Burnt-out and need a friend!

Welcome to the community.

Autistic burnout can be very debilitating, take years to recover from and in some cases result in permanent regression of abilities. Yet there is so little recognition of it outside the autistic community.

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/autistic-burnout

This link might be helpful for you to know that others understand what you are going through. It is a collection of writings and blog quotes, mainly from autistic people who have been through it. Warning though you can easily get lost in there for many hours, especially if you start exploring further links

https://stimpunks.org/burnout/

Autonomistic said:

Yet there is so little recognition of it outside the autistic community.

I think that NT's presume that a burnout is a "nervous breakdown" (apologies if my 1970's terminology no longer applies.)

I contacted a GP about burnout and they jumped straight to depression. 

@autonomistic kindly posted a reply to me about burnout which included helpful links. I shared that with family, and for the first time I really got the sense they understood. 

It’s difficult! I was I had a doctor that specialised in asd and could really help me 

I’m sorry to hear that, I’m here if you want to talk :) I definitely feel comfortable here and I’m so grateful to have people to talk to 

I’m sorry to hear that, I’m here if you want to talk :) I definitely feel comfortable here and I’m so grateful to have people to talk to