**Update 2** "Am I that different?"

3 months ago, I came here again, to catch you up on the life of myself.

Since then, I have moved house again, after my older brother took advantage of me, and dwindled away all my savings, stopped paying his bills, and relied on me to pay, to help him live. While he went off, and did - quite frankly - whatever the F*ck he wanted.

So I went homeless for 3 weeks, after getting thrown out, after not being able to keep up with my brother's bills, as well as my half. Landlord asked us to leave, at the end of the tenancy of 6 months, as he wanted the house back. (probably cs' late rent coming a week or so late, the last 3 months.) 

After going into a homeless accommodation and having a complete meltdown/overload, after a manager was showing us round and lied saying it's quiet. My parents' offered me at their house, thinking it'd be better for myself, and my health.

I'm now in my own 1 bed place in a town, where I can keep it clean, knowing it won't get messed up by my brother, and i can manage my bills, and build my savings back. Which is going extremely well this past 2 weeks, but now I'm starting to remember the constant feeling of isolation. I mean it's always there (not sure if that's the same for everyone.) but stress is a nice distraction. I finished counselling too, that helped slightly, improving my self esteem for a few weeks before it fell back to it's usual. 

Now, I'm sort of lost, and was hoping for some sort of "miracle advise" from a Neuro-typical, to help me understand.... or from someone like myself, Autistic, who has came through and found a solution to this problem.

The problem is, meeting people- Girls to be exact - but not completely just them. I find social interactions confusing. I want to meet, and make friends, and even from romantic relationships. I'm in a few clubs (hobby type ones- not the nightclub type.), but i find myself being slightly withdrawn from the groups I am a regular part of.  SO, I thought, how does introducing and pushing these regular acquaintances or strangers to friendships, and then more if I so desire?

Google doesn't cure everything, and apparently. Just doing it, until your confident will help. But I can't see that being the case for me.
I feel approaching strangers, Girls especially is sort of wrong, they get enough unwanted attention without me following the rest. But then, how do you know when to approach, or how to.  
I'm TOTALLY lost.

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  • Hi there, sorry don't think I'm one for much advice on lots of those issues, I'm quite struggling with loneliness too, I'm just wondering if it would be worth for you to try and allow slowing down a bit for a little while? It seems you have an awful lot going on, lots of change, lots of stress otherwise. I can relate quite well to this feeling of isolation being quite nicely covered when there are a lot more pressing issues, and then coming back really badly when those issues have improved, so I can perhaps see why you are so determined to break out of the isolation and do it all at once, but it is exhausting and frustrating and does somehow not seem to be doing you much good. So while I don't really know how to do that I think it would be quite good if you could find a way to give yourself a bit of time until you can relax a little. 

    But good to read that you got through a lot of the trouble and have a place where you seem to be safe now! You have actually done a fantastic job there.

  • I just wish I could find someone who would be honest, if they want space tell me. If I want space, accept that.
    It's hard to find though.
    Maybe slowing down, is a good idea. I'm overly obsessive about constantly bettering and improving myself. But anything not in moderation can be damaging. So maybe I should slow it down, and give myself time.

  • I just wish I could find someone who would be honest, if they want space tell me. If I want space, accept that.

    I think I am honest.

    Would you be interested in online friendship with me?

  • That's fine!

    Thank you for the reply!

    There is no need to rush!

    Goodnight!

  • It was a joke, I should've knew it wouldn't go down well.
    I am also terribly bad at small talk. Discord is like a messaging/group chat app. I'm cool to talk wherever. But for now, I need to sleep. I'll private message you tomorrow. Don't know what time yet though (I know that's annoying, but sorry.)

  • Would we have to exchange is small talk for the first couple times of talking? lol! 
    hehe- yeah why not? Do you use discord or would you prefer to keep it on here?

    No, we do not have to exchange small talk for the first couple times of talking.

    I am really bad at small talk. I am not interested in that and I do not enjoy it. I struggle with it. Do you struggle with small talk?

    No, I do not use Discord. Never heard of it before.

    I would prefer to keep it on here. We can also go to private messaging, if you would like.

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  • Would we have to exchange is small talk for the first couple times of talking? lol! 
    hehe- yeah why not? Do you use discord or would you prefer to keep it on here?

    No, we do not have to exchange small talk for the first couple times of talking.

    I am really bad at small talk. I am not interested in that and I do not enjoy it. I struggle with it. Do you struggle with small talk?

    No, I do not use Discord. Never heard of it before.

    I would prefer to keep it on here. We can also go to private messaging, if you would like.

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