Prisoner of oneself.

I don't know if this is the correct place to post this, just seemed appropriate as im in my late 20's (not entirely sure of my age to be fair, stopped counting quite some time ago). To the point however, I am not going to ask the stupid question of "Am I alone when I say/feel this" because I know that is not the case; But, perhaps others who have been through what I am going through could give advice, or simply share their experience.

  I have learned that having Aspergers Syndrome (at least for me) comes hand in hand with crippling depression, self-doubt/loathing and a powerful need to detach oneself from everyone, be it family, friends, whatever. I've no shame in admitting I've pondered the idea of just killing myself and getting it over with on several occasions, but still I'm dodging the point.

  I am in a long distance relationship, and have been for about a year, and I feel like it's about to come to an end. My world is crumbling to dust around me and I feel like it's all my fault, yet at the same time, I know it isn't - the relationship has not ended, and the girl in question keeps re-assuring me that it isn't - but I can't shake this feeling, it's like a low-day of depression, but amplified tenfold.
 She complained I was too enclosed, I wouldn;t express myself to her enough - so i put a great deal of effort into doing that, and was being more open, and now she complains that she feels like im being obsessed with her, when I'm not, and I've tried to explain this to her several times before, that I am way out of my comfort zone. We plan on meeting in person in the next few months, but since this happened (among other things that I'm not going to discuss) I feel nothing but this soul crushing sadness and anger. My brain is constantly switched on, replaying horrible things in my head, and horrible past experiences. I've never asked for help before until recently - I asked her for help and she didn't seem to care. So here I am, is there anything I can do to deal with this? I'm at the end of my rope, and I can't endure this much longer, i constantly feel alone, even when people are around me.

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  • Does she know you're on the spectrum?

    If not, then the question is: is it fair to her or, indeed, you that she doesn't know? At least if she is aware of your situation she would be in a better position to understand your behaviour. If you two are going to meet some time in the future I think it's only fair that she has an idea of what to expect otherwise she could feel you were trying to conceal things from her and resent it.

    Depending on the type of person she is, she might want to be supportive of you and your problems and reasure you about your relationship. Given that you have both formed a liking for one another, being honest about yourself shouldn't present that much of a problem.

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  • Does she know you're on the spectrum?

    If not, then the question is: is it fair to her or, indeed, you that she doesn't know? At least if she is aware of your situation she would be in a better position to understand your behaviour. If you two are going to meet some time in the future I think it's only fair that she has an idea of what to expect otherwise she could feel you were trying to conceal things from her and resent it.

    Depending on the type of person she is, she might want to be supportive of you and your problems and reasure you about your relationship. Given that you have both formed a liking for one another, being honest about yourself shouldn't present that much of a problem.

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