Autistic Regression

@unassumingPeach6421 I am alive. I woke up at 6:45-6:50am and got ready to go to drum line camp, just finished today’s day at camp at 12:00 and talked to our directors for a while. Then got food (tacos because they are amazing) and am now at home eating them. So far an okay day. Hope everyone is well. ❤️ (heart).

@unassumingPeach6421

I'm not autistic but i relate to this post alot. I'm in college and i moved back home for the summer. it's been *** so far. My family refuse to change anything and they are constantly asking me to do things that just completely disrupt my day. They also constantly badger me and demand to know details about my life outside the house. It's frustrating, draining and demoralising. Hope you can hang in there friend.

@zb1238 Hugs 🫂 if wanted, Friend.

I'm going back to uni in a week and I'm scared so scared. Unlike you I was able to live like a robot at home. Wake up, eat, sleep repeat. I have broken friendships at uni and people who make me feel unexplainably bad about myself. I hope not to cry myself to sleep this time around. I really do. Hope we're both able to get thru this.

@Annabeth0808 Hugs 🫂 if wanted, Friend.

@Annabeth0808

I'm so sorry bad friends are not worth anyone's time. I hope you can find good friends, I'll be your friend too when I'm here you can always talk to me.

@unassumingPeach6421 I'm so sorry you're going through this. It sounds incredibly challenging and painful. It's important to recognize that your feelings and experiences are valid. It's okay to prioritize yourself and seek out spaces where you feel understood and supported. You deserve to feel safe and respected. If it's possible, try to carve out small moments of self-care and quiet time for yourself each day, even if it's just a few minutes. Stay strong and take one day at a time. Your resilience in facing these challenges is admirable, and it's okay to ask for help when you need it.

@honestFan5149 I agree with you.

@honestFan5149

Thanks! Everything you said means a lot. family Is tough and I'm so grateful for 7 cups to help me deal with my family. You're a big help!

@unassumingPeach6421 as someone with a partner on the spectrum, I am sorry that you have had to deal with family like that. It's so unfortunate that most people don't want to or care to be accommodating to those on the spectrum, just because they can't relate to or understand your struggle, doesn't mean it isn't real. My partner has had to cut out her family partly because of the same issues you're facing, it was the only way that she could continue to function without their influence. That's also only because she was in a position to do so after we moved in together. I'm not saying you should do the same, but I am saying that if you have the opportunity to limit the amount of exposure you get to them, then I think that might help you to at least start to feel more like yourself during the summer time. 

How are you feeling today, Friend?

@unassumingPeach6421

@AmyGrace55555 Much better! I've come to something I'm pondering. I think everyone in my family is an a**hole including me sometimes. We're all kind of terrible people like a yin and yang. I think that my family are ableist pieces of sh** I've said it for a while and I believe it. But they're not all that bad. For being a**holes they can be surprisingly cool and supportive. Family has got to be one of the most complicated things out there. That being said, being at my families house especially while they were moving in and getting settled was h***, but I find it rewarding to be close to them. They aren't my role models, we're almost nothing alike and they criticize me for everything I do, but they get things right on the important stuff and they always have my back. It's complicated. I really hope I'm in a better place now that I've worked some of this out with them. I want to be a more secure person and being unsure where I stand with my family makes me feel insecure and unstable. It's good to know I'll be ok. Obviously I want to become more independent and hopefully not rely on them at all, but it won't get so bad if I get into a situation where I ask them for help. 

@AmyGrace55555

Thank you for all of your support and help Amy grace!

@unassumingPeach6421 Anytime Friend!