Things I Found Unhelpful for Depression and Autistic Burnout
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Things that I find unhelpful for my depression and autistic burnout are:
Alcohol, etc.
Exposure Therapy
Pressure from Friends
(Apologies for the car running. It was 88 degrees out & even though I needed peace & quiet, I also needed the AC. Also, this video is a good example of how my irritation can show through as I am nearing sensory overload.
Also, to clarify- the parade/large crowds is what makes me uncomfortable)
#latediagnosedautistic #autisticwoman #depression #asd #autistic
Agree with exposure and CBT type stuff. I did that a lot when I was younger because I thought all my issues were my fault. I didn't know I was experiencing things differently than a normal person. It was rough and I only got worse.
I get that thing with other people saying "all you have to do is"... That would work for a normal person, not us but they don't understand.
Also agree on dating. I have very rarely dated since I got divorced because I know most people like going places and doing things away from home and I try to limit that as much as possible due to overload. It wouldn't be fair to them so I mostly avoid relationships. I think I would actually be OK with a robot wife, haha.
Same with me when I tried DBT back in my 20s. Some I found helpful (like not overgeneralizing) but some not so much. I was 44 when diagnosed autistic, so I tried a lot that wasn’t exactly tailored for neurodivergents.
I could maybe do the robot thing if they were like the hosts on Westworld.😆 But then again, I like living alone.
I can relate to this state soooo much! Its so funny how everything is so loud😂
And I used to think thats everyones experience.
Love this rant!!❤❤❤
alcohol works in the short run, but makes it worse in the long run.
in the short run, it creates the illusion of not being depressed.
Exactly! It can really damage your health in the long run if not used in moderation.
Side note but your channel name cracks me up every time. I didn't even notice the "r" at first 😂
😆 it all started with a typo
“Im not offended by it” 😂
You are naturally so funny❤
😆 thank you!
i give myself merry hell working myself up to go do things i want to do. in fact, theyre the only things that give me anxiety now. go see a band, go on a vacation 😬
I can relate! If it’s something I’m looking forward to, I’ll be anxious that something will happen that’ll prevent me from going/doing the thing. I usually make no plans at all the week before or after for pre-charge & recharge.
@@Sensory0verlord i put it down to not being able to tell the difference in the body between excitement and dread.
Oh wow! I’d never thought of that. It makes so much sense!
Alcohol and sugar affects me so much too😮 Nothing has been in moderation in my life, we have a heavy sugar and drinking culture from age 16 here in Denmark.
Im like an open wound on alcohol and always do things I regret and feel like trash every time. A glas of Wine I can do but no more❤
Coincidentally, I’ve found this spiced mead from Denmark that doesn’t make me feel terrible in moderation. I heat it though, so maybe I burn off the alcohol.😆
High fructose corn syrup is added to so much food here in the US (there’s a whole documentary about it). It wreaks havoc on blood sugar levels, so I have to be careful & read labels.
Going to a Music festival (tent style not luxurious) was like that for me at age 18. It was waaaay too much and I felt like such a failure for wanting to go home after 4 days😅
I used to go to those types of music festivals in my 20s & wonder why I was so miserable when I like music so much. I’d find myself on the outskirts of the crowd trying to escape every time. The same thing with the Pride parade. I like the idea of the atmosphere & showing solidarity, but the noise, crowd, bright sun, & the heat🥵. Everyone funneled into the same street & bars along the parade route gave me a feeling of claustrophobia. So overwhelming!
Thank you for your excellent video and sharing what you have here. Being autistic myself I know exactly what sensory overload is like and trying to find a quiet place can challenging at times. Do you have any noise-reducing or cancelling earplugs, earphones, or headphones? I have a pair of decibel-reducing earplugs that work well and feel comfortable in my ears. They also have built-in filters and are designed specifically for neuro-divergent people. I got them here in Santiago, Chile from a business called Mundo Amable and they're relatively inexpensive. Maybe you can find them where you are if you don't already have these or something similar? Keep up the good and important work with your videos!
@@BoldWarrior78 Thanks & thank you for watching!😊 I do have a pair of Bose SoundSport earbuds that I like & wear most of the time. I also have foam ear plugs & over the ear protection for when I use power tools or anything really loud. It can just be frustrating to have to wear something all of the time & find it impossible to sleep with any ear protection. It’s usually quiet enough at my house that I can take them off.
I can relate to everything you're talking about exposure therapy and persistent friends and other well wishers. But i love alcohol in moderation, especially smth really tasty like champagne, prosecco, cava. The same I feel about sugar, it gives me a small boost when i feel there's no energy to live on.
