Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm getting a little concerned with some of my friends - all undiagnosed aspies and married - but they're crumbling under lockdown - they're losing the ability to communicate.
They are all techy / nerdy types and either don't work or work from home so they are not interacting with anyone else - and haven't really spoken to anyone but me for many months. their wives 'mother' them so they are .descending into bad places.
i'm noticing their behaviours are becoming a lot more introverted and spiralling down. One of my friends of over 15 years is turning into Ruprecht from "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKDUDF3cgRA
They all live miles away so visiting is difficult so I can only talk on the phone - any ideas for keeping them sane?
As an 'Older Aspie' I can cope pretty well. However, I am compulsively spending - especially on Takeaways, LPs and MP3s. Yet, I still have God-knows-how-many direct debits to pay. (the land we own has me above the threshold for means-tested benefits)
My main issue is 'Itchy Feet' - wanting to be out-and-about. It's a reaction to my Nan seeing no life beyond our four walls. However, all journeys will remain within Northern Ireland.
in terms of spending, i'm generally super thrifty, so in general i'm fine financially. i felt guilty spending $70 for a microscopically small box of fishing lures... if that's my biggest problem, i'm in peaches. compulsive spending - i hope it at least makes you happy, in some way. what is a takeaway???
Yeah - I need to be *doing* something.