Burnt-out and need a friend!

I’m having psychological therapy, I’ve had a lot of traumatic experiences in the past. I tried CBT too and didn’t like it. 

thank you, I really appreciate the support 

Yea.....I can imagine so.  I had no one to talk to and had no clue what was going on.....it was before I realised I was autistic!  That was the only good thing to come out of my hellish burnout....it was instrumental to enabling me to accept and realise I was autistic.

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 

My experience of being put on antidepressants was horrendous. I experienced no benefits from them at all and the side effects nearly killed me (no exaggeration).

They do help some people but from comments I have read here and elsewhere autistic people often have more atypical reactions to them. They simply have not been tested on autistic people.

haha! I will definitely try that. But yeah I already feel quite comfortable here, it’s nice to have people to talk to :) 

Oh no! I'm sorry. I'm in the same position although I lost them all because I did something really stupid.

I hope you're able to utilise this forum for that, it'll definitely help you to have something resembling a support network. You're quite early on in your journey so I can understand the struggles but I hope things ease for you.

I was diagnosed 17 years ago and I'm still struggling although I definitely understand myself a bit better than I did, and I do have therapy to thank for that.

Thank you! 

I don’t have any friends! Not even one  I have family I can talk to but they don’t understand 

Do you have a family member/friends/partner who you feel comfortable confiding in or do you feel like they would struggle to understand? I can understand how isolating that must feel if so.

I posted some further links on this recent discussion on here.

https://community.autism.org.uk/f/mental-health-and-wellbeing/33481/current

That’s what I want! I feel like I just need some support, just someone who knows what I’m going through to talk to me when I’m struggling:( this world just isn’t build for us and it’s so scary to me 

I tried antidepressants for a while but I felt the side effects more strongly than any benefits.

The main aim for me was getting autism specific support, which is admittedly hard to come by. Even if you live in a major city like I do. 

Your head will play all manner of tricks on you mate.  Don't be too quick to trust your own thoughts and feelings.

Handy hint.....When I started to feel very hopeless about myself, I was able (eventually) to start laughing at myself and my own predicament.  It was such a relief to laugh....full stop.  The fact that it was only myself that was "funny" enough to prompt that laughter.....somehow made it EVEN funnier.

No magic fixes.......but hang around in this place for a while.....us other nutters can probably keep you sane(ish)

Yeah my doctors don’t seem to have any knowledge on ASD and I’ve been loaded with antidepressants and anxiety medication. It’s really overwhelming and not helping 

That’s kinda what I think! My family don’t seem to understand and it’s difficult 

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

What type of therapy is it? I'm seeing a person centered therapist. There's an online directory for UK based neurodivergent therapist too.

I had CBT and I struggled for the same reason, I didn't feel like I gained anything from it.

You're always welcome to message me on here if you have any questions about anything you feel could be helpful.

Thank you for the link! Any resources are very helpful 

Yeah, I’ve heard that burnout can last for years in some cases! It’s just very scary :( I already feel like I’m lacking behind in life and this makes me feel so helpless 

Yes, as HMO25 said, it’s definitely more psychological. I thought I was just depressed but I couldn’t pin point why, and it dawned on me that it’s just burnout.