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Nov. 13th, 2014 08:45 pm● So far I've gotten one response back from the resumes I sent out, and I went for an interview. I'm not sure how this one went. The company was looking for someone to do construction project management in addition to building design. I'm not comfortable doing construction project management, because that involves a lot of watching schedules and budgets, being assertive and stepping on toes to get subcontractors to perform, schmoozing owners, etc., and I really don't have the mind for that kind of stuff. The interviewer seemed to be satisfied with my credentials for the building design side of things, but that he wanted someone that could do both.
He told me to call him in a week, saying that he had to think about it. I'll call him back, but in the meantime, I'll let another round of resumés fly.
● By the way, my parents still don't know that I'm out of work. I love my parents, but the last few times I was out of work they called me every day and reminded me that if I needed help to just ask, and every time I saw them they were slipping me $100 bills. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but if I have to put up with that again, I'm going to dismember one or both of them.
● I am now a few weeks into thyroid treatment. I don't have that tired, heavy feeling anymore, and the tingling in my feet has tapered off, which is kind of nice. But now I feel more nervous than I used to. I'll get on the road, and I'll feel like the guy behind me is going to rear-end my car. I probably need a dosage adjustment. Blah.
I also still can't sleep without taking medication, which is a little more disconcerting, and the medications I have been taking to help me sleep are less and less effective. I need to work this out with my doctor, because it's starting to worry me.
● I have also been working with a psychotherapist for the last month or so. I brought up something to him I have felt for some time now, that I feel I may have Asperger's (or something on the high end of the autism spectrum, as they no longer technically use the "Asperger's" label). The therapist suggested a book by Temple Grandin, "Thinking in Pictures." And as I read the book, I'm realizing that a lot of puzzle pieces fit.
It's not so much that I'm looking for a label as it is that I am seeking better treatment. Treatment for Asperger's/autism can be different in many ways to people dealing with other problems, and if I can find a better treatment option, that can only benefit me. The therapist is looking for someone that specializes in diagnosing adult autism. Hopefully this will lead to a path to a better me.
He told me to call him in a week, saying that he had to think about it. I'll call him back, but in the meantime, I'll let another round of resumés fly.
● By the way, my parents still don't know that I'm out of work. I love my parents, but the last few times I was out of work they called me every day and reminded me that if I needed help to just ask, and every time I saw them they were slipping me $100 bills. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but if I have to put up with that again, I'm going to dismember one or both of them.
● I am now a few weeks into thyroid treatment. I don't have that tired, heavy feeling anymore, and the tingling in my feet has tapered off, which is kind of nice. But now I feel more nervous than I used to. I'll get on the road, and I'll feel like the guy behind me is going to rear-end my car. I probably need a dosage adjustment. Blah.
I also still can't sleep without taking medication, which is a little more disconcerting, and the medications I have been taking to help me sleep are less and less effective. I need to work this out with my doctor, because it's starting to worry me.
● I have also been working with a psychotherapist for the last month or so. I brought up something to him I have felt for some time now, that I feel I may have Asperger's (or something on the high end of the autism spectrum, as they no longer technically use the "Asperger's" label). The therapist suggested a book by Temple Grandin, "Thinking in Pictures." And as I read the book, I'm realizing that a lot of puzzle pieces fit.
It's not so much that I'm looking for a label as it is that I am seeking better treatment. Treatment for Asperger's/autism can be different in many ways to people dealing with other problems, and if I can find a better treatment option, that can only benefit me. The therapist is looking for someone that specializes in diagnosing adult autism. Hopefully this will lead to a path to a better me.
