Lost in life

apandav22 9 months ago

Hi,

Im new here so first post.

I’m feeling in a very low and lost place right now. I disengaged a lot from life last year due to overwhelm and I think autistic burnout. I used to go to different groups during the week (I don’t work)- they weren’t autism specific though.

I'm still getting frequently overwhelmed, wanting to lie down to regulate - struggle do basic tasks. Concentration bad so most of time I sit doing nothing.

I don't want to live this quality of life but its hard to get out of it. On one hand im too overwhelmed for things yet I dont have mental energy to mask to go out without fear of judgement.

I also feel lonely. Friendships are hard, so dont even know how to fix it.

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Bunny 9 months ago

Hi and welcome to the community.

I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling.

In respect of burnout, there's some great advice here from a neurodivergent author, who's also a clinician and autism advocate. Whilst I suspect these might form the basis for her new book that's due out next month (April), this online advice - and the optional downloads that are available to buy - might be helpful in the meantime:

Autistic Burnout Recovery: How to Build a Recovery Plan

I'm also a big fan of this book of hers, which is the first one that I bought following my diagnosis. The content for each idea is fairly brief, but I found that helpful (vs feeling overwhelmed by an overly long and wordy book) and it introduced me to various strategies that I've found to be effective:

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!

You might also find the strategies suggested in this NAS resource helpful:

NAS - Autistic fatigue and burnout
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Bunny 9 months ago

Hi and welcome to the community.

I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling.

In respect of burnout, there's some great advice here from a neurodivergent author, who's also a clinician and autism advocate. Whilst I suspect these might form the basis for her new book that's due out next month (April), this online advice - and the optional downloads that are available to buy - might be helpful in the meantime:

Autistic Burnout Recovery: How to Build a Recovery Plan

I'm also a big fan of this book of hers, which is the first one that I bought following my diagnosis. The content for each idea is fairly brief, but I found that helpful (vs feeling overwhelmed by an overly long and wordy book) and it introduced me to various strategies that I've found to be effective:

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!

You might also find the strategies suggested in this NAS resource helpful:

NAS - Autistic fatigue and burnout
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