In today's episode, Alec discusses his experiences learning to drive while also managing his anxiety surrounding it. Alec recently appeared in an episode of Inside the Asperger's Studio with Reid Miles! Check out his stuff here: PODCAST LINK: <a href="https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/inside-the-aspergers-studio/" rel="noopener">https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/inside-the-aspergers-studio/</a> EPISODE LINK: <a href="https://insidetheaspergersstudio.podbean.com/e/stories-episode-17-anxiety-and-asd-edition/" rel="noopener">https://insidetheaspergersstudio.podbean.com/e/stories-episode-17-anxiety-and-asd-edition/</a> WEBSITE: <a href="https://aspergersstudio.com/" rel="noopener">https://aspergersstudio.com/</a> REID'S TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/AspergersStudio" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/AspergersStudio</a> ALEC'S LINKS: Music - "Armageddon" by Eleven Reasons: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qui3N5L0HE4" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qui3N5L0HE4</a> <a href="https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/anxiously_okay" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/anxiously_okay</a> Twitch: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/smartalec24" rel="noopener">https://www.twitch.tv/smartalec24</a>

When You're Both Sick AND Anxious...

Alec Baynes lives with social anxiety and mild Asperger's Syndrome. For more than twenty years, he believed it to be exclusive to himself and, aside from some minor medication, refused to seek help. On the verge of suicide at age 21, he made the decision to seek help from therapists. He is still alive today. Alec still battles anxiety, but since 2018, he has learned that anxiety is completely okay to have. Join Alec as he discusses his experiences with anxiety, how he manages it, and why it's okay to be anxious.