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Lonely and depressed.

Scorpion0x17

I live by myself, and though I have two PAs that I see three times a week, and go out to clubs and events related to my hobbies and interests, I lack, and therefor crave, companionship.

Does anyone else feel this way?

And does anyone have any tips on how to cope with the feelings of lonliness and the depression that brings?

Also does anyone have any suggestions for practical solutions to this problem?

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  • Hello, yes, I can relate to all of this 100%.

    It feels like a double-fold issue, there are the difficulties around socialising that seem to be inherent to autism, and then, this issue is compounded by the fact that most people really struggle to understand how this difficulty feels in and of itself...

    So it is difficult to the point of causing health issues attempting to even approach some kind of 'normal' amount of conventional socialising, and doing so only rubs in the fact of being different, if that makes sense.

    That is how it feels to me anyway - it is rather despair inducing, enduring this level of isolation, with the sense that attempts at alleviating it are not only futile, but compound other health issues such as anxiety and the stress caused by sensory factors.

    I wish I could suggest some kind of practical solutions, but I can't.

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  • Hello, yes, I can relate to all of this 100%.

    It feels like a double-fold issue, there are the difficulties around socialising that seem to be inherent to autism, and then, this issue is compounded by the fact that most people really struggle to understand how this difficulty feels in and of itself...

    So it is difficult to the point of causing health issues attempting to even approach some kind of 'normal' amount of conventional socialising, and doing so only rubs in the fact of being different, if that makes sense.

    That is how it feels to me anyway - it is rather despair inducing, enduring this level of isolation, with the sense that attempts at alleviating it are not only futile, but compound other health issues such as anxiety and the stress caused by sensory factors.

    I wish I could suggest some kind of practical solutions, but I can't.

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