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Feeling low over the summer, linked to autism?

Phantom L

Since finishing college for the summer, I have been feeling very low recently.

My mum recently made a comment about my 'handling' of my asd getting worse, which is making me very paranoid as that is the last thing I want, as I want to get better not worse. Plus I have just overall been feeling irritable, stressed and bored. I do believe it is the fact over the summer I have no studying to focus on which usually helps me a lot, along with the limited social interraction.

I hate feeling like this, does anyone have any advice to stop me feeling like this for the rest of the summer, along with tips in handling my autism better, as I hate the idea of me using it as an 'excuse' which my parents have implied a few times recently.

  • I've had the exact same exeperience.  It got so bad I ended up a in psych ward two summers in a row.  I also have mental health issues so I thought it was just that, nevered linked it to Autism.  I've very paranoid too.

  • I have often wondered what is wrong with me that I feel worse in the summer. I much prefer the winter with the dark nights. I am pretty sure it is because in the summer everyone else is outside and I feel more 'exposed'. In the dark I can be wrapped up or inside on my own.

    i never linked this with aspergers before. I just thought there was something very wrong with me that I am so different to the vast majority of people.

  • My college days are long gone, I don't get the long summer holidays anymore. I have noticed over the years that I am more down in the summer/bright weather. I feel guilty that I should be out doing things, but just want to keep myself to myself. 

    When weather is not great, I do feel happier, and find it comforting, particularly rain when you are indoors, even better with a thunderstorm.

    A long summer holiday is a big change in your routine, I feel similar when I have been working for a few months, and then take week off. I just can't switch suddenly from one to the other. When I get a bit more settled in the holiday, I have similar feelings going back to work.

  • Why not do something that stimulates you or something you enjoy? I've been doing that, and now my summer has been great!

    I remember I developed a premonition that I had summer depression because I felt sad this summer; yes I am a hypochondriac.

  • Thanks for the advice guys.

    I am hoping to do some stuff over the summer soon, even if social interaction and sorting out things relating to other people can be a bit of a pain.

    I might try just going out some days to help even, like even if I don't go out to do anything in particular, at least I won't be sat around, if you understand.

  • Hi. I wonder - do you find that you are less  physically active and mentaly active in the holidays, and that you start to feel a bit 'clogged up'? Or do you have a new set of activities? I totally agree with you about not studying and what it does to you, can you use that at home to study a new interest online?

    I sometimes put something random into the computer to see what it says, and then get taken across all sorts of strange links. I also like youtube for lots of interesting things, funny things and music.

    And are you sure that you aren't sometimes using it as an excuse? It doesn't matter anyway, I don't think you need to excuse your condition, or what you need to do at any given time. We all have to take account of how we are, and try to be nice to ourselves so we can get our energy back, and it's OK to do that too.

    Lastly, I've got access to a dog that likes walks, swimming, fetching sticks and is obedience trained, and I have some fun and exercise that way too, when I feel able to go out.

    I'm like you, I find it hard to take when the whole structure of my life is disturbed.