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Spending time alone

Touiise

Hello,

I was recently diagnosed at 30 back in January, It was a complete shock.

I've found myself wanting to spend more time alone.

Perviously wanting to spend time alone was seen as a "red flag" for my mental health dipping. I don't feel like my mental health is dipping but more that I'm just needing that time alone to just watch videos on my favourite things and relax. It's a struggle to be around people even more than pre diagnoses since I know that my brain is different to theirs.

Did anyone else experience this? I'm still not sure on how to regulate myself or to even "unmask" when I'm alone never mind around other people but l'm starting a course ran by an autism charity that l'm hoping will

Sorry for my long winded question.

  • Many of us put on a mask when around others. It's not uncommon after diagnosis to realise how exhausting doing that is. Some of us need alone time in order to regulate etc. Watching videos on your favourite things may well be your way of regulating and that is fine. If you're not finding your mental health dipping then I wouldnt worry about spending time alone. If you feel a change then you know you need to reach out to people. What you're experiencing is not unusual so try to take some comfort in that.