Tuttle wrote:
Moving? The entire month that I'm supposed to be packing is meltdowns instead.
Leaving college? I'm not sure if I'm in a burnout. I know I'm not as functional as I used to be.
Suggestions for coping skills? Don't underestimate good therapy. If you have moderate to severe sensory issues, when the changes are occurring, if your insurance will cover it, try getting occupational therapy for your senses. Its stuff you'll need to do at home, but keeping one thing regulated will help a lot. If you can find a psychotherapist who specializes in ASDs, they are good too. Also kitties and puppies.
I have been trying antidepressants with little success, and clonazepam with some success (though i try not to take it as it can be addicitve and cause brain damage)
Since the anti-depressants have not worked i opted to try therapy. The lady seemed nice enough she had me make a list about my moods 5 being words and 1 being best, and how to recognize that. Then I was supposed to come up with steps to change my mood but without realizing it a lot or most of the things I wrote down I am most of the time not able to do. Last session i had with her I told her this and was becoming frustrated with the process and how this would better my situation and improve my communication. (One of the big goals in my reason for therapy) She then said communication is merely a means to get somebody to do something, and that my goal should be to communicate only to get something out of it. Basically wanting me to become a master manipulator and then she asked me if I communicate to get what I want, in return I said that is not why I communicate. Needless to say I did not seek her advice anymore and am not sure if I should go back to therapy with a different person.....i do not seek to be a master manipulator...seems sociopathic to me. What type of therapy do you mean tuttle? Supposedly the person I was seeing saw other people on the spectrum, and we did get along for the first couple visits but the third I just found very unnerving because of her take on communication. I will look up occupational therapy to see what it means...oO i am a student with no real occupation so I am unsure if that would be applicable.