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Struggling with anxiety

ihoardjars

Hello everyone, I'm so glad I've found this community I've been desperately searching for an autistic support group for ages. I've been in mental health support groups, but I've noticed that neurotypical mental health is very different to neurodivergent mental health. I feel like I need a different community that actually understands autism and our particular needs. 

My anxiety has been flaring up a lot lately, I think it's because I'm dealing with a lot of change the last few months. Change has always been really difficult for me, but this year has been particularly hard. I don't know if it's because I have realised I am autistic or if I've just been overloaded this year. I am so worried that I'm going to have a bad meltdown or shutdown. I wish I could turn the anxiety off, it's just been too much right now. Does anyone have anything helpful they do when feeling anxious or overwhelmed?

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  • ihoardjars said:
    Does anyone have anything helpful they do when feeling anxious or overwhelmed?

    It’s important at times like this to make time for yourself, rest, involve yourself deeply in your interests, get plenty of sleep, go for long walks. Remember to be mindful of yourself, it’s time to heal and you are allowed to do that. Treat yourself like your own best friend and do not feel bad for going on holiday mentally for a while till you find firm ground again during this emotional earthquake phase. Breathing techniques can be a great way to centre yourself quickly and it’s easy enough to do anywhere, focus on your breaths and this should help keep you in reality rather than having your thoughts run wild. 

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  • ihoardjars said:
    Does anyone have anything helpful they do when feeling anxious or overwhelmed?

    It’s important at times like this to make time for yourself, rest, involve yourself deeply in your interests, get plenty of sleep, go for long walks. Remember to be mindful of yourself, it’s time to heal and you are allowed to do that. Treat yourself like your own best friend and do not feel bad for going on holiday mentally for a while till you find firm ground again during this emotional earthquake phase. Breathing techniques can be a great way to centre yourself quickly and it’s easy enough to do anywhere, focus on your breaths and this should help keep you in reality rather than having your thoughts run wild. 

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