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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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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