Autism/Depression
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@Andi66 , Sending GIGANTIC BIG HUGS TO YOU TODAY and every single day . My heart goes out to you . I do see some of what you put in your post in myself. Being treated like a doormat is despicable. I'm so sorry to hear how people have treated you . You didn't deserve any of that ever . I'm also so sorry for all of your loss . It's heartbreaking to hear your life story I wished none of these things happened to you . Sending more GIGANTIC BIG HUGS. You to everyone here are 1 in a million. I hope and pray for brighter days ahead 🙏. God bless you always 🙏
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Thank you, its lovely to know there are so kind people such as yourself. That's what I like about this forum, people are helpful and kind.
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Andi66 That's why we're all here - this is the one place where we can talk and share and understand each other and NOT be judged and badly treated. Thank goodness there's one place! We've got your back, we get it. I have a T shirt that says 'People like you are why people like me have to take medication'. I don't have the guts to wear it much, but I leave it out to remind myself - it's not always us, sometimes it's the rest of them. We shouldn't have to feel bad because other people aren't decent. We can't make them be decent, we can't help being a casualty sometimes, but we don't have to feel it's all our own fault because it isn't ❤
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Your very welcome @Andi66 always 😊
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Thank you everyone for your kindness
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Your welcome @Andi66 .
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❤💚
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I was curious if anyone else has had a issue with this . Mind not switching off at night . Not being able to sleep and then waking up after only a few hours of sleep? Thanks in advance. Take care of yourselves please 🙏.
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Sorry for interrupting yet again.
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Not interrupting Strawberry, CONTRIBUTING! lol
Yeah, all the time, I'm like The Walking Dead. Cannot stay asleep for anything. I do get exhausted and can drop asleep on the sofa but wake up after about 20 mins, go to bed, do the same, etc. etc. and that's how my night goes until 2 or 3am when I'm so wide awake I just get up and start cleaning the house or watching TV or something because it's pointless and stressful just lying there. I wind myself up getting stressed about not sleeping the more I lie there. Sometimes it's pain related, but most of the time just my head in panic mode - nobody would sleep if they thought they were at risk and my 'afraid' and anxious brain tells me that constantly. Not sure how to defeat it Strawberry, but I feel the same. It doesn't help with our mental health and wellbeing to be on edge all the time and consequently permanently exhausted ❤Most of my posts here are stupid-o'clock lol
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I sleep a maximum of 5 hours at night but more often 3-4. Then another hour early afternoon.
this is because of overlapping issues, nightmares, trips to the bathroom, songs playing in my head and anxieties.
Mum gets up for home dialysis also Many nights between 1 and 4am do the rest of the day is hers, I just get stuck into my films or kindle books or whatever else before all the idiots get up and mow lawns, phone,knock on the door, drill, hammer, rev engines etc sooooo peaceful
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I also absolutely LOVE the peacefulness of antisocial hours. If you're worrying about a certain issue it can be difficult because you can feel alone, but I love the hours when the rest of the world is in bed and therefore not annoying me lol I've also always liked jobs where you have to work weekends as I get no joy from being home when all my neighbours are out shouting to each other across gardens, jack-hammering the patio, blaring their radios, booting footballs, screaming at the kids, dogs barking, etc., I'd far rather give it a swerve and swap the weekends for days in the week when they're all either working or out doing something else. I guess I'm just totally antisocial really lol But I don't think people these days give enough respect to neighbours, not just evenings but ALL the time, because lots of people have unusual sleep patterns, even shift workers, and a bit of consideration would be welcome. The way alot of housing is (especially at the cheaper end) everything you do impacts on somebody else. I'm always aware of it, but everyone else seems to think if they want to listen to rave music full volume or their motorbike outside the bedroom window then so do I. It's not great if you finally make peace with yourself and get in a 'sleepy place' and someone starts letting all hell loose outside.
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I have terrible insomnia, my brain doesn’t shut up, I have to take sleeping pills otherwise I won’t fall asleep. If I am stressed or worried my brain gets even louder and the sleeping pills don’t work I could be up all night tossing and turning finally fall asleep about 7am. I cannot function without sleep, I feel like the walking dead, really puts me in a terrible mood too
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you and me are extremely alike
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Bless you that's a lot to deal with.
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Me too I take 6 amtriplyine and two other tablets if I don't sleep im awful
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kali85 I'm exactly the same except that I'm so anxious I daren't take sleeping pills 'cos I worry that there could be a fire or a flood or a robbery or a nuclear bomb or the sky could fall in and I wouldn't know! lol Didn't help doing stuff with the military for 12 years where you had to sleep with your rifle in the bed and heaven help you if somebody took it lol Followed up by security work where I spent my whole time forcing myself awake all night. In military situations you had to be prepared to be 'action stations' and running at no notice after two hours sleep and potentially life and death training and situations - I'd love to say it caused how I am but in fact I thrived on it because I was already like it lol The military was the only thing that made sense to me because suddenly everyone was on a level playing field - EVERYONE had to be on high alert with no sleep and fearing for their survival 24/7, and let me tell you, most of 'em can't hack it and crumble at the first hurdle! My lot were amazed because I had meltdowns in class constantly but out in the field I was in my element. No one knew I was autistic, etc then but it's given me a self-forgiving, realistic viewpoint about disability because, folks, living with a disability is VERY much like being in a conflict situation or war zone trying to survive under fire in adverse conditions- it's just that it's not a 6 month deployment, it's forever lol So you may well all have PTSD and trauma and everything else my little soldiers but you won't get to 'go home' or get a medal for it. All heroes in my eyes ❤❤❤
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Thank you so much @eeL , @Nightcity , @Kali85 and @Catherine21 . I appreciate the feedback 🙏.
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Hope it was ok to reply
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