Have you ever felt inadequate about yourself to a point where you want to die?

I'm new to posting here so apologies if this doesn't make sense.

I am an autistic woman in her early 20's and was diagnosed pretty early on (around 2 years old). For years, I have felt something was wrong with me because I am autistic and also have clinical depression. I was always getting comments throughout my education in regards to being too quiet, needing to "step out of my comfort zone", needing to socialise more etc. These comments have been a part of childhood trauma where I was also abused by certain family members (who I am on a no contact basis with now).

As of recently, I have had a family friend/colleague say these things, also saying how will I cope if my parents were gone and how I need people (even though they fail to understand that I have childhood traumas and cannot trust people easily). I have to keep explaining myself and when I do I get the "I know you have a disability" comment but I have to look past it, I have to cope etc. This is something that will remain for the rest of my life. At one point I used to have good self esteem but now feel like I am reverting back to childhood again where people are using and abusing me.

and everytime it is like the equivalent of a hammer beating into my head to the point where I can no longer function. I feel inadequate and a failure of a daughter as no matter how hard I try, I can never be the person people want me to be. I suppose I have come far in life, I have finished education despite ongoing issues and have been capable of holding down jobs for a total of nearly 5 years. I am working in a full-time job which I recently started 3 months ago but right now have taken time off for today due to having a panic attack at work. Bereavement piles on to this because I lost someone close to me and I feel I have lost a piece of myself.

It is hard to know who I am because certain people tell me who I am is wrong. I feel like I want to off myself. 

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  • I'm really sorry to read your post. I want you to know how you feel is completely normal and I think a lot of people can relate to feeling like it at the best of times. Try not to worry too much about the future, focus on the here and now, otherwise worrying about your future will ruin your present. It doesn't matter what other people think. It's not up to them to say where you should be in your life.
    All that matters is what you think and if you like yourself how you are then that is all that's important. Don't let others upset you and pull you down. You are the best version of you.

    Every person in the world is unique, we all have our quirks, our strengths and weaknesses. Don't compare yourself to others, pursue what you enjoy in life and be proud of it and be proud of who you are. You are unique and that is something to be proud of.

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  • I'm really sorry to read your post. I want you to know how you feel is completely normal and I think a lot of people can relate to feeling like it at the best of times. Try not to worry too much about the future, focus on the here and now, otherwise worrying about your future will ruin your present. It doesn't matter what other people think. It's not up to them to say where you should be in your life.
    All that matters is what you think and if you like yourself how you are then that is all that's important. Don't let others upset you and pull you down. You are the best version of you.

    Every person in the world is unique, we all have our quirks, our strengths and weaknesses. Don't compare yourself to others, pursue what you enjoy in life and be proud of it and be proud of who you are. You are unique and that is something to be proud of.

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