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Autism and a life worth living.

Thane Impala

What makes live worth living for those with autism? Life seems so unbearable, unenjoyable and hopeless with all the difficulties presented to me everyday.

I have anxiety, depression, ptsd and tinnitus and it's got to the point where I've been considering Dignitas as a solution. So what makes life worth living for you in the context of your condition?

Most crushing to me is the stigma, the people that stare at you, the lack of understanding and the general hopelessness in living with difficulties in every aspect of your life.

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  • I'm so sorry you are finding things so hard at the moment. I send you hugs and positive vibes. I hope things start to get a bit better.

    I don't find a lot of reasons to keep going on with life. As time goes by I'm seeing less for myself.

    My autism is difficult at the best of times. I'm in pain constantly and my face is scarred and deformed on one side which at times makes me feel special but overall it looks weird and makes me feel bad.

    I guess what keeps me going is I love my family and don't want to upset and disappoint them.

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  • I'm so sorry you are finding things so hard at the moment. I send you hugs and positive vibes. I hope things start to get a bit better.

    I don't find a lot of reasons to keep going on with life. As time goes by I'm seeing less for myself.

    My autism is difficult at the best of times. I'm in pain constantly and my face is scarred and deformed on one side which at times makes me feel special but overall it looks weird and makes me feel bad.

    I guess what keeps me going is I love my family and don't want to upset and disappoint them.

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  • in reply to 🎾Paige🎾

    Hi Paige, I’m sorry your struggling at the moment. It must be very difficult to deal with pain and also having a scar on your face - it must take a huge amount of courage to deal with that. I have quite a big scar on my leg and when I was at school I remember being very self conscious about it in PE lessons - I felt people were looking at it and it made me feel awful. Looking back on it I realise that probably nobody probably even cared about it - and that people are actually really understand and empathise with people with scars etc. 
    I’m so glad you have a loving and supportive family. 
    My husband and children are what keeps me going too - without them I doubt I’d even still be here. 
    I’m sure you’d never disappoint your family - because they love you and when you really love someone you don’t feel disappointed in them - you always understand them and support them. x