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CountryMan8807
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PathStep 17 Compassion hearts39 Forum posts2 Forum upvotes3 Current upvotes3 Age GroupAdult Last activeDecember, 2023 Member sinceOctober 30, 2014
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Together all the time, now not as much.
Depression Support / by CountryMan8807
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 March 1st, 2021
...See more Hey All, I have Aspergers Syndrome, which is High Functioning Autism. It makes this bout of lonliness more difficult to understand for many people. They don’t relate to it because it is uncommon to have in this world that we live in that is always in a hurry and always looking out for number 1. I was alone as an over the road truck driver (United States) when my wife and I met. After we dated a bit, I asked her to quit her job and come on the road with me (I know us Aspies {Person with Aspergers Syndrome} have interesting ways of doing things, I will explain the logic behind it in a few, at least my logic as an Aspie) and she agreed, So I met the family and we talked. She’s been on the road with me since, that was October 25, 2018. We have literally been toghether now 24/7 pretty much since then aside from going on an errand while the other is home and stuff like that. Well I found a good truck driving job that I am only gone away from home 2 nights a week. We were making it on my income alone but that didn’t leave much room if something were to happen money wise so she started looking for a job. She found the perfect job for her and not that we aren’t both a little bothered by the BIG change to our normal of being together. I know it is going to be a BIG adjustment and all but I have already been crying about it and so has she. We have gone down from being together 24/7 (Which most people and therapists will tell you is unhealthy, I think they call it Extreme Co-Dependency) to only being able to see each other about 21-27 hours per week with where our schedules meet up and we are awake. So with all this being said, I am having trouble coping with all of this. I need friends and support that I can talk to because I can’t really talk to her because I don’t want her worrying about me, feeling bad about what she’s doing or make her think she regrets getting a job. I want her to be happy and take pride in herself and her independence. So that is why I am here.
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