Yeah, there isn't much in the way of CoDA around here. I think maybe 2 meetings? Honestly mental health care sucks big time in this area.
I think my analyzing and researching is over the top. Over the years I have had topics that I obsessively research and become an expert in. Sometimes I wonder if I am on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. It runs in my family. I am socially awkward, I don't get jokes or sarcasm, and I have sensory issues as well. Like, if ketchup or salad dressing is left on a plate, I cannot touch it at all. I find certain textures to be comforting and will touch them all day. I have a really hard time with empathy and intepreting body language. I am like Bones in that I take everything literally and do NOT do generalizations at all. I will always find an exception to the rule. Keeping it simple, well nothing is simple to me.