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Is it normal for an adult with Aspergers to resent adulthood and have a strong urge to regress to a childlike state?

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I resent being an adult, and would much prefer to revert back to my teenage years, ie school years, or even younger still. To put it mildly, I hate adulthood and all that it implies. I am still a child, emotionally and psychologically speaking, as well as being a narcisist with a strong desire for attention. I can't take criticism, I am easily hurt emotionally if I don't get my way, and I am very egotistical. I like to assume a dependent role in many situations, but I also need to dominate things and people. Is this normal? Should I get help to deal with this? Or is this simply a part of my autism and inability to cope in a 'neurotypical' world. I employ regressive techniques when I feel insecure, like childish giggling, a childish voice, and childish behaviour. My sense of self is labile, ie I have no idea as to who I really am. With no friends my own age, I have no reference point. All my acquaintances are authority figures, and people my own age annoy me.

 

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  • yes, sounds like negative attachment to parental care(comfort blank protection), so it is normal within autism spectrum, but at the same time under the correct guidance you can adopt into an adult mindset, especially if functional roles are needed, ie work.

    I would not, get too obsessive about this want, it is only a projection of the past anxiety and thus fear as you have an underdeveloped ego and this makes the big bad world seem unfamiliar. You just need a smaller world with your own "controllable" area, not your bedroom nor a fantasy in the past, but in the NOW. You need an autism life plan to follow. Smile with support to meet your milestones.

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  • yes, sounds like negative attachment to parental care(comfort blank protection), so it is normal within autism spectrum, but at the same time under the correct guidance you can adopt into an adult mindset, especially if functional roles are needed, ie work.

    I would not, get too obsessive about this want, it is only a projection of the past anxiety and thus fear as you have an underdeveloped ego and this makes the big bad world seem unfamiliar. You just need a smaller world with your own "controllable" area, not your bedroom nor a fantasy in the past, but in the NOW. You need an autism life plan to follow. Smile with support to meet your milestones.

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