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NAS78131

Hi, I have been in this bought of depression and anxiety for nearly 2.5 years.  It’s getting very boring and tiring.  I have been having talking therapy and waiting for CBT but wondered if this needs to be done in a different way due to me being neurodivers?

I am waiting for diagnosis but as we all know it’s a long wait on the NHS and expensive to do privately.  I did pay for my sons assessment.

Also I seem to be so much worse at the moment.  Any unplanned external interruption seems to cause me to either have a panic attack or burst in to tears.  It’s really making my life difficult and it’s impossible for me to work.  I’m starting to feel as though I might have to leave my job, which I have always loved, because I can’t be outside my little bubble.

I just feel so lost and helpless

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  • Reading your post - it feels like I could have written it myself.  I'm currently in a terrible bout of depression/anxiety too - this is by far my longest and most severe as I, like you, keep having panic attacks or crying.  I seem to bounce from one to the other.  I too am off work and am meant to be returning on 7th march but I just don't know how I'll cope because again like you I just can't cope outside of my 'bubble'.  

    I am waiting for my diagnosis and am currently waiting for yet another set of CBT sessions - but I'll be honest the CBT just doesn't work for me.

    I feel so very alone and although my husband tries to be supportive I think he believes that I am just doing all of this for attention and because I'm too lazy to work.  I just don't know what to do.  My heart is now racing just doing this post.

  • in reply to MrsG

    MrsG you’re not alone.  It is terrible but the one thing I do know is that we will get through this.

    i am so pleased to have found somewhere where people understand.  I often feel as though people think I’m making it all up because I was so good at masking.

    somedays I wish I could put the genie back in the bottle but that would just lead to another episode further down the line.

  • in reply to NAS78131

    Yes I love the fact that I've found a place where people understand and can appreciate what I am going through and how difficult I find certain things (things which other people seem to find so easy).  I also get the impression people think I'm Making it up too because I've been too good at masking - it's like they just think "you can't be autistic because you don't look autistic" which is quite frankly ridiculous.  

    I know that I often feel I'd like to put the genie back in the bottle but I, like you, know it will just cause more problems further down the line 

    Thank you so much for replying to me.  I really appreciate it.

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  • in reply to NAS78131

    Yes I love the fact that I've found a place where people understand and can appreciate what I am going through and how difficult I find certain things (things which other people seem to find so easy).  I also get the impression people think I'm Making it up too because I've been too good at masking - it's like they just think "you can't be autistic because you don't look autistic" which is quite frankly ridiculous.  

    I know that I often feel I'd like to put the genie back in the bottle but I, like you, know it will just cause more problems further down the line 

    Thank you so much for replying to me.  I really appreciate it.

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