Published on 12, July, 2020
I’ve noticed as a single adult (27) in a flat share, I stay in my room all weekend sometimes after working full-time all week. For example this weekend I work up at 9am on Saturday and lay in bed watching Once Upon A Time and cleaning my (very cluttered and messy) room and doing a house cleaning task once an hour, and today I lay I bed all day watching Tik Toks and watching Once Upon A Time. I also ordered take out five times. I do not do this every weekend, but do any autistic adults find they feel so flat sometimes once every fortnight or month that they get really lazy and tired; because it feels like their energy has been drained by the stress of being around strangers? I even avoid my flat mates because if feel like living with strangers drains me almost. I meant to work on projects all weekend, cook my own meals, and get out for a picnic and did not.
NAS84635 said:I meant to work on projects all weekend, cook my own meals, and get out for a picnic and did not.
and so be it, don't be hard on yourself for that.
it's good you noticed that your batteries for socialising, and other stress and anxiety producing activities are almost out and allowed them to recharge in solitude.
Constantly pushing oneself past threshold is the fastest way to burnout. and that's nasty thing you'd rather avoid.