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Never Feeling Truly Content

SJH1994

So am quite new here, and made my introductory post the other day.

Is it a typical autistic trait to never feel completely content, I feel this way pretty much everyday, and there is always something in the back of my head either frustrating me, irritating me or just generally upsetting or worrying me, I admit that some days can be worse than others, and when it gets very bad it can lead to meltdowns, other days it can be quite distant and doesn't affect me too badly, but there is never a time when its not there. It usually leads to mental exhaustion while I'm at work, and I always have to take a little while to sit away somewhere and give my head a rest to rebuild energy-fortunately I'm in the position at work where I am left to my own devices so can do this If I want too. 

I was wondering if this is a common trait of Autism, and if anyone experiences the same or similar?

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  • Hi,

    This is definitely a thing for me too.  Although I have worked hard and earned well-ish so that I do not have many material concerns, I nonetheless find it hard to be happy.  Anxiety stops me from feeling enough at ease to savour many other great moments.

    As others have already written here, putting on my human suit and acting what I think the role is while constantly worry I'm not good enough and am being judged, taking every tut or roll of the eyes like it's referring to me. it's pretty draining.

    I can think of only a handful of occasions where I've somehow being present in the moment and felt connected with people and my surroundings.

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  • Hi,

    This is definitely a thing for me too.  Although I have worked hard and earned well-ish so that I do not have many material concerns, I nonetheless find it hard to be happy.  Anxiety stops me from feeling enough at ease to savour many other great moments.

    As others have already written here, putting on my human suit and acting what I think the role is while constantly worry I'm not good enough and am being judged, taking every tut or roll of the eyes like it's referring to me. it's pretty draining.

    I can think of only a handful of occasions where I've somehow being present in the moment and felt connected with people and my surroundings.

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