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Scared about lockdown restrictions being lifted

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Hi, I'm Chris and I'm new here.

I feel scared about the lifting of lockdown restrictions. I'm on the spectrum, I'm 53. With lockdown restrictions, I didn't have to deal with the outside world too much. But as lockdown restrictions are being eased, the impatience of everyone else is very scary. Are there any fellow autistics who feel the same as me. 

I am married with no children. I live in Bermondsey.

Thanks

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  • I feel something similar, Chris.

    On some level I would like things to go back to a 'normal' because at least that would be a little more predictable than having changing restrictions every so often, but on other levels I have felt safer with the restrictions in place, plus had a great routine at home. After getting used to the lockdowns, the quietness and routines have helped me excel in my work, too, which I really wasn't expecting. It has been a long time since I have felt I could excel, let alone see it happen. But maybe I can keep some elements of what have worked for me after restrictions lift.

    I suspect there are a great many people who feel the same and feel uneasy. Not everyone, and not all for the same reasons.

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  • I feel something similar, Chris.

    On some level I would like things to go back to a 'normal' because at least that would be a little more predictable than having changing restrictions every so often, but on other levels I have felt safer with the restrictions in place, plus had a great routine at home. After getting used to the lockdowns, the quietness and routines have helped me excel in my work, too, which I really wasn't expecting. It has been a long time since I have felt I could excel, let alone see it happen. But maybe I can keep some elements of what have worked for me after restrictions lift.

    I suspect there are a great many people who feel the same and feel uneasy. Not everyone, and not all for the same reasons.

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