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Isolation

NAS12001

Like a lot of people right now, I am struggling with being (even more than normal), very isolated. I think being on the spectrum does make it harder. 

Everyone's life is difficult, right now. Some people have had to cope with astonishingly difficult situations. So I feel really guilty having a bit of moan. But I still feel the need to voice somewhere.

I normally don't have a lot of contact with people anyway, to be honest. But I did socialize within local autism groups. This is no longer possible. 

I go days, or weeks, without having a conversation with anyone. To be honest, it is driving me out my head. I get so stressed I find myself talking aloud, sometimes in public.

What I want to know is, how do other people cope, at the moment, with the isolation. I would appreciate your comments.

Thanks.

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  • I've really struggled with this this year.

    Right now, I'm coping by basically giving up. I've embraced the depression element. I've re-defined myself as being utterly alone. I watch films about loneliness, I listen to music that celebrates being alone. That gives me a lot more comfort right now than trying to fight against loneliness/isolation.

    Earlier this year, I tried 'fighting against' the loneliness and that's like fighting against a brick wall. It was just me getting mentally bruised.

    Indulging in loneliness and despair has made life more comfortable. It's weird how doing things counterintuitively sometimes makes things better (or at least easier to deal with).

    This approach might not work for everyone, but it's stopped me going out of my mind.

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  • I've really struggled with this this year.

    Right now, I'm coping by basically giving up. I've embraced the depression element. I've re-defined myself as being utterly alone. I watch films about loneliness, I listen to music that celebrates being alone. That gives me a lot more comfort right now than trying to fight against loneliness/isolation.

    Earlier this year, I tried 'fighting against' the loneliness and that's like fighting against a brick wall. It was just me getting mentally bruised.

    Indulging in loneliness and despair has made life more comfortable. It's weird how doing things counterintuitively sometimes makes things better (or at least easier to deal with).

    This approach might not work for everyone, but it's stopped me going out of my mind.

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