I despair about my pointless adulthood

I'm a burned out adult. I have been marginalized and excluded for 15 years since society's demands became incompatible with my autism. I can't get justice from any of the systems that failed and harmed me. I failed A Levels and can't function like a normal adult. I have no help and suffer alone. I'm crying as I write this. The alienation is unbearable. Being misunderstood by everyone, especially malignant misunderstandings, tortures me.

School and CAMHS 11 years ago, NHS, autistic spaces have all marginalized me and it crushes me. Life is meaningless no matter how hard I try to make it meaningful. Being an excluded alien makes everything I do futile and meaningless. I'm bored of special interests, hobbies, hyperfixations, knowing that it's all to pass the time until my old age. I feel trapped on a planet I don't belong to.

Society relentlessly treats me like I'm worthless, invisible and disposable. Watching neurotypicals have meaningful lives is isolating. They have a beautiful structure to life that I crave. When I try to get anything for myself, the system pushes me away. I'll never know what graduation or other milestones feel like.

I'm forced to constantly wonder the point of it all. If I could cure my alienation with logic and practical things, I would've done it by now. I've tried everything. I'm so deeply tired of this life. I'm approaching 30 and I am going more and more crazy from the pointlessness.

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  • Dear lonelyautie,

    Thank you for posting and telling the community what you are going through. We are

    sorry to hear that you are currently experiencing. Many people have

    similar thoughts when coping with so much and we hope you’re okay.

    If you are unable to cope with the distress or despair, it’s very important to tell someone

    about your feelings. Call your GP and make an urgent

    appointment. Your GP can make sure you get appropriate help and support

    The National Autistic Society does not currently operate a crisis or emergency service.

    We advise you to contact 999 or any of the mental health crisis lines listed on our Urgent

    Help Page if you are at risk of immediate harm: www.autism.org.uk/what-we-

    do/help-and-support/urgent-help

    If you are not at immediate risk of harm, we would encourage you to speak to your GP

    or another health professional about this if you haven’t done so already. If it’s outside

    your GP hours call 111 to reach the NHS 111 service. In in England, Wales and Scotland

    there is now an option to speak with mental health professionals by selecting ‘option 2’

    when calling NHS 111: www.nhs.uk/.../urgent-and-emergency-care-

    services/when-to-use-111/

    You may also find the following useful:

    Help for anyone struggling to cope

    Samaritans: Call 116 123 for free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

    Mind Infoline: 0300 1233393 for information and signposting (9am to 6pm,

    Monday to Friday)

    SANEline: 0300 304 7000 for anyone experiencing a mental health problem or

    supporting someone else (4.30pm to 10.30pm, every day)

    Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): for men 0800 58 58 58, (5pm to

    midnight every day).

    Shout 85258: a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone

    struggling to cope.

    We hope this is helpful to you.

    Kind regards,

    Anna Mod

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  • Dear lonelyautie,

    Thank you for posting and telling the community what you are going through. We are

    sorry to hear that you are currently experiencing. Many people have

    similar thoughts when coping with so much and we hope you’re okay.

    If you are unable to cope with the distress or despair, it’s very important to tell someone

    about your feelings. Call your GP and make an urgent

    appointment. Your GP can make sure you get appropriate help and support

    The National Autistic Society does not currently operate a crisis or emergency service.

    We advise you to contact 999 or any of the mental health crisis lines listed on our Urgent

    Help Page if you are at risk of immediate harm: www.autism.org.uk/what-we-

    do/help-and-support/urgent-help

    If you are not at immediate risk of harm, we would encourage you to speak to your GP

    or another health professional about this if you haven’t done so already. If it’s outside

    your GP hours call 111 to reach the NHS 111 service. In in England, Wales and Scotland

    there is now an option to speak with mental health professionals by selecting ‘option 2’

    when calling NHS 111: www.nhs.uk/.../urgent-and-emergency-care-

    services/when-to-use-111/

    You may also find the following useful:

    Help for anyone struggling to cope

    Samaritans: Call 116 123 for free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

    Mind Infoline: 0300 1233393 for information and signposting (9am to 6pm,

    Monday to Friday)

    SANEline: 0300 304 7000 for anyone experiencing a mental health problem or

    supporting someone else (4.30pm to 10.30pm, every day)

    Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): for men 0800 58 58 58, (5pm to

    midnight every day).

    Shout 85258: a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone

    struggling to cope.

    We hope this is helpful to you.

    Kind regards,

    Anna Mod

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