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Coping with intense negative emotions

Emily

Hi everyone Blush

so obviously part of being autistic is feeling emotions really intensely. This is something I love about being autistic when it relates to positive emotions, but how do you cope with feeling negative emotions so intensely?

Today I found a job I really wanted, but because its part time I can't afford to take the salary cut. I feel like most neurotypical people would be able to shrug thus off, but this has sent me into complete meltdown with uncontrollable tears. 

How do other people manage their emotions? I wish I could just brush these things off.

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  • hello emily, me, i suppose by necessity, have to just do all i can to push them to the back of my mind by occupying myself however i can, try to catch my mind wandering and refocus it, otherwise a thought/emotion cycle will begin.

    give myself advice by typing it out somewhere, my own sympathetic ear, my own advisor, my own support kind of thing.

    its not ideal though, for major things it just means im not dealing with them, but minor bumps in life, i suppose its fine to do so with.

    not the best advice, but the only advice i can give and not be a hypocrite about. 

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  • hello emily, me, i suppose by necessity, have to just do all i can to push them to the back of my mind by occupying myself however i can, try to catch my mind wandering and refocus it, otherwise a thought/emotion cycle will begin.

    give myself advice by typing it out somewhere, my own sympathetic ear, my own advisor, my own support kind of thing.

    its not ideal though, for major things it just means im not dealing with them, but minor bumps in life, i suppose its fine to do so with.

    not the best advice, but the only advice i can give and not be a hypocrite about. 

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