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Moving house

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Hello everyone, 

Just wondering if anyone has ever been in a similar situation? I still live at home with my mum and the past few years have become increasingly difficult for her to keep the family home going especially considering I can't contribute as I am one of the 78% of unemployed people with autism. Anyway she was sadly forced into selling and today we finally moved. I left behind the only home I have ever known (we lived abroad for about 5 years when I was very young but kept the house and rented it out). I've really been dreading it all happening and kind of hoped in some distant fairytale land that some how it wouldn't happen. But now it has and I've struggled so much today. I've been crying every few minutes and I am NOT a crier. Ever. I'm just really really struggling with it all. I'm guessing my ASD and the whole resistance to change thing is playing a part here but I feel like such a wally. People move house all the time and its really not a big deal. I know my friends and family are there for me but I don't feel like I can really talk to them about how much I hate this because there are so many very much worse things in the world. Don't get me wrong, I fully understand, especially given the last year, that things could be a lot worse and I am very grateful for what I do have. I also know that in time it will get easier and I just need to get used to it all but at the moment I'm struggling to see past it all. I spent the majority of my 30 years in that house with the same neighbours, the same everything. And because mum was forced into selling she had to find somewhere quick so our new house is far from ideal and neither of us are particularly excited by the prospect. 

Has anyone else ever struggled with having to move house? 

Sophie 

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  • I understand what you're saying, moving is always difficult. Just don't think that it`ll necessarily make your life worse, these thoughts make you afraid. In my life I`ve moved three times, and each time moving for me was difficult, I had to learn the area, a new way to accustom myself to the things that were out of place then. But after living in a new place for 3-4 months, I already perceived it as my home. And you will have the same. How big is your new apartment? Read an article about [link removed by moderator] maybe it`ll help you. The bigger the place, the harder it`s to get used to it.

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  • I understand what you're saying, moving is always difficult. Just don't think that it`ll necessarily make your life worse, these thoughts make you afraid. In my life I`ve moved three times, and each time moving for me was difficult, I had to learn the area, a new way to accustom myself to the things that were out of place then. But after living in a new place for 3-4 months, I already perceived it as my home. And you will have the same. How big is your new apartment? Read an article about [link removed by moderator] maybe it`ll help you. The bigger the place, the harder it`s to get used to it.

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