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Time passing and memories

Stuart333

Hello, I was wondering how others perceived the passing of time and whether you have a good memory of it all.

Probably applies more to older people but anyone can contribute.

I'm in my 50's and have quite a hazy memory of most of it.  While I am somehow aware time has passed, more seems to have passed than I really realised.

I was often very tired, i pushed myself too hard, I didn't sleep well and used alcohol to relax, not hugely but more than current guidelines (they did used to be higher).

I often had no energy or enthusiasm at the end of the work day and even at weekends I did not do much. I now wonder if I was close to burnout a lot of the time.

But NTs also say time goes faster as you get older, so I didn't know if this is all normal and I should have just have worked to live rather than lived to work. Which is the same  issue for everyone.

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  • Sounds like you were riding the burnout waves a bit. When I was in high school I was always tired and pushing myself too hard, never had the energy at the end of the day or on the weekends to do anything. Looking back I think I was close to burnout too.

    Rest is important you can't keep running all the time.

    In answer to your question. I don't really notice time passing. I'm surprised when someone tells me something happened several years ago because it's still fresh in my memory like it only happened yesterday. I have a strong vivid memory and most things feel recent to me and I struggle to take in that it was years ago.

    One thing I do struggle with which I'm interested if anyone else has struggled/struggles with is your appearance changing as you get older. My appearance when I was between 10-17 never really changed, and I became so familiar with it that now it has changed quite a lot (I'm 21 now btw) that I struggle to recognise my appearance as me.

    This is really complex and probably a bit strange sounding. I've said to my parents but they give me a seriously look, I think they think I'm just making a big thing out of it but it's actually a serious problem I'm experiencing and I don't know why. My appearance now just makes me feel unsettled and like I don't really know who the woman in the reflection is.

    Is this an Autism thing?

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  • Sounds like you were riding the burnout waves a bit. When I was in high school I was always tired and pushing myself too hard, never had the energy at the end of the day or on the weekends to do anything. Looking back I think I was close to burnout too.

    Rest is important you can't keep running all the time.

    In answer to your question. I don't really notice time passing. I'm surprised when someone tells me something happened several years ago because it's still fresh in my memory like it only happened yesterday. I have a strong vivid memory and most things feel recent to me and I struggle to take in that it was years ago.

    One thing I do struggle with which I'm interested if anyone else has struggled/struggles with is your appearance changing as you get older. My appearance when I was between 10-17 never really changed, and I became so familiar with it that now it has changed quite a lot (I'm 21 now btw) that I struggle to recognise my appearance as me.

    This is really complex and probably a bit strange sounding. I've said to my parents but they give me a seriously look, I think they think I'm just making a big thing out of it but it's actually a serious problem I'm experiencing and I don't know why. My appearance now just makes me feel unsettled and like I don't really know who the woman in the reflection is.

    Is this an Autism thing?

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