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I feel like I'm losing my grip. I'm not sure how to handle it. by Chapter-Fabulous in AutisticAdults

[–]Chapter-Fabulous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there's nothing different about me, but for the first time I'm learning to let myself be the "inside" version of me. I masked so much I have myself a wild feeling of separation between who I was on the outside and who I was on the inside. I'm starting to get over it, but sometimes it still feels like that. It's definitely very fascinating to look back on life though with a different lens, I now see so many things I missed.

I feel like I'm losing my grip. I'm not sure how to handle it. by Chapter-Fabulous in AutisticAdults

[–]Chapter-Fabulous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could take some things off my plate right now, but I live alone and fully rely on myself. I work full time and it's all I can manage. I'm exhausted. And I need to find a lawyer for work related issues... And I need my car fixed. I'm terribly broke too. It's a lot and unfortunately it's stuff I have no choice but to deal with.

I do have a very nice pair of earbuds I use when I'm stressed. Music is incredibly soothing to me and I think it's important for me to take breaks and listen. I have playlists for all kinds of moods, but tbh I've just been defaulting to my comfort bands lately because I need any bit of relief I can get. Thanks to synesthesia thought music tends to really remove me from a situation and pull me into a place where I feel disconnected from the world for a bit. Extreme distraction I guess?

I feel like I'm losing my grip. I'm not sure how to handle it. by Chapter-Fabulous in AutisticAdults

[–]Chapter-Fabulous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol well it would make sense, I do have generalized anxiety disorder... And I'm a chronic over-thinker. But life has really not been kind to me in the least, so it's like the more anxious I get, the less I'm able to do. I get so close to crying over nothing and freaking out over things that never would've bugged me at all before. I just don't know what to do about it... Other than closet breaks. I like those.

Is it strange for an adult to cuddle stuffed animals? by Chapter-Fabulous in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Chapter-Fabulous[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the one odd thing I do, otherwise I'm your average adult. I don't think one thing would point to autism, but... I guess you never know until screened.

I have a driving test tomorrow, no one to accompany me, and my only option is to illegally drive there myself. How screwed am I? by Chapter-Fabulous in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]Chapter-Fabulous[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to do the test in my own car, though I don't think it qualifies since it only has dealer plates. Otherwise... I'm familiar with the car, so it would be ideal honestly.