Published on 12, July, 2020
My family spend less time together, my parents going on trips out of the country, my siblings spending more time with their friends, partners and jobs, and I'm stuck at home, billy no mates, with only a couple of noisy, messy and irritating pets for company. I'm stuck living for other people, burned out from cleaning up, summer heat and shopping for food with precious respite arriving in the silence of night.
I think it's time for me to consider living more independently, learn to make myself attractive to people, rebuilding my job prospects and finding work, and eventually find a cosy flat somewhere decent and not an epic commute away from necessities.
If you think you will be happier by yourself, then do that.
But bear in mind that there are responsibilities. You will have to pay all the bills, and do all the cleaning. And there is a LOT of cleaning.
I say go for it. It'll be all on you, but you'll have independence. I would not swap back.
I agree, you need to make changes that are helpful to you and not pander to the needs of every body else.
Sounds like a good plan. It is possible, I did it, to improve on one's abilities in interactions with people intellectually. I researched the non-verbal communication that neurotypical people do, facial expressions, body language etc., and it helped my ability to socialise to a considerable extent.