Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, I have recently joined in some chats on this forum. I enjoyed it and joined in some more.
Wow, the feedback and friendship I've had has been heartwarming. Thank you.
However, after a few back-and-forths, I am dismayed at myself because I'm feeling like my batteries ran out and I'm exhausted.
I don't have many friends in the real world so it's not that easy to compare. Is this a normal phenomenon, to feel so burned out (I feel stupid even saying it) keeping a few chats going reciprocally?
I'm sorry to anyone I haven't replied to.
thanks everyone! I really appreciate these replies. And I'm relieved to know it's relatively common.
I also get exhausted interacting intensely back and forth. I think it is good to keep to your comfort level roughly, otherwise I personally get interaction burnout.
Hello, this is very common. To be honest, I still haven't worked out the back and forth chat, I tend to just come on when I feel like it and browse until I find something that pricks my interest. I don't think there are too many rules as we all have different capacities for social engagement :)
Yes - very normal - don't worry about it.
Do you remember the old dial-up modems and all that noise they made while trying to agree data speeds with each other? They were working really hard and did a lot of things in the background but the message or data may have been very small.
You're in a similar position - you're brain is working hard trying to communicate correctly without saying the wrong things or making other mistakes - even though the messages are small - it'll be like that until you get comfortable with hanging out here.
Contrapuntal said: Is this a normal phenomenon, to feel so burned out
Yes. Autistic fatigue is supposed to be partly from masking, but even if you're not masking, too much interaction is exhausting.
http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2020/04/zoom-fatigue-taste-of-autistic.html
Have a good rest.