hey does anyone else deal with bad depressive episodes. My best guess is its autistic burnout. Its been going on since feburay or march. I will be ok for up to a week, and then have a few days up to a week, where i feel empty and depressed. I won't do my routine which is very abnormal for me, as I am extremely routine reliant, but when I'm in these episodes, I feel no urge to do them even though on a normal day I'd be distraught if I didn't do my routine. It's not quite extreme enough to be a major depressive episode, but they are very hard to get through. I don't sleep or eat well, I don't get ready to go anywhere, and its all very out of character for me. I have only been diagnosed with ASD recently, but my best guess is that it is autistic burnout that has been going on since feb-march when these episodes started happening, and my body and mind can function properly for a few days, and then crashes, and then does the whole thing over again. If anyone knows or has experienced anything about this, I'd really like to know.

Posted by outa_space_outa_place at 2024-07-28 11:24:18 UTC