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Struggle to sleep after busy day around others

Autismman

When I’m around others for long periods of time, not close family as such but colleagues etc I often feel too wired to properly shut off at bed time. I get what I consider to be a delayed reaction to all the stimuli, as if I walk around in a protective bubble all day then all of a sudden when night approaches the thoughts start knocking at the door of my mind. I run over conversations, try to guess what someone may have thought of my greetings, did I appear weird at all in some way? Are others judging me or am I just over-thinking?; Mr over-thinking is my life long friend. Usually the next day when I have slept these thoughts and concerns lessen.

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    1. This is something I do most days and one of the reasons that sobriety is so hard! Despite things seemingly going well most of the time, I have sleepless nights at times or wake up at 3/4 feeling anxious and stressed, replaying conversations and thinking about interactions. Me and my partner were talking about it the other day and concluded that we need time to deregulate and 5 days at a job on site each week is too much. We are both seeking part time work/hybrid/remote. It may not help entirely with the overthinking aspect but at least you have time to look after your mental wellbeing.
    2.  That being said, sometimes life isn’t ideal and strategies to manage these tendencies will help. I do breath work exercises that help bring me back to the present moment and often help me stop the over thinking. It really helps a lot! Masking is exhausting and although a lot of my best thoughts come from reflection, there is a point where it becomes damaging! If you’re interested check out breathe with Sandy on YouTube! 
    3. Last but not least- journaling helps as well. It helps me create a process and eases the burden on my overthinking and mind. 
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    1. This is something I do most days and one of the reasons that sobriety is so hard! Despite things seemingly going well most of the time, I have sleepless nights at times or wake up at 3/4 feeling anxious and stressed, replaying conversations and thinking about interactions. Me and my partner were talking about it the other day and concluded that we need time to deregulate and 5 days at a job on site each week is too much. We are both seeking part time work/hybrid/remote. It may not help entirely with the overthinking aspect but at least you have time to look after your mental wellbeing.
    2.  That being said, sometimes life isn’t ideal and strategies to manage these tendencies will help. I do breath work exercises that help bring me back to the present moment and often help me stop the over thinking. It really helps a lot! Masking is exhausting and although a lot of my best thoughts come from reflection, there is a point where it becomes damaging! If you’re interested check out breathe with Sandy on YouTube! 
    3. Last but not least- journaling helps as well. It helps me create a process and eases the burden on my overthinking and mind. 
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