Published on 12, July, 2020
Good morning
What would you say a typical day is like for you?
Do you work? Go to college or university?
Or like me, do you stay home, all day every day, seemingly for the rest of your life?
Ok I'm depressing myself now.
Thanks to mental health and some physical health problems as well my life has become an endless circle of more less staying at home, usually in my room. I go out sometimes but not for long. My home is my safe space.
At home I'll usually listen to music, watch films and TV series, read, play with my toys, brush my hair and that's pretty much it.
Thinking about it I often wonder why I'm here. It's not really the sort of life I imagined for myself. I thought by now I might have a friend, husband, kids... I definitely thought I would be working by now.
But for now... For the foreseeable this is my future.
How's a typical day for you?
A typical day for me is waking early around 5.35am as I do not sleep well and due to being excited about a new day. I enjoy a mug of coffee and read a lot and listen to Radio Four. I go litter picking and love to be out on the moors enjoying the scenery and making a difference. I love cycling and this is a therapy for me.
I feel you are being a little hard on yourself as life as an autistic can be tough but it is a positive thing too if you can find a hobby or an interest that allows you to lose yourself in it. Work is not the rosy picture the Torys make it out to be so do not let them put you down. Volunteering cab ne so much more fun and less stressful.
Your days sound like a lot of fun at times. I like cycling too, but, unfortunately it's not possible for me at the moment. Triggered a memory of a pink princess bike I had as a child, it had a lovely little basket which was shaped like a crown. I rode it all the time.
LucyLandRover said:Volunteering cab ne so much more fun and less stressful.
I was volunteering before and I did really enjoy it. I'm hoping I can do it again in the future at some point.
Luna said:I was volunteering before and I did really enjoy it. I'm hoping I can do it again in the future at some point.
Where did you volunteer? I like volunteering too!
Luna said:I volunteered at a library! I love books and a library is such a calm and quiet environment it seemed ideal. I told the lady in charge about my autism and she was so understanding and supportive of it as well so it was a great step to take for me.
Seems like you had a great experience! I love books too! What is your favourite book?
Luna said:Before Christmas I stopped, I was feeling anxious and tired and a bit uneasy, I'm hoping in the new year I can go back again as I did enjoy it.
Good idea. I hope this works well for you.
In the new year, I will start volunteering as an admin volunteer for Spectrum Gaming. It’s an online gaming community for autistic teenagers which also focuses on other projects such as advocacy for the autistic community and training. It’s all autistic led and neuroaffirming so I am very happy about that! I am really looking forward to it!
I love the idea of volunteering in a library but I would be hopeless as I would not be able to resist stopping to read a book or two. I am pleased you had someone there who understood autism as this makes such a difference.
Volunteering is exhausting but such a rewarding thing to do. Where did you volunteer? I volunteered at a library! I love books and a library is such a calm and quiet environment it seemed ideal. I told the lady in charge about my autism and she was so understanding and supportive of it as well so it was a great step to take for me.
Before Christmas I stopped, I was feeling anxious and tired and a bit uneasy, I'm hoping in the new year I can go back again as I did enjoy it.