Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone. So I’m wondering if anyone has advice with how to cope with the fact that perhaps my parents just cannot provide me with the support I need to cope with the challenges I face each day.
I have tried many times throughout childhood and now as a young adult to ask for support. When my parents realize how bad it gets then they may do the things that I ask them to do because they say to me they want to help. But then shortly after they stop. I feel selfish asking for them to do small things like check with me to make sure I don’t do too much everyday as I have a tendency to overdo things and then get burnt out, but I need some help with certain things. And if they offer to help but then don’t follow through I feel really rubbish and that they don’t care about me. This has always been like this. Also, my emotions are often invalidated - I’m told to stop worrying or it’s not so bad etc etc. And everyone in my family only is happy when I am ‘happy’, when nothing is going wrong, when I’m not having meltdowns etc etc.
I'm on here to try and build a bigger support system and find people who do get it. But until I find more people, processing the idea that my parents might never be able to help me and feeling that I might be alone forever makes me super scared. Anyone else, or just me?
Hello @Anna
Thank you for sharing this with the community. I'm sorry to hear that you can feel unsupported and alone, but I hope you are able to connect with people in the NAS community and feel supported here. You may find is useful to have a look at our pages on Autistic fatigue and burn-out to help to manage these symptoms: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/autistic-fatigue/autistic-adults
If you feel that you may need some support with you rmental health, you may like to look at the following page on ways to seek support: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/seeking-help
I hope this helps,
ChloeMod