Great day then this happens

This is a really interesting post.  

I saw a lovely quote today that said, "All dogs are therapy dogs - most of them just freelance."

Completely agree here. I get so tired out when mixing. If out the comfort zone, then moreso

Thanks Blackbird it's great to speak to people with the same issues and stuff going on, looking at my diagnosis whenever it may be as a postive to finally improve Myslef even at the age of 37

It happens to me too, I have a great day, can interact well for a change ( always "Winging it" though), feel relaxed and almost comfortable then I get home and realise that this was a one-off, there will never be any continuity and tomorrow will be pretty much the same as all of the other days. I may meet the same people and be expected to behave or speak in pretty much the same way but I never seem to be able to manage it and what appears to be seamless, easy and calm for everybody else for me becomes a desperate scramble to put together a "patchwork" to cover all of the gaps and voids I feel within myself so that I can get "in the game" again and fit in.  If it is not natural behaviour though, it can not be maintained for long and soon things start falling apart and I appear to be the square peg, I become embarrassed, feel uncomfortable, make mistakes and become an irritant to those around me.which inevitably leads to my isolation and nearly always-rejection.

 I will have had a taste of normality, have felt included and imagine that I am on the same page as everyone else for a change but the threads that link all of our activities and contacts together are missing so I revert to my hermit-like existence and patterns once again because for me, that's the only constant.

Dogs are awesome.  My friends have known for years I won’t go to places they invite me unless I can take my dog.  She is like an assistance dog!  

Yeah I do. And rereading the original post I get the same thing and i don’t know why. I can have a really good day, and then get home and something changes and I don’t know what or how to explain it.  Did I make an idiot of myself, did I say the wrong thing, did I talk too much, was I supposed to ask them a question when they said this etc.  Is this social anxiety? I’m trying to think about when I get it the most and it’s usually after the day has been busy or there’s been lots of things to deal with like bright lights, noises, smells etc. 

He's a boxer cross staffy he's saved my life from addiction to drugs which used to numb my brain I think, casue I've always known I was diferent

I love dogs! What breed of dog do you have? Maybe that's part of it then - perhaps you start feeling down when you don't have anything to do? If you find you're bored but it's too late to go out, maybe you could try teaching your dog some new tricks (spending time with my pets always used to help me, but I can't have any at the moment - my landlord doesn't allow it).

I have few interest I only like my kicboxing, surfing, wild camping and walking the dog, anything else just bores me straightway, I dont relax often always hyped up

Try not to get frustrated with yourself for feeling low. You've still had a great day and you haven't lost that time. Try doing something that makes you feel relaxed - do you have a special interest that you could focus on, or maybe there's something that makes you feel calmer (e.g. taking a bath, listening to music, watching a funny film etc.)? Take good care of yourself - hope you're feeling better soon.

I do that a lot worry if I've come on to strong, or have I made a fool Of Myslef, or are they thinking I'm a nutter, and always worrying if someone likes me or not did they not get what I was saying or think my behaviour was a bit odd 

• I got told this was social anxiety.  I don’t think I have social anxiety.  But I do this too, and like mouse said I analyse what was said, and wonder if I missed something or said too much etc.  If I’ve met new people I wonder whether they’ve noticed these things or that I’ve not understood thugs and they’re going to call me weird and stuff.  

I get like this after meeting people but I think it's because I'm analysing what was said, what could it mean etc over and over. Did I say too much, did I stim. I get tired then from all the worrying 

I feel kind of the same, I had a great day with my mother, sister and nephew, then came home and started feeling depressed and scared too. 

It could be, being alone. Just being alone, in and of itself, doesn't feel nice. Even when you've had company earlier in the day.

Perhaps it's that because we're autistic we feel more vulnerable without our allies by us.