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Anyone else sick of pretending to be fine?

Ava

I’m sick of trying. I’m exhausted trying to do everything say everything to speak right. Sick of being judged. Also sick of trying to be someone I’m not. I honestly cant do most things. But I will try to show I can do them. I don’t know how to stop trying to be more able than I am. The more I try the more exhausted mentally and the worse it gets. But I can’t stop. It’s because there’s pressure in me and outwith me to be more than I can be. To get it all right. To be more than I can. To do things I can’t do. I’m too ill for it. I’ve tried and I’m not able to do it. My brain doesn’t work. I have undiagnosed ADHD rejection sensitivity Dysphoria anxiety depression burnout and level one autism. Heads exhausted.

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  • Hi Ava,

    Yes, I had to stop working at that point, and get help from a psychologist. At the time I followed advice to see a psychologist specialising in neurodivergence.

    She said it was autistic burnout. Was also told about rejection sensitivity. I was very broken. And still am, but I feel more stable.

    The combination of masking in us with the able-ism in society can be very painful and have long term consequences for our health.

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  • Hi Ava,

    Yes, I had to stop working at that point, and get help from a psychologist. At the time I followed advice to see a psychologist specialising in neurodivergence.

    She said it was autistic burnout. Was also told about rejection sensitivity. I was very broken. And still am, but I feel more stable.

    The combination of masking in us with the able-ism in society can be very painful and have long term consequences for our health.

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