She could copy a 3D cube and intersecting pentagons wi...
by nickye
Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:07 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Random moments of energy
Replies: 9
Views: 4039

Re: Random moments of energy

Once again, it is such a relief to have found this forum! It's like reading about myself, a lot of it. I get very excited by all sorts of things, sometimes it seems great, but at other times I just wish I wasn't like that, because it gets too painful. I get too happy and excited and it sort of hurts...
by nickye
Mon Dec 24, 2012 10:48 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS
Replies: 4
Views: 1605

Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas to you Joy, and thank you for your encouraging posts only the past few months. Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone on the site.

Nicky
by nickye
Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:59 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New here
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Re: New here

Just thought of something else - have you been in touch with the Dyspraxia Foundation, they often have local groups, and are really good. The lady in Berkshire has helped me so much. I've always struggled with what I thought were strange things, like I find it difficult getting off a train, and work...
by nickye
Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:57 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New here
Replies: 8
Views: 2785

Re: New here

Hi Zoe Welcome to the forum. Good to hear from you. I really feel for you, because I'm in my 40s and have just come to the conclusion I've got dyspraxia (almost certainly) - I don't actually have a diagnosis, but that's another story. Anyway I'm fairly sure I do and they seem to think it's likely, b...