Btw, you're talking about being diagnosed with depression when you were a teenager. Do you mean major depressive disorder or dysthymia (chronic depression)?
@@kateryna9009 I like alcohol and sweets in moderation. My problem with alcohol is knowing when I’ve reached my limit. It hits me hard and fast, most likely due to the hypoglycemia. The blood sugar swings interfere with my mood, so I have to be extra careful when experiencing depression.
I believe I was wrongly diagnosed with depression as a teenager and that what I experienced then and sometimes after was a lack of awareness & accommodations for my autism. My doctors only mentioned the generic term depression when treating me, so I can’t be sure which it was. I definitely experienced at least two major depressive episodes with low mood in between.
@@Sensory0verlord It seems I've been experiencing dysthymia all my life, partly due to not understanding my limits and trying hard to fit in. I was abandoned by everyone, so I never received a diagnosis. As you mentioned the teenage years, it seemed more like dysthymia to me. I never knew about this kind of depression before. Regarding alcohol and sweets, they also affect me significantly, so I choose the healthiest alternatives and use them as medicine, scrupulously measuring the quantity 😆.
Now that you mentioned hypoglycemia, I also suspect it, as I start feeling really weak, irritable, and depressed until I eat something high in calories. I'll ask my endocrinologist about it. Thank you for your reply!
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Personal question only answer if you want:
Have you ever done psychedelic mushrooms 😂🤓?
Asking for a friend😂
😆 Tell your friend that I have with mixed reviews. As with everything else, it probably depended on moderation, environmental factors, & how safe I felt at the time. Still, I felt bad after.
You don't even look into the camera when you're talking , I understand though
I find it really distracting, so I don’t even try anymore. I have to consciously think “look at the camera” and then forget what I’m saying. Kinda like making eye contact while talking to someone.
Talking in your car.....you leave your body a lot. I can use this video to calibrate. i cant remember if I posted this or not? i will give you something. you commented from your bedroom. I will post it there.
I’m nearing sensory overload in this video because of too many sounds & feeling perceived more than usual. I was feeling agitated. Happens when I’m out of my own environment for too long.
I was a japanese psychiatrist.
I had been also suffered from mental epilepsy for 40 years and was retired at the age of 51.
Then I tried to prevent my mental up & down for 3 years (I'm now 54).
I completly recovered now
I feel inflammation🔥 in your lung so you have to be careful of not inhaling mold spore and flavoral chemicals in your room (airflow from outside is very important if your room is not completly clean and also using flavoral chemicals is dangerous inside your room)
inflammation🔥 make your 🧠 convulsant (＝mental epilepsy...maybe temporal lobe epilepsy＝TLE) I suppose.
maybe prevention of inflammation🔥 is also the key🔑 for your recovery.🫁
the causes of inflammation🔥 are
❶mold (spore)
❷chemicals
（e.g.）
🟠detergent
🟠softner
🟠cosmetics
🟠deodorant
🟠perfume (cologne)
🟠ink
🟠etc.
which smell chemically.
inflammation🔥 make my(your) 🧠 convulted😭
in my experience I(you) need additional(＝rescue) dose of medicine whenever I(you) intake poisonous stuffs and cause inflammation🔥 in my(your) 🫁 or/and guts (then 🧠 convulsion⚡️)
in japan I use chinese medicine which have an anti-convulsant effect of 🧠 for rescue even now 😅😅😅😅😅"
（reference）
temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE)
.....the crucial importance to the dysfunction of autism spectrum.
(this is new idea)
If you check
❶Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Basics
（ariel on health）
on youtube you can find out that there is a link between mental problems and temporal lobe epilepsy(TLE).
(9:30〜)
a lot of people don't know that they have this type of epilepsy I didn't ever have anybody ask me any questions that would have spawned me realizing that what I was experiencing was a seizure I just thought I was having psychotic episode.
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"Epilepsy in patients with autism spectrum disorder"（VJNeurology）
on youtube is also important.
(1:27)
today in order to to help us with this overlapping with this comorbidity because maybe we're treating the same underlying problem in an anti-seizure medicine might help reduce the hyper excitability or take into account the
anomalous connections between neuron
that are leading an individual to be vulnerable to mood swings, impulsive symptoms, aggressive outbursts, spontaneous disruptions of behavior, all of those things can result from hyper-excitable neurons. we think that the overlap conceptually will lead us to practical treatment options. there have been a few but not very many real words studies looking at this comorbidity and looking at the overlap.