Self Worth & Autistic Burnout VS Depression #autism

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[suecollins]

Because of your vids and other content creators on neurodivergence, I was able to calmly stand up to my medical specialist this morning who I believe has gaslit me. I gained a smidge of self esteem. Things are on a different foot now and I cannot thank you all enough

[fffra]

and the worst part is that amongst us you'll find the smartest, most sensitive and funniest people ever met

[PhoenixFeathers]

It’s all about our culture. Our culture isn’t built for neurodivergent people so we are doomed to fail on many levels. We really need to cultivate our self-worth ourselves instead of relying on positive affirmations from the culture surrounding us. The good part of this is that it means our self-worth can be an UNCONDITIONAL one.

[mariaalejandrahongbeirute]

You've summed up my feelings of the past 3 years, overwhelmed, stressed out, hopeless and worthless

[mm]

In my opinion, you're the main dude on YouTube for Autism awareness.
I'm a late diagnosed ASD 1/ CPTSD. I find your videos so relatable and informative. I appreciate you.
I don't know if you get sick of hearing this, but
THANK YOU, Orion!

[gtb.]

oh boy does that hit home. i never feel like i'm doing enough, even when i'm told i am

[Pete_]

This topic is doing my head in. I’ve always felt like a failure and I was definitely a burden, first on my parents in some way, and now on my partner in every way. Depression (caused by autism I suspect…you can disagree but I believe this to be true) is the main reason, but periods of burnout compounded the feelings of worthlessness. I have other co-occurring conditions as well. Life is not fun people. Autism is not my friend. But we have to push on. We have good days too.

[richardphieler]

Masking everyday is a shit for me
I have burnouts from my masking on the work 😵‍💫

[hkilter]

Here in America nothing is going to change. In fact I fully feel this is why they diagnose and Medicate everyone. Don't be different, be medicated.

[catherinecarter]

I have cut out the 'dislikers' from my life since discovering I am on the spectrum.
To be honest, I do not need any of them.
I like being alone and having the occasional aquaintance in my life.
That will do 😊

[KhaoticDeterminism]

ya it’s why a lot of us also can’t help but centre how we feel all the time

the backlog of grieving that their culture dumps on us… it’s next to impossible to keep up and our self worth just plummets as we burn out

burnout is the result of much effort with little reward btw

we can see recurring themes eh?

ya they have to want to do the work for themselves for our suffering to get better unfortunately

it’s hard to keep up ngl

cheers

#2Spirit #autism

[MNkno]

Excellent insight, people do say they like 'different', etc., until they meet us. But we can't always rely on others to bolster our self-perception.

Suggestion: add "Self-respect" into the mix.

Run some tick lists and evaluations, keeping a running narrative. Was I honest? Did I try to improve? Did I contribute positively (on a scale of 1~5)? If not, do I have a positive balance to draw down to tide us over? How can I be kind to myself for a bit?

Yeah, this is not as good as having support from others, but if you lack that support, it can tide you over. AND IT'S a different tactic, which people say they like, until they meet.... uh-oh. yeah. True..

[Oakleaf]

The burnout feels self-perpetuating because I’m so easily overwhelmed or triggered it’s been almost three years and I can’t seem to recover and whew boy yeah does it effect my relationships and self esteem

[ThatMoonBoy]

What do I do if I dont have those supports? My family and I don't talk, and none of my friends feel comfortable making calls for me. I can function enough to work my job but I can't make the calls I need to so care for myself. Are there potentially resources that I dont know about?

[teresat]

We make great friends to the friendless….(took all my life to figure this one out). always thought nerds and turds were the best people!

[WhoAmIYouNow]

Wow.. this is exactly my problem right now..

[nighfunctioningautism]

It's very hard to keep up self-esteem in this society!!

[teresat]

my moto: “oh, wow. much to do, then I find the list exhausting, then I say, “so much yet I don’t have to do anything, really, I don’t even have to go to church (yasss!).” 😊

[amarinegripond]

and when we can't rely on our loved ones...

[jessshreds]

'they can say they do, until they meet us' I felt that in my soul.

'i don't care that you are autistic and I understand you are telling me that it isn't quirky and some kind of thing to make me feel important because I can care for you and that it's actually a huge disability'

'oh the light is too bright? Let me get that for you'

*ACTUAL ASD COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES AND OVERWHELM APPEARS*

'Whoah! Why are you being so I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS'

*EXITS LIFE DRAMATICALLY*