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Miffo

Hi everyone, I'm Matthew.

I'm seventeen and have Autism. When I started secondary school a few years back I found it very difficult and often had panic attacks. In the end I was home taught by my Mum and Dad, I have now completed my home school education course. However I do still have my problems.

Everyday I worry a lot and half the time I do not know what I am worrying about. Most of the time I worry about my Mum, she has a bad knee, I worry about my Dad who collapsed a few weeks ago due to stress and often I worry about my Gran who sadly has Dementia. I have come here to discuss my worry's because I do not think it is fair me bombarding my parents with my problems. So I'm hoping you might be able to help me stop worrying.

Many thanks,

Matthew. Smile

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  • Hi Hope.

    What you wrote there sounds an awful lot like me. At the very beginning of my Autism 3 or 4 years ago I thought I had every illness under the sun, including Cancer. Since then I have managed to control that department of my worrying "mostly"!

    But you are so right. Whenver I get stressed I always have stomach pains or a headache and this leads me to looking illnesses up online and then when I get reading I start to think I am dying or am ill. It's never easy to control your worry's but I try, as do you.

    I'll try and set up a reward system for myself Hope. Tomorrow I am off to see my gran who has Alzheimers, currently she is very unwell and is living in a carehome. I'll be travelling there with my dad tomorrow, and believe me I hate travelling, I don't know why but I always fear going out in the car - sadly that is one of my biggest worry's one that I haven't quite got around yet. Sometimes I am able to go out other times I'm not. It's a bit of a pain. Sealed

    But I will give your reward system a go. Thanks for the amazing idea Hope.

    Stay safe and I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much for the comment.

    Thank you Hope.

    Kindest regards,

    Matthew. Smile

    P.S "would you mind checking out my other posts as well. You might be able to help me a little more?"

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  • Hi Hope.

    What you wrote there sounds an awful lot like me. At the very beginning of my Autism 3 or 4 years ago I thought I had every illness under the sun, including Cancer. Since then I have managed to control that department of my worrying "mostly"!

    But you are so right. Whenver I get stressed I always have stomach pains or a headache and this leads me to looking illnesses up online and then when I get reading I start to think I am dying or am ill. It's never easy to control your worry's but I try, as do you.

    I'll try and set up a reward system for myself Hope. Tomorrow I am off to see my gran who has Alzheimers, currently she is very unwell and is living in a carehome. I'll be travelling there with my dad tomorrow, and believe me I hate travelling, I don't know why but I always fear going out in the car - sadly that is one of my biggest worry's one that I haven't quite got around yet. Sometimes I am able to go out other times I'm not. It's a bit of a pain. Sealed

    But I will give your reward system a go. Thanks for the amazing idea Hope.

    Stay safe and I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much for the comment.

    Thank you Hope.

    Kindest regards,

    Matthew. Smile

    P.S "would you mind checking out my other posts as well. You might be able to help me a little more?"

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