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Futility of Life

gojojo

hi,

im not sure if it's my bipolar depression or aspergers taking over but I am struggling to improve in psychodynamic therapy because all I can see is the futility in life.  I'm married without children and too old for them now.  I only really stay alive for my husband, I have a couple of friends who I see occasionally, my parents are alive but I am not on speaking terms with them because they will not accept my diagnoses.   I can't work because I burnt out and find being around people regularly unbearable and anyway, they reject me pretty quickly.  I've never really had a social life or been part of a group, im unable to have special interests because I have no energy or interest in things due to inertia and tiredness perhaps partly caused by meds.  I fail to see what the point of life is as I can't find any meaning to it.  Do others struggle with this?

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  • I also struggle with that feeling of existential emptiness very often - it turns me into a total hermit for days or weeks at a time.

    One thing that I can suggest that has helped me, is to become more active on forums like this one.  There are many people who can benefit from the advice and understanding of other people on the spectrum - and those of us that are a little older have a great deal of experience of living with our conditions.

    Sharing our experience, even if it is only to say that we acknowledge and understand what someone else is going through, can be a great source of comfort - especially for people first discovering their diagnosis.

    It has certainly given my life a little more meaning to feel that I can help the occasional stranger in some small way, and also to see that whatever I am going through, I am not alone in having the feelings that I do.

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  • I also struggle with that feeling of existential emptiness very often - it turns me into a total hermit for days or weeks at a time.

    One thing that I can suggest that has helped me, is to become more active on forums like this one.  There are many people who can benefit from the advice and understanding of other people on the spectrum - and those of us that are a little older have a great deal of experience of living with our conditions.

    Sharing our experience, even if it is only to say that we acknowledge and understand what someone else is going through, can be a great source of comfort - especially for people first discovering their diagnosis.

    It has certainly given my life a little more meaning to feel that I can help the occasional stranger in some small way, and also to see that whatever I am going through, I am not alone in having the feelings that I do.

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