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Awaiting aspergers assessment and struggling with anxiety and depression

Broken Saint

Hi everyone, I have been waiting for an assessment to see if I have aspergers and it's dragging on a bit. C.L.A.S.S. Who are dealing with it are undermanned and only agreed to see me, as I confessed to my GP that I was having suicidal thoughts. It could take up to two years to be seen!

All of this, coupled with being a keyworker in the pandemic and with no real support network (my Wife doesn't care and have no Dad or Mum, grandparents or close family) my anxiety and depression has skyrocketed.

I'm 42 this year and have known I have been 'different' for a long time. I can't cope anymore. I'm angry all the time. I snap at my 3 year old and Wife all the and can't cope with day to day things. I wake up in tears and with heartburn. I'm addicted to OTC and drink. Is there anything that helps with this if you're on the spectrum? Anti depressants don't help - I've tried them all!

Many thanks in advance Wink

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  • in reply to Broken Saint

    Hmmm I guess for some people they just don’t work well - I didn’t have a good track record on them but made a lot of progress with talk based therapies but I can’t really suggest that in the current climate. I find distraction works well for me as with my autistic traits I tend to have quite intense focus on my interests so I use that quite often - usually some i kind of academic project to shift my focus onto something else. Not sure if that would work for you. 

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