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Am I hungry or just having an existential crisis again?

vertebrae

So I got a few books about autism and ADHD and also a workbook where I make notes and stuff.

On one hand I think it is a good path to take, but oh boy: already the first few pages make me so nervous and afraid of what is happing inside of me. I try to figure out what makes me feel good and what I might need to make me feel better, but I realize I cant even detect when I am hungry?

I guess this is going to be a long journey and I feel a little lonely (I guess?).

I just wanted to share my feeling with people who maybe feel similarly helpless at times.

Parents

  • I really know this feeling -I picked up Unmasking Autism and it's got all these helpful exercises to work through, but I just didn't know what to write, so I ended up skipping those sections. Any sort of question about whats going on with me I find extremely difficult to figure out, so I am glad I am not the only one who finds 'self help' hard! 

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I wanted to go through the book with my partner because I thought it could be interesting for him as well. He said no though, and I think it is because he is really uncomfortable with "digging" into himself. He seems to not suffer from being different. He does not care too much about what people think and seems to always be clear about what he needs. It is really impressive to see how his answers are mostly clear and mine are always "I dont know".

    If you want to try we can go through a few questions together, maybe then it is not so scary? I always wonder "am I the only one who cant answer this clearly, or is it "normal" to struggle with such a question?"

    But no hard feelings if you want to skip the questions or figure them out alone!

  • in reply to vertebrae

    Oh we could try that, it might give me the impetus to try and have a go - the idea of trying to do it just sounded scary and off-putting!

    My husband is so laid back, he wouldn't be too interested in doing it either!

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    Settings were a little strange for me, I think it is disabled to receive messages from anyone who is not a friend. I deactivated this option for me, so whenever you feel like starting just send me message. I already have a few things in mind to talk about from my first chapters 

  • in reply to vertebrae

    Okay let's try it and see how it goes!

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