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Is somebody ever completely demotivated with everything? How do you deal with it? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by NationProtons@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

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Occasionally I have these days where I don't feel like doing work or chores. So I'm thinking, why not just enjoy myself, do something that interests me?

But then I don't find any motivation to do anything really. Not even the things I normally enjoy very much.

Typically I would then waste time browsing or watching videos, but that seems to make it worse. How to snap out of this?

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[–] Tsun@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hi! Late to the party sorry.

I have gone through this, and similarly to what others say, I was able to pin point it to autism burnout. It's a very steep climb out of the hole, and I wish you the best of luck.

Some things that have helped me in my journey:

Whenever I am having a moment, using this site to figure out why and what I need: https://youfeellikeshit.com/index.html
Therapy, specifically someone who is knowledgeable about autism and autism burnout
Reading as much as I can about autism burnout and how it manifests (it can take months to years to dig yourself out)
A good book, specifically around keeping house and chores, that has helped me a lot: How to Keep House While Drowning
If you have the financial means, hiring help to take care of the things taking up space in your brain such as cleaning, food prep, and maybe even taking a leave for a while

[–] NationProtons@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I think I'm in the digging out stage now. It seems to be very difficult for me to take care of myself while I have to work for income.

Thanks for the suggestions! I will look into the book, and the website is great (I made something like this myself in my linked notes)

Therapy seems to be a bit harder for me. I didn't have anyone with specific experience, and found that the typical talk therapy does not really benefit me (I already spent years researching this myself, so it does not really help to have somebody else repeat it to me). I'll try to find somebody, but seems like it's quite difficult.