Published on 12, July, 2020
Thanks for your wisdom and advise. I did a deep dive into all this and my autistic leanings only got me diving ever deeper ! ... when l get passionate about a subject l research the hell out of it. As you said what you uncover can be very unsettling and…
Hello ItsMyMind,
It's nice to meet you too. I'm so pleased you're feeling at home here. There are lots of friendly and knowledgeable people on these forums and I find them a great support too.
I hope both you and your daughter get the diagnoses…
I think it's due to the rapid increase in complexity of modern life. Even only a couple of decades ago, life was sooooo much simpler so us aspies could get through every day without burning out.
Gas came from the gas company, electricity from the…
I notice my mask is the glue that holds everyone else together.
I'm the bright, sparkly one who is good in the mornings, the one who instigates conversations, the one who keeps injecting the childish fun into relationships, the one who comes up wth the…
I wonder the same sort of things. On so many occasions I *cope*, but what mental energy does it burn? When I get back to my desk and the voicemail light is on on my desk phone. When an email arrives with a red "urgent" flag. When I'm asked if I want to…
The key aim is to reduce demands and expectations placed upon yourself.
I try to focus on my interests and block everything else out as much as possible.
If I need to do something I try to set aside plenty of time, knowing in advance that my brain is not…
I can relate to this in many ways. I daydream a lot truth be told. I picture myself in lots of different situations that I probably wouldn’t actually find myself in. Music brings out many daydreams and imaginings for me. Often the sound of the songs,…
Yeah i got that as well. I wanted to shut my brain down after the day..... i find i ran on adrenaline alot to get thru the day and drank to stop that feeling.......then i would basically burn out and repeat the cycle.....and then it got so i running on…
Yeah, I have no idea how people can have a sparkling clean home, unless they are obsessed about cleaning, in which my mind doesn't work that way. I've looked up cleaning and organizing videos, and I've even played games like that, but it's still hard…
Hi Phatzer, welcome to the online community. I am sorry to hear that you have suffered with your mental health in the past 6 months. You may like to have a look at the mental health section of our website which has useful links to information and advice…