Published on 12, July, 2020
Honestly I don't really know what to say or where to begin, I just know I need to say something somewhere or I will finally go mad. I have Asperger's syndrome I don't think of it as that bad in my eyes I feel normal the things I say the way I talk to people I feel are normal, as I get older it seems to be increasingly more obvious this isn't the case I say things people find rude that I have not a single clue why it is such an issue so much so I think deep down I've just became a horrible person just so I can feel like its my choice. I've become so used to people just not liking me I think I've stopped liking new people I meet which usually results in them definitely not liking me. I just wish I could tell people this maybe then they'd understand give me a chance I'm nice when you get through the walls I've created.
I work at this job at the moment terrible pay and I hate it I work at weddings as a waiter/bartender having social issues like mine its a constant struggle trying to make sure I don't say the wrong thing its so tiring, id love to find a new job but I physically cannot make eye contact with people it makes me feel horrid so I struggle in interviews. I only have this job as my friend is a manager id have already been fired twice over if not for him, I don't know what to do I don't have great grades or anything redeeming to stand out to interviewers I'm honestly just not very good at anything I've struggled with motivation and depression issues all my life that atop the autism there's not a lot that screams hire me, I just don't know what to do I don't want to be stuck doing the same job that's killing me all my life, I don't want to have to say I'm autistic and be the workplaces quota
I feel isolated, I've no clue how to talk to anyone, I just talk rubbish non stop or say nothing at all, I'm not interesting I've no clue how to flirt I've no clue how to notice when someone is interested honestly its got to a point where I'm lonely constantly but id rather that than have to try talk to someone and have not a clue what to do or what they want. I understand forming a relationship is hard for people without my issues but with them its like putting the level up 300x harder like I cant be bothered for that, I cant even understand basic rhetorical questions let alone someone subtly trying to flirt.
I could go on forever but what would be the point, I'm just so tired, I just wish I knew what to do how to deal, wish I could tell someone some of the darker stuff going on in this mind, I just don't know how long I can live a life like this I don't know how far I can get , I hate everything about this world its people its places even myself, I wish I could just understand how people just live and be normal, I just spend everyday with everyone hating me for things I don't understand maybe I deserve to be hated I'm probably that horrid hell I know I am, I just feel like a zombie or an alien or something dead or just not belonging
I think id just like to understand how other people with autism get through some of the problems I've stated or just how they get through their own day to day lives it might help I don't even know
Fist of all Hello. You haven't given yourself a name instead of a number yet so Hello will have to do. You had such a lot to say and I can hear your exhaustion and frustration. the main areas you spoke about were your exhaustion, not liking your current job, forming different types of friendships. Well you have certainly come to one place where there are many of us with similar issues. The best suggestion i can make is that you take your time to read around the forum to see what has already been said in each of these areas. If you type into the search area each of the things you would like to know about i think you will find a lot of information and tips. I don't come on the forum very much now and that is mainly due to exhaustion not lack of interest. I know there are threads on Burn out and Shutdowns , Im sure there will will be others on jobs and friendships. One tip which is both helpful and frustrating is know what you are interested in and then develop it so that it may lead to a job but even if it doesn't its something to focus on other than your problems. . maybe you are too tired outside of work to have any interests but as Robert says If you can it is important to get out even a little bit so that you see things other than your job and your room. quite a few people on the forum like green space walking.. find a park or trees or country lanes , art, photography all of which allow you to notice things in new ways and are quite calming absorbing things to do. You are not alone in reaching a low point in your life with many questions about the future and how to make the best of your life. Unfortunately I don't think there are any answers. Just accept that you do one bit at a time and take one day at a time and even if you need to a few hours at a time and slowly but surely this is one key to getting through daily life. Folk on the forum have at a low ebb tried to encourage each other to think of 3 good things they have done each day... but if that is too hard you can break it down into 1 good thing each day or 3 good things that week and in that way you will know that not everything is bad and that even in the bad times there is usually something, however small, which is good or to be grateful for. It can be personal care, like I did manage to get out of bed, brush my teeth and wash today, to being grateful your friend has kept you in work and your earned your wages or even the sky was blue and the birds were singing.. you see it can be anything.. I do find this helps a lot even if we have to be reminded to do it!