Too many social activities

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First thread in "The Haven", not really sure if it fits here, but here it goes..

I have Asperger's Syndrome, and social activities really drain my energy. I have social anxiety aswell, and my core body temperature rise a few degrees the entire time I am with more than 4-5 people.

I survived sunday, I survived monday, but at this point I really just want to dig a grave and lay in it. I'm so exhausted I'm worried I will start crying if someone ask me how I'm doing.

I can't avoid tuesday part1, and I really shouldn't pass on the therapy group in my state, but it's so darned tiresome to be with people. I really should be at the wednesday family party, and it's only for a specific 1.5 hours, so I think I can survive it without a complete shutdown. Saturday are a few days away, but I'm so tired at the moment that if I had no wife/kids to think about, I would have put up some brick walls around my house and stayed there for 2-3 weeks to recuperate in isolation. ..however, the saturday event is something I might actually have enjoyed if I were rested enough, my current concern is that I won't have enough time to get back on my feet.

Should I skip the therapy group and use those hours to recuperate?
Should I skip the family party on wednesday and try to recuperate enough to enjoy saturday?
Should I disappoint my wife and kids about saturday?

I'm at a loss here, there are no good options.

Holy.... I have trouble envisioning many neurotypicals tolerating this kind of schedule.



You're correct, no great answers here. Pick just one of three if you can get away with it somehow. Two of three if you can figure out which two will be the least stress-inducing. Sounds like ditching the Tuesday therapy group and Wednesday family party may be what you need to do. If nothing else, I can only recommend keeping your wife in the know about your choices.