Published on 12, July, 2020
Been diagnosed with aspergers for about year and a half now. I'm 33. After days of seeing new people or being around people is kinda stressful and after a while i need a bit of me time... bit of winding down to relax. Music on and just listen for hours.. Feels good to just be me with music on. I can make myself feel grounded then and process things in my time.
The thing that bothers me is, if i don't have me time and leave it, i tend to get more and more moody and not wanna go out or do anything. Is this normal to feel like this? The less me time i have, i tend to feel more numb with emotions. Seems kind of selfish when reading it back. I don't like having to wind down to feel some sort of normal.
Anyone else like this.
Hey :)
Lots of people need some time alone to themselves, either to recharge, process something, think about an important decision etc. It's not selfish to take time for yourself. But be sensitive to when you do so - i.e. if you only do it specifically when a friend wants to hang out, that can come across as quite rude (even if you don't mean it). Explaining that you need some time to recharge, perhaps even disclosing your autism to them if you're close enough?x
Much love <3
All my family and close friends know about my Aspergers. Even tho i don't like talking about it they understand. My wife is a massive help. Never pushing me always trying to help and understanding with routines.