Hi,
First time on this chat so please go easy on me haha.
I don’t really know where to start.. I work full time which is a massive struggle for me, I feel so burnt out with going in everyday and the last week I have felt so agitated at everything? I am struggling to mask like I do everyday in work which is making it difficult. Sometimes I feel so alone with everything. Since being diagnosed with autism I feel for everyone else they have forgotten? I know it is not there job to have to understand or be there but part of me was hoping for people to understand a bit more when I’m having my withdrawals or having a bad week.. I struggle with people always saying ‘yeah me too’ I know everyone struggles in their own way but sometimes this is not what you want to hear?
Does anyone else find communication and socialisation seems to just get harder? I feel like as months go on I seem to be struggling more? I thought it would be the opposite once diagnosed? People say I’m doing great with it but it’s so hard to make the simple conversation with people? I’m leaving all conversations down to my partner and I know I need to work on myself to be better but it’s so difficult recently? even with my own family. I feel a little bit like after being diagnosed you don’t get much support with autism? I have CBT for my anxiety and I found that useless if I’m honest. I would like one to one therapy just to talk about my struggles but that expensive to do. If anyone knows of any one to one therapy through the NHS I would greatly appreciate advice on that.