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The Classic Autism issue ?

autismtwo

How do you cope with new surroundings/situation or even the thought of going into new surroundings ?

How do you cope with initial what to say dialogue with strangers in these new surroundings ?

What if you have a fear of new surroundings, new people and effect/stress it has no your body by tension, IBS and thoughts of being hurt, harmed or trapped in an unsafe place outwith your comfort zone with a potential psycho(nt) ?

Any advice ? This may sound extreme, but with autism this world scares,, or should I say people scare me.

 

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  • autismtwo said:

    quote "World is too big and too scary for me most of the time - acceptance is only advice - hard to do in practice" ~ susie, I too have been like this all my life, from the first day at primary school, when I emotional froze up and have since spend my life avoiding, hiding, running and crying alone from the world, with pushy parents, saying AWE ! he is just very sensitive and shy. I just wish I knew a way to stop being afraid and confused by these entites they call human beings but only see them as wolves/dogs with two legs who run in packs and kill everything on the planet.

    Well currently we're making a fairly good attempt on the planet!

    Some people are just really fierce aren't they?  I'm not talking about the ones who go around shouting and starting fights on Friday night.  I mean the ones who have this nice friendly/cheerful/well-spoken/middle-class/drive-a-nice-car thing going but are inside as vicious as a pack of wolves.

    I do avoid new situations and surroundings a lot, but there is only so far that can get you.  Sometimes I just have to grit my teeth e.g. for visiting my family.  I tend to plan such things a lot though and take as much of my "comfort zone" as I can with me.  E.g. there are several things that I just always carry with me and a lot of rules and routines that I take everywhere.  I'm always scared of things going wrong so tend to take the boy scout motto "be prepared" to the extreme.

    I do need to develop some more strategies myself though.  

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  • autismtwo said:

    quote "World is too big and too scary for me most of the time - acceptance is only advice - hard to do in practice" ~ susie, I too have been like this all my life, from the first day at primary school, when I emotional froze up and have since spend my life avoiding, hiding, running and crying alone from the world, with pushy parents, saying AWE ! he is just very sensitive and shy. I just wish I knew a way to stop being afraid and confused by these entites they call human beings but only see them as wolves/dogs with two legs who run in packs and kill everything on the planet.

    Well currently we're making a fairly good attempt on the planet!

    Some people are just really fierce aren't they?  I'm not talking about the ones who go around shouting and starting fights on Friday night.  I mean the ones who have this nice friendly/cheerful/well-spoken/middle-class/drive-a-nice-car thing going but are inside as vicious as a pack of wolves.

    I do avoid new situations and surroundings a lot, but there is only so far that can get you.  Sometimes I just have to grit my teeth e.g. for visiting my family.  I tend to plan such things a lot though and take as much of my "comfort zone" as I can with me.  E.g. there are several things that I just always carry with me and a lot of rules and routines that I take everywhere.  I'm always scared of things going wrong so tend to take the boy scout motto "be prepared" to the extreme.

    I do need to develop some more strategies myself though.  

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