How do I encourage my partner to get things done?

NAS70747

I do meditation  what sort do u do/trying ? it takes a while for things to improve ( for me 1 year )  but i am autistic which i believe is a big factor

sort waiting for solution to spark in my head

meditation won't work for me, if I lower my blood pressure even more I fall asleep,

family trait - very low blood pressure

bummer

Autistic masking is not deceit.

When he masks it's because society has taught him that his inborn autistic personality is not acceptable and he needs to change his presentation to be allowed to participate. 

Saving hard and going without for a bit, what does that mean for him? Does it impact his routine? Does he have to sacrifice purchases for his special interest? He's not being silly or immature or obstinate when he struggles to cope with having things taken away, they have a genuine impact on the autistic brain which has put these things in place to cope with demands placed on them by NTs. 

The holiday of a lifetime, have you considered what this means to an autistic person? The changes, stresses related to travel, uncertainty about not knowing the place, new routine. Expectations as this is a SPECIAL HOLIDAY and not just a normal holiday. 

You might need a bit of autistic friendly couples therapy to help you both communicate better.

Mariusz said:

I stop when walking and freeze like a statue, and submerge myself deep in thought for various length periods of time, 

that  appears to be a autistic shutdown

I really don't want him to mask at home or with me, i do want him to be himself because when he masks i know he isn't being truthful and i will pay the price eventually for 'forcing him to do something he doesn't want to' but at the same time i know he does want to do certain things but is scared to (again i get).

If truth be told here I want to live life to the full and our idea of full whilst verbally is the same, practically I don't think he can.  I don't mean that in a bad way, I believe if thngs take effort they are worth the reward but he believes if its hard just give up.  Like saving hard and going without for a bit to have the holiday of a lifetime, like working at a ND relationship thats about learning and accepting one another takes time and can be really hard but you do what you can to accommodate your partner.  I know I have to accommodate (not change) to suit his needs, Am I unreasonable to want the same?  Its not natural for me to do some of his things, they bother me but I have to be the one to go without??

Masking is unhealthy, it's the neurotypicals trying to force a brain type onto us that we don't have and will never have. 

Even the best maskers will eventually run into problems with their mental health. 

I mask at work but otherwise I'm me and everyone else can go take a run.

though I do something kind off similar, except it's involuntary

I stop when walking and freeze like a statue, and submerge myself deep in thought for various length periods of time, 

I started to look on a clock whenever I get up from my desk to observe time gap, and its between 15min and 1,5h

unless it's a symptom of some ilness, that I don't know about, I will not fight it, because I find it useful, and it happens only when i face a dilemma and need to think it over properly, sometimes i come up with some solution during  the freeze.

does it mean i'm totaly messed up ? yes or no it doesn't matter, because I kind of like that messed up me more then me in mask

though I do something kind off similar, except it's involuntary

I stop when walking and freeze like a statue, and submerge myself deep in thought for various length periods of time, 

I started to look on a clock whenever I get up from my desk to observe time gap, and its between 15min and 1,5h

unless it's a symptom of some ilness, that I don't know about, I will not fight it, because I find it useful, and it happens only when i face a dilemma and need to think it over properly, sometimes i come up with some solution during  the freeze.

does it mean i'm totaly messed up ? yes or no it doesn't matter, because I kind of like that messed up me more then me in mask

Autistic masking is not deceit.

When he masks it's because society has taught him that his inborn autistic personality is not acceptable and he needs to change his presentation to be allowed to participate. 

Saving hard and going without for a bit, what does that mean for him? Does it impact his routine? Does he have to sacrifice purchases for his special interest? He's not being silly or immature or obstinate when he struggles to cope with having things taken away, they have a genuine impact on the autistic brain which has put these things in place to cope with demands placed on them by NTs. 

The holiday of a lifetime, have you considered what this means to an autistic person? The changes, stresses related to travel, uncertainty about not knowing the place, new routine. Expectations as this is a SPECIAL HOLIDAY and not just a normal holiday. 

You might need a bit of autistic friendly couples therapy to help you both communicate better.

Mariusz said:

I stop when walking and freeze like a statue, and submerge myself deep in thought for various length periods of time, 

that  appears to be a autistic shutdown

I really don't want him to mask at home or with me, i do want him to be himself because when he masks i know he isn't being truthful and i will pay the price eventually for 'forcing him to do something he doesn't want to' but at the same time i know he does want to do certain things but is scared to (again i get).

If truth be told here I want to live life to the full and our idea of full whilst verbally is the same, practically I don't think he can.  I don't mean that in a bad way, I believe if thngs take effort they are worth the reward but he believes if its hard just give up.  Like saving hard and going without for a bit to have the holiday of a lifetime, like working at a ND relationship thats about learning and accepting one another takes time and can be really hard but you do what you can to accommodate your partner.  I know I have to accommodate (not change) to suit his needs, Am I unreasonable to want the same?  Its not natural for me to do some of his things, they bother me but I have to be the one to go without??

Masking is unhealthy, it's the neurotypicals trying to force a brain type onto us that we don't have and will never have. 

Even the best maskers will eventually run into problems with their mental health. 

I mask at work but otherwise I'm me and everyone else can go take a run.