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Feeling Overwelmed

Lucy82

I was wondering if any autisic adults on here suffer with feeling overwelmed and how you managed it? I do suffer with it a lot and would like to learn how to manage it, it can really take over me emotionally, if it's a situation where I'm trying to have a conversation with someone, I can feel it coming and before I know it, I'm crying!  

  • Hi

    I feel overwhelmed and I manage it in various ways.  The most embarrasing way is that I burst into tears and for the people around they do not know why.  I sometimes walk away from the situation not always so calm but it gets me away and people around me now know what happening in the sense of they know I am not being awkward or emotional in normal terms of emotional.

    At one point I was having lots of tummy ache but that gone now largely due to that I have changed one big thing in my life causing me to have the tummy aches but didnt know till after.

    The private way of dealing with it is that I email a trusted contact.  I know I can say anything in those emails. It is safe and secure with that person and I can really let go without having to worry about crossing my t's and dotting my i's so to speak.  Patiance isn't a strong point and the emails gives that away (and neither is my English if judging me on those alone) In time my overwhelming feel subsides.