How do you know if your confused?

Answer: You post on TSR asking strangers if you're confused.

You're confused if you're unsure of being confused. Well I wouldn't know what mentally confused is either lol....btw how have you acted odd? Those 2 thigns don't sound odd to me!

This is not really worth replying to but I post on TSR asking if its possible for me to tell whether im confused, or do others know better.

well im not very witty and never know what to say so I probably come across as a bit slow, also I used to attention seek a lot by doing weird things like climbing or scratching paint of things or something but at the same time I was seen as really quiet and had no social skills, now everytime I make a joke they don't know if im being serious or not.

Actually my post did have a point. The point is we as strangers can't really tell. And the fact you're even asking. Gah.

Autism, or related disorder?

Anyway, who cares what they think? This doesn't sound like the sort of personality trait you can suddenly snap out of by some sort of enlightenment, so no, you're not "confused" in any sense of the word that I know of. It sounds like it's just your personality and it will change as you grow, as will the rest of you.

You could just be mildly autistic or suffer fro asperger's syndrome, both of which affect "normal" social interaction. Or you could just be poorly socialised for some reason...I say, were you ever kept in a dungeoun away from sunshine and people for a very long period of time, perchance?

Just go to the doctor if you think it's a problem and affects your life. If the only problem is people saying things then just ignore it and get on with it.

lol well no but Ive always prefered being on my own, so are people with autism seen as srange too then? Surely Ive not had it for 20 years withough knowing

I keep wondering if I have autism, but im now 20 so surely it would of been detected by now.

Well autism affects social interaction. Asperger's syndrome is milder (not a mild form of autism but generally has less severe effects than autism) but also affects communication and social skills. Unlike autism it dosn't affect your cognitive skills. It is really possible that you have just indulged your introverted nature to the expense of actively learning social skills. I also used to be like that - made worse by the fact that I had very little social interaction outside of my family - and am still naturally introverted but have had to learn to overcome it and learn how to be "normal" in social settings. Social skills are acquired, but make sure you don't end up killing your natural personality in order to fit in.

PS: I've always hated people who call others "strange". It's judgemental and they just have no imagination!

Erm, detected by who?

If you don't go and get yourself tested for an autistic spectrum disorder, we can only speculate... I mean, if a doctor sees you in the street, he/she isn't going to say "you're autistic, aren't you?", and if you go to your doctor about a sore foot or something they're not going to add to your problems. If it bothers you go and find out. I wouldn't let it worry you though. I have Asperger's - my doctor didn't diagnose me, a psychologist (who I just happened to know, parent of one of my friends) gave me an informal diagnosis one day. I'm not bothered.

Well my parents said that I had to go to a speech therapist when I was 2 because I wouldn't speak, I nearly went to a special school but my parents wouldn't have it and put me in a normal school, even then I did weird things like not smiling then being embarrased if I accidently did, also I got embarrased if certain words or teachers names were said yet I wasn't diagnosed with anything so it musn't have been that bad, probably just part of the weirdness When I used to get into arguments with my mum to get revenge she always mentioned this saying that im not right and she always knew that I was 'abnormal'. I think that was just out of anger though, if there was something really wrong surely she would have done something about it or I would have found out before. Though like people have said it could be just mild, whatever it is lol!

Thanks for the replies and advice.