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When it comes to mental health, I have tried many things.

Some worked, some worked for awhile, some didn't work and some made it worse.

It's all very personal to the individual.

But I've been on this "getting better" journey for a long time (decades) and while I have made improvements, it's not enough.

I'm starting to believe there is simply something deeply wrong with me. Something there is no way to fix. Something that makes me incredibly unlikable and perpetuates the issue of how I repel people.

I want to look into autism but I was informed it's not covered by insurance and very expensive.

Something just isn't right. I'm smart, educated, fun and caring. It doesn't feel like whatever is wrong with me is severe.

But whatever it is, it keeps people away. So many people flipping HATE me and I don't understand what I did.

And I used to be such good energy! I used to have plenty of friends and acquaintances every where I went.

It got really bad after my parents died. Especially my mom, and then her husband stole my inheritance and my family ditched me because they're awful, greedy people. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia the same year.

My entire life fell apart. My understanding of family. My trust was broken along with my heart.

And I've never been the same. I've never been so alone.

But nobody stuck by me. Nobody understood how I hurt and took it personally. I didn't have the strength to keep telling them it wasn't about them and I was too messed up to make them happy.

Nobody understood I have fibromyalgia and I'm exhausted and hurting 24/7 and I couldn't push through it for them. I couldn't drink anymore or go to loud places full of people.

I have been painfully alone since. Unable to trust that someone would stick by me. In addition to already being too outspoken, too much/not enough, I am exhausted by others who want from me what I don't have.

Of course I wouldn't expect anyone to come along and know or give me what I need, but I'm too depleted to provide enough for others so they feel okay to reciprocate. I can't play human well. No matter how kind hearted or passionate, strong and caring, I have been shown I'm not worth it over and over.

I got left behind and I've come to accept that is my role. To perpetually be excluded and not understand why.
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It’s possible. I’m late diagnosed autistic. Self diagnosis is valid considering how expensive that pathway can be. Reading up on it and connecting with the autistic community and culture has really helped me.
I kind of go in to things knowing people won’t always like me first up, often they don’t know why. I’m polarising. I’ve just had to become okay with that really.
The impacts of masking all the time on my health were too much. So I’m okay if people don’t like my tone or expressions. I pretty much always feel a bit left out or excluded. I think that’s just part of being autistic and the invisible barrier between me and the world.
ScreamingFox · 41-45, F
@Notladylike I'm very lucky to have an incredible therapist right now. She suspects I have a touch of the tism and helped me figure out that it was stupid expensive to diagnose. Which if you ask me sounds shady but not surprising.

I have done some good reading but unfortunately where I live leaves a lot to be desired as far as community goes.

I can't mask anymore. Not effectively anyway lol sometimes I see my face when I'm trying to be normal and I look crazy 😂

Thank you for sharing your story 🖤 I need to look more into it, I think I just got to a point where it's like, okay I probably have this but it doesn't matter. I have to exist in normal people world and do normal people things no matter how much it hurts.
AMC55USA · 51-55, M
@Notladylike I think that Your wise. Wise enough to self recognize your personal deficit(s), but who doesn't have some. I pray others understand or at least try. THANKS for having compassion for all those who are ignorant. I pray for your personal happiness and confidence. Hope this makes sense. Peace to you and all those who live with such personal challenges in and through life.
@AMC55USA I don’t really see them as deficits just differences. I think more people could benefit from not masking and expressing themselves honestly.
AMC55USA · 51-55, M
@Notladylike I agree and meant no offense with my grammar.
@AMC55USA No offence taken.
AMC55USA · 51-55, M
@Notladylike Thanks. I understand if you don't respond to my new message of friendship. No offense taken. We are just acquaintances currently.
@ScreamingFox Anytime! 💚 I’ve found lots of support online. I don’t know if you’re on fb but there are groups for late/self diagnosed women, some great podcasts out there as well.
Sure sometimes there are reasons to mask but it’s totally okay not to as well. There’s a lot of social conditioning to process be gentle with yourself.