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Depression

David B

Hi my name is David [edited by mod to remove personal information].

I'm a 21 year old university of salford student currently living in manchester

as the subject says I am suffering from major depression and thought this might be the best place to talk about it as I feel like people don't understand what its like to be autistic and depressed.

I feel rather alone because despite the fact I have friends I have never romantically connected with anyone.

I also feel like im playing a balancing act between what I want and what other people expect of me

for example I got into a massive arguement with someone when I was in college because they said I moaned too much I was not aware I was doing in and as such I repress a lot of my bad emotions

It seems to be causing me problems however such as problems getting to sleep and bursting out into tears at the drop of a hat

I thank you for taking the time to read this and was wondering if anyone had any advice whether its direct of someone who I could talk to

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    LivAgain said:

    but depression is the result of a chemical imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain

    www.nhs.uk/.../Causes.aspx

    Depression can arise from internal chemistry or it can arise from the impact of external events. In both cases, drugs can fix the unhappiness, in the short term, by chemical action. My understanding is that our ASD tendency to depression is often due to our poor ability to have a balanced and fulfilled life. In David's case I suspect that his difficulties and disappointment in romance are causing the unhappiness and depression. i.e. the ASD is casuing a social problem that is causing depression.

    In this case, there are skills that can be learnt to counteract the social problems of ASD. It is therefore reasonable to be optimistic that the future will be happier than the present. Smile

    (sorry about the clunky, formal way I've put that but I hope you get the idea)

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    LivAgain said:

    but depression is the result of a chemical imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain

    www.nhs.uk/.../Causes.aspx

    Depression can arise from internal chemistry or it can arise from the impact of external events. In both cases, drugs can fix the unhappiness, in the short term, by chemical action. My understanding is that our ASD tendency to depression is often due to our poor ability to have a balanced and fulfilled life. In David's case I suspect that his difficulties and disappointment in romance are causing the unhappiness and depression. i.e. the ASD is casuing a social problem that is causing depression.

    In this case, there are skills that can be learnt to counteract the social problems of ASD. It is therefore reasonable to be optimistic that the future will be happier than the present. Smile

    (sorry about the clunky, formal way I've put that but I hope you get the idea)

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