Do you feel like a burden?

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@LyraLuthTinu That's a very sad song (:internet hug). I feel like I can be annoying at times as well.

@OliveOilMom yeah I do try and help round the house, if they ask me to do something then I will do it. However I'm not very good with displaying my emotions face to face (in writing I'm much better as you can see - although I've lost count the amount of times I've edited this post!) , so I don't know if they get that I am grateful for the roof over my head and all they do for me.

And :internet hug to anyone I made feel sad with this topic.

(p.s. don't know if the :internet hug is appropriate, if not then i rescind it. lol)

To my parents - Yes

To society - No

I often do. I know it's not a rational feeling, but I've been told my whole life that I'm not nearly as important or worthwhile as anyone else, and that kind of thing tends to sink in with repetition.

Logically, an autistic person is not a "burden". Prejudice against autistics is a burden. Being shut out of society is a burden. Being refused services is a burden. But we, ourselves, we're human beings and worth as much as any other human being.

Considering my sibling called me a burden to my face. Literally she said I was.

I do feel like a burden because it had been confirmed.

Sometimes I do. I think that's just part of life, though.

I feel like a burden sometimes because I'm not good at fixing things, and cleaning the house.

I'm deliberately try not to be one and I still feel like one...

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My parents have practically for all intents and purposes called me a burden in the past, but meh, I've gotten over it.

Then again, I spend most of my time sat around at home being too scared to do anything worth while, so maybe they have a point. Sometimes I feel that if I got proper support earlier on, I wouldn't have such huge anxiety barriers. But the past can't be changed, so no point dwelling.

I guess I'm still trying to find my purpose... the one thing I can contribute to shake this feeling of burdenship. I've been trying to find something I can do from the comfort of my own room like music etc, but I guess I'm not good enough at that, else I'd probably be more successful (granted I can't market myself to save my own life, and I have no financial ambition so my motivation to simply provide entertainment has its limits).

My mental and physical health combined make living on my own independently impossible atm and for the foreseeable future. I do absolutely feel like a burden, even with disability and paying rent, helping out when I can. For almost 10 years my parents treated me like s**t and made sure that I felt like a burden, it is really only in the past year and a half that they have adjusted their expectations of me. The diagnosis of Asperger's has helped them somewhat understand my limitations are not just the result of an attitude problem.

I do. I try my best to keep a job and go to school without any issues and pitch in around the house to help my mom, but I still feel like a huge burden on her and my whole family. I want to move out someday, but I don't think I can survive on my own, unfortunately.