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Stress & Coping

Sgt Romeo

Am I the only one who really suffers with stress & then can't find a coping strategy so gets more stressed over really insignificant things?

Nothing I have tried to help me cope with stress has helped.  Every suggestion people have given me has been tried.  I CANNOT relax.  It's a physical impossibility for me.  I don't know how to relax.

It may well be that I'm still thinking about the long list of things I have to do that is stopping me from relaxing, but I don't know how to deal with this.

It feels like I need a break from everything right now.  But I have to keep going to work to pay the bills.  I have to keep getting up in the morning.  But I don't know how much longer I can keep going like this before I snap.

Can anybody offer any advice?

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  • Hi Sgt. Romeo

    If it is any solace, I think that many of the uses of these forums (myself included) can identify with the issues identified within your post. It is especially difficult as it is a non-specific problem (i.e. the stresses or stressors of one day are not necessirily those of another).

    I suspect (and project) that you are in the situation where your mind is constantly racing; re-thinking past events and how they could have been handled better and/or trying to perfect items currently under-way.

    As such, a book which may help, which despite the title mainly deals with day to day stress and how to combat it, is 'Dealing with anxiety and depression on the autism spectrum' by Lee A Wilkinson. It will, however, require effort on your part to be effective (i.e. it is not enough to simply read the book, you must also complete the exercises it details).

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  • Hi Sgt. Romeo

    If it is any solace, I think that many of the uses of these forums (myself included) can identify with the issues identified within your post. It is especially difficult as it is a non-specific problem (i.e. the stresses or stressors of one day are not necessirily those of another).

    I suspect (and project) that you are in the situation where your mind is constantly racing; re-thinking past events and how they could have been handled better and/or trying to perfect items currently under-way.

    As such, a book which may help, which despite the title mainly deals with day to day stress and how to combat it, is 'Dealing with anxiety and depression on the autism spectrum' by Lee A Wilkinson. It will, however, require effort on your part to be effective (i.e. it is not enough to simply read the book, you must also complete the exercises it details).

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