Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone happy 2023. I was here on and off last year but been away as I had a few things to sort out with my health that's been a bit of a wild journey.
I've been suffering from fatigue but it's more than fatigue, I'm talking total exhaustion even after sleeping right through the night. I've got balance problems as well but I feel like it's to do with the fatigue. There's also increased urination at night like several times each night. I've done urine sample but no Diabetes. And then there's this headache, tingling and dull achy pain in the top and back of my head. Irritating and uncomfortable. Is this anxiety...? Or autism fatigue? I suffer from anxiety so suspecting it's that. But I did have burn out before and got tired then but this time like say it feels more than tiredness it is complete exhaustion. Your help here would be appreciated if you can.
I tend to feel fatigue not from reasonable levels of physical work, but I get really fatigued from social interaction / trying to engage with 'normal' workplace and its inability to support autistic workers.
However, that changes when I overdo the physical work, as has happened of late, due to lack of staff increasing expectations of overtime.
More time working = more tiredness physically and mentally = less ability to mask / avoid meltdown.