Feeling particularly autistic today

Hello, so sorry you’re feeling like this tonight.

I can definitely relate to those days when everything feels overwhelming and the effort to just function feels almost impossible because you’re feeling so autistic. I feel like my brain is just in low power mode and I need to rest until it can function 100% again. But that’s ok. You can’t be 100% all the time, it’s ok to have these days, it’s part of life and I always feel maybe it’s a sign I’m pushing myself too hard, maybe I’m masking too much or it's anxiety pulling me down.

I frequently get the thought/inner voice telling me it will all go wrong... try to remember that that's just negativity talking and it's not right. Try to remember the positives when your echo voice starts acting up.

Have you found any strategies on how to cope when this happens? I try to practice my self care and take it easy. Have a warm bath and soak and unwind, listen to relaxing music, rest in bed, listen to audio books so long as I’m not feeling oversensitive to sound.

I’m not saying this would work for you as everyone’s different but it might be worth experimenting with different things to help you feel better and get through these difficult days. Do you have any cats? I love your username by the way. On especially tough days I used to sit with my cat and listen to her purr, that used to help me a lot.

It’s good we have this community as well (when it works) because it’s such a good resource where you can come online and talk about how you’re feeling, talking can be such a weight off you. I hope you’re ok and will start feeling more like it soon. Take care of yourself and know you aren’t alone with this.

If I'm not back online again tonight I hope you have a peaceful night and feel better soon.

Hide and read a book, I don't have baths anymore as I can't get out of them, I don't do audio books and I have nothing to listen to music on, I did try on this new laptop but Florence and the Machine sounded like she had her head in a bucket, so that won't work..

I generally listen to my cds on my portable dvd player or just use my phone. I used to love to read books but my eyes can't handle the smaller fonts any more, sad times. Something else I find totally relaxing is colouring. It also reminds me of my daughter as she loved colouring too.

I have a Kindle tablet and I like being able to choose the font and text size. I also subscribe to Kindle Unlimited as I read fast and so get through lots of books.

Oh that's a shame, then again I spend way too much time on my phone and watching stuff. I loved my kindle, I need to get a new one. Do you have kindle unlimited? I used to get a lot of use from it. Always a new book to read. I still have all my real paper books, though I can't really read them now, but I find the smell soothing and some of the book covers are so neat I can't bring myself to get rid.

Oh that's a shame, then again I spend way too much time on my phone and watching stuff. I loved my kindle, I need to get a new one. Do you have kindle unlimited? I used to get a lot of use from it. Always a new book to read. I still have all my real paper books, though I can't really read them now, but I find the smell soothing and some of the book covers are so neat I can't bring myself to get rid.

I have a Kindle tablet and I like being able to choose the font and text size. I also subscribe to Kindle Unlimited as I read fast and so get through lots of books.