Who can really explain loneliness?

Apologies. I am struggling due to lack of support from social services. My mother put in a complaint. It's taking ages to get a care assessment. My mother and father are on holiday. Have no offline support at the moment. 

Like Trogluddite says, there's no need to apologise. If there's anywhere you can come and talk about your feelings, it's here.

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling lonely. In terms of Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland, I suppose they had to do a form of masking; they were forced to conform with society's idea of what it was to be a star. That type of pressure must have been unbearable, much like the pressure lots of autistic people feel when trying to conform with society's ideas of how we should appear/behave.

There are people here who care about you, so don't be afraid to talk to us when you need to. Have you had a look at the NAS' list of local support groups? Sorry if I've mentioned it to you already - I found it recently and have recommended it to a few people here.

Take good care of yourself, Roswell. Hope things improve for you soon.

Thank you. There is a local support group here but I went a few times and didn't really feel the chemistry was right between the others and me. I felt like I was waking into a stranger's living room and outstaying my welcome.

My mum said she is going to help me to try to get a support worker, it's just waiting for now. She can't do it til she's back from her holiday. I just didn't want to burden people here, that's why I apologised. 

It's a shame the support group wasn't very helpful. Hopefully a new support worker will make a positive difference for you.

Please don't ever think that you're a burden - there are always people out there who care.

It's a shame the support group wasn't very helpful. Hopefully a new support worker will make a positive difference for you.

Please don't ever think that you're a burden - there are always people out there who care.