How best to get away from family?

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I'm sitting in the bathroom as I type this, as it has become my only alone space. Often after my step father leaves, I feel the need to escape for a bit and just be alone. I think this is because I tend to hold onto the emotions of people around me and my step father is a very impatient, temper filled person. This causes me a lot of anxiety trying to "tiptoe" around him (make sure he doesn't get upset & yell) so I need to be alone after he visits for the day. This doesn't only happen with him though, sometimes I'll be talking to my mom and the conversation will lull or turn to a subject that gives me anxiety, or with my brother or anyone else. So I guess my question is how best to be alone? It's getting hard to justify my 30 minute long "poop's" since I'm not actually pooping.

Not knowing your age and your employment situation, it is not possible to give a meaningful answer.

Sorry I didn't think about that, I'm 18 now & unemployed

Unless you know that you are going to college, military enlistment may be your only option.

Join the military to be alone ?

Best way to be alone is stay in your bedroom , be antisocial or enjoy long walks by yourself.

No, to get away from family. But if solitude is the goal, then becoming a shack-dwelling survivalist or a cell-dwelling monk may be the key.

That'll work

If there is a library close by, you might go there when you are stressed out. Generally it is a quiet and there are plenty of books to read. Or go to a movie. Or go to a park. If your stepdad is about, you might ask him if there are any chores that need to be done. It may change his perspective about you. You might find a part time job. That will get you out of the house.

This is an autism forum, so long as he is diagnosed enlistment is not possible.

Try to get a job, or at very least find a rather secluded spot outside of your home, like the corner of a library to use. It sucks to be stuck around a lot of people, but in the end there is only so much you can do.

If collage is an option, find a smaller one and ask for a housing accommodation to get a space to yourself.

Is that correct ? Is a diagnosis of autism a disqualifying condition?

The way I dealt with this was by moving just over 2,000km away.
They actually miss me now and we are civil. Not much communication, but that is okay in a way. I have my own life and person to be and they sort of would try to mould me into something different by shaming or showing disapproval in many different ways. I felt trapped. They actually tell me they miss me and love me now.

I think if you think this could be an option for you at some point, if you could cope with doing this, even just for a little while. It has the potential to greatly help your relationship with them. Being away from them in your daily life, more than hiding in the bathroom etc (which I used to do at times) could help you.

I'm assuming you share a bedroom with someone, otherwise you'd hide out in your room.

I don't know if you live in a rural area, or if you live in a town/city where, perhaps, you could walk to work. Even if it's a part-time job, it'll get you out of the house and you'll be able to have alone time on your lunch break.

In addition to the military, there's also programs like Peace Corps., Merchant Marines (which, technically, isn't considered military...I don't think). The priesthood, as someone else said, and even those teach-English-in-a-foreign-country programs, though you might need college education.

Or are you asking how to avoid them without moving away? I'd go with the part-time job to get out of the house.

In the us autism is disqualifying and frankly so is almost everything. They barely accept glasses.

Their loss

Peace Corps doesn't want anyone with any psychiatric history, either.

That's been my experince. I have a much better relationship with my family since I moved from Louisiana to Vermont to be with my girlfriend. She understands & accepts me aLOT better than my parents but she's also on the spectrum & has other disabilities & conditions.
I spent most of my time in my room when my parents had company. I would sometimes come out thou to eat or drink water or something & then the company would talk to me for a bit. The next time we would have company coming, my mom would give me some speech before they came about how it's her company. They're there to visit her & I need to respect their privacy.



I know cuz of the letter I got when they rejected me. I have a lot of other disabilities too thou & they won't accept any of them. They might would of been more accepting if I would of had some special skills or education. Only having a high-skewl diploma & only retail & restaurant job history does NOT cut it with them if you have disabilities.