Autism and a life worth living.

Hi Thane,

first of all I want to say how very sorry I am that you are feeling this way, and have so much to cope with. I also have really bad anxiety and ptsd - and have some depression too as a result. It’s exhausting isn’t it? I’m so sorry that you are considering Dignitas - you must be feeling so desperate. Do you have any friends or family to support you at the moment? Or anyone you can turn to locally? 
You are dealing with so much - that’s so much to handle and it’s no wonder you’re feeling so dispirited. 

i think what makes life worth living for me is my children and my husband. I’m an artist and until recently my art made my worth living - but I was very ill last year and haven’t returned to my art since as I’ve had such bad anxiety and ptsd. So at the moment my art is not there for me in the way it was - it’s ceased to give me joy and I’ve lost my motivation to work at the moment. 
I think what’s keeping me going also is the hope that things will get better. They say ‘the only thing that is certain is change’ - and that applies to good times and also (thankfully) bad times. So I am hoping that this very difficult period in my life will eventually just be a memory. And memories fade. 

I love nature too, and holidays (when I can). Do you like walking and nature? Today we went for a walk and we spotted 2 Hares - and these are my son’s favourite animal so he was really pleased. 

Are there things that you still enjoy - despite the challenges you are coping with? 

In terms of the stigma - that doesn’t bother me too much. I do get annoyed when people stare at my son if he’s pacing around/stimming etc - but ultimately I don’t care too much what other people think. My son really does though - he feels that people are noticing him and judging him - and he feels very self conscious about that. Anthony Hopkins says “what other people think of me is none of my business’ - and I always remember that regarding this issue.

Strangers don’t know you, they don’t know about all the challenges you face, or what you’ve achieved. Their opinion is uninformed and therefore ultimately worthless. 

Take care, I hope you feel a bit better soon. 

Hi Thane,

first of all I want to say how very sorry I am that you are feeling this way, and have so much to cope with. I also have really bad anxiety and ptsd - and have some depression too as a result. It’s exhausting isn’t it? I’m so sorry that you are considering Dignitas - you must be feeling so desperate. Do you have any friends or family to support you at the moment? Or anyone you can turn to locally? 
You are dealing with so much - that’s so much to handle and it’s no wonder you’re feeling so dispirited. 

i think what makes life worth living for me is my children and my husband. I’m an artist and until recently my art made my worth living - but I was very ill last year and haven’t returned to my art since as I’ve had such bad anxiety and ptsd. So at the moment my art is not there for me in the way it was - it’s ceased to give me joy and I’ve lost my motivation to work at the moment. 
I think what’s keeping me going also is the hope that things will get better. They say ‘the only thing that is certain is change’ - and that applies to good times and also (thankfully) bad times. So I am hoping that this very difficult period in my life will eventually just be a memory. And memories fade. 

I love nature too, and holidays (when I can). Do you like walking and nature? Today we went for a walk and we spotted 2 Hares - and these are my son’s favourite animal so he was really pleased. 

Are there things that you still enjoy - despite the challenges you are coping with? 

In terms of the stigma - that doesn’t bother me too much. I do get annoyed when people stare at my son if he’s pacing around/stimming etc - but ultimately I don’t care too much what other people think. My son really does though - he feels that people are noticing him and judging him - and he feels very self conscious about that. Anthony Hopkins says “what other people think of me is none of my business’ - and I always remember that regarding this issue.

Strangers don’t know you, they don’t know about all the challenges you face, or what you’ve achieved. Their opinion is uninformed and therefore ultimately worthless. 

Take care, I hope you feel a bit better soon.