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TheRadicalHydroxyl
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10 Dec 2015, 3:33 am

It seems as though I really don't want to have any friends, but I know I will one day need them. This is hard for me to deal with because of how little I enjoy myself when around others. There will come to the day when my parents will expect me to leave and my sister will likely grow up and leave me behind. As much as I despise being around others, I also loathe being alone. Every time I force myself to go out and do something with someone from work I end up counting down the minutes until I can leave. I realize, however, that I have to prepare for when I have nobody. What would you suggest?



0regonGuy
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10 Dec 2015, 4:40 am

TheRadicalHydroxyl wrote:
It seems as though I really don't want to have any friends, but I know I will one day need them. This is hard for me to deal with because of how little I enjoy myself when around others. There will come to the day when my parents will expect me to leave and my sister will likely grow up and leave me behind. As much as I despise being around others, I also loathe being alone. Every time I force myself to go out and do something with someone from work I end up counting down the minutes until I can leave. I realize, however, that I have to prepare for when I have nobody. What would you suggest?


You've got to find the right balance of socializing and spending quality time by yourself.


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