Depression

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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  • Whatever your circumstances (genetic or environmental) you can work on your depression. Nobody has to be "doomed". But I think I'll step back now because we're getting into personal issues; the last few months have been awful for me because of MH issues largely unrelated to autism. Besides, my own attitudes towards my autism diagnosis are complex, but that's my problem. I'm going to be biased. I shouldn't have said anything. Again, I'm really sorry, David - this is your thread and I don't like it when things turn out like this because it's not nice for the other person to be caught in the middle of what could be perceived to be bickering. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, especially regarding things even top scientists don't fully understand (e.g. depression and autism). So I've said my piece, and now I'm going to step back with a big apology for any bad feeling I might have caused.

    David, I really hope you feel better soon and that things work out for you. Please keep us posted. Smile

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  • Whatever your circumstances (genetic or environmental) you can work on your depression. Nobody has to be "doomed". But I think I'll step back now because we're getting into personal issues; the last few months have been awful for me because of MH issues largely unrelated to autism. Besides, my own attitudes towards my autism diagnosis are complex, but that's my problem. I'm going to be biased. I shouldn't have said anything. Again, I'm really sorry, David - this is your thread and I don't like it when things turn out like this because it's not nice for the other person to be caught in the middle of what could be perceived to be bickering. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, especially regarding things even top scientists don't fully understand (e.g. depression and autism). So I've said my piece, and now I'm going to step back with a big apology for any bad feeling I might have caused.

    David, I really hope you feel better soon and that things work out for you. Please keep us posted. Smile

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