Loneliness

Hello,

I’m having a really hard time with loneliness at the moment and I really don’t know what to do. I’m at university but because I don’t socialise, I don’t have any real friends. I am working on trying to socialise but the longer I’m alone, the harder it is to talk to people.

For example, I haven’t had any human contact today and when one of my housemates finally came home, although I was eagerly waiting for someone to come home all day just so I could see someone, by the time she arrived I was too nervous and exhausted from feeling lonely that I just sat in my room listening to her rustling around.

It’s been like this for months now and it’s gradually getting worse and worse. I really have a hard time socialising. Its hard because socialising terrifies me but I want to make friends so badly. Right now I struggle to even reply to people on message. I even attended my local NAS group but just sat there in terrified silence! 

I think it’s because of the loneliness that my autistic inertia has become particularly bad in the last few weeks. I struggle to do the tiniest of tasks- it takes hours to even have a shower. 

it feels like I’m in stuck in a loop here, has anyone had anything similar and how did you get out of it?

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  • Hi Rosie, I'm sorry you are struggling with this. I never got to university I had hoped to but other issues with my health got in the way. But I do suffer from loneliness and know in the long run it can depress. It sounds like it's common for those of us on the Spectrum - I think it's great you've joined here because it means you can connect, find understanding and make friends but it might help to talk to your GP as well and see if they can offer any support and advice on this. 

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  • Hi Rosie, I'm sorry you are struggling with this. I never got to university I had hoped to but other issues with my health got in the way. But I do suffer from loneliness and know in the long run it can depress. It sounds like it's common for those of us on the Spectrum - I think it's great you've joined here because it means you can connect, find understanding and make friends but it might help to talk to your GP as well and see if they can offer any support and advice on this. 

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