Autism/Depression

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  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Your welcome @Kali85 , please take care

  • Kali85
    Kali85 Online Community Member Posts: 121 Empowering

    thank you @Jimm_Scope โค๏ธ

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    I have most probably asked this question before my apologies. Do any of you worry alot about things and do any of you feel panicked before appointments or phone calls ? Thank you in advance. Sorry to interrupt once again.

  • Kali85
    Kali85 Online Community Member Posts: 121 Empowering

    yes anytime I have to go somewhere whether itโ€™s an appointment or even just visiting family the night before I struggle to sleep as I lay in bed worrying about being late or acting awkward or something bad will happen and lots of other worries, then on the day I always get panicked before I go, itโ€™s like my body is gushing with adrenaline

  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 231 Empowering

    Going back to what Whatthe said, I agree. I've worked out 50% of my autism is on me to manage because it's my brain. The other 50% are the obstacles I have to use energy to get around because of all the misunderstandings.

    The biggest frustration for me with autism is that there are so many of us literally screaming to be understood properly, and still the people talking for us are the friends of family of or the "experts". And all the funding money seems to go into researching how to socially normalise an autistic person (probably at their expense), rather than the other potential medical concerns autistic people tend to have, or making places more inclusive just generally, eg work, or waiting rooms, or transportโ€ฆ

    Having been kicked out of the disabled area on a train to make way for a bike on one occasion, I think transport is a biggie. (Albeit when that guard saw my disabled railcard he was very uncomfortableโ€ฆand I got an apology from the company).

    In sort, fed up with the world telling me how autism affects me rather than listening to me talk about autism. (And by me I mean all of us, because we're all different and all our experiences matter).

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Thank you for your feedback @Kali85 , it took me ages to want to go to sleep last night . I don't think I've slept very well at all and I didn't want to get up and face the day and my stomach is I'm knots . I really appreciate your feedback โค๏ธ. Thank you I'm glad its not just me .

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Bless you @Amaya_Ringo . People really don't understand do they . We are all doing our best . Please take care of yourself

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,670 Championing

    yes so much so I'll get rid of them where possible

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Bless you @Nightcity .

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Feeling a bit emotional sorry everyone ๐Ÿ˜” ๐Ÿ˜ข

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,670 Championing
  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 231 Empowering

    We all have days like that!
    I worry about lots of things, and tend to think of worst case scenarios even when I know they're ridiculous.

    Sometimes we just need a moment to take care of ourselves :)

  • Kali85
    Kali85 Online Community Member Posts: 121 Empowering

    @Strawberry1 sending hugs your way โค๏ธ

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Thank you @Nightcity and Thank you @Amaya_Ringo . I appreciate your kindness and support โค๏ธ

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Thank you so much @Kali85 . Please take care of yourself. I appreciate your kindness. Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,378 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hope you feel a bit brighter soon @Strawberry1 just be gentle with yourself.

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Thank you @Albus_Scope

  • Agnia
    Agnia Online Community Member Posts: 1,459 Connected

    Hi Strawberry โ™ฅ๏ธ

    Thank you so much

    Please you take care of yourself too

    Kind regards to everyone

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 506 Pioneering

    Yes all rhe time especially anything official like dwp etc, I'm a bag of nerves

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,804 Championing

    I swear I have ptsd from DWP I feel like I'm dying calling or talking to them if I have to do something the next day going out house I'm up all night worrying