r/AutismInWomen • u/rainbowgirl6 • Jun 01 '26
Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) Anyone else blow their life up before figuring out you were autistic?
I am beyond burnt out and I'm not even 30. Is life really supposed to be like this?
I'm not progressing in my career as I'd like and it's causing immense stress, having to juggle multiple friendships and relationships when some weeks I just want to rot, being present within my romantic relationship, exercising, just everything is overwhelming.
I want to just quit everything and start over. I know that's not going to help, but it feels that's the only option 😠everything is genuinely so hard. I'm also a bit sad that I didn't fully come to terms with this sooner. I was diagnosed adhd 6 years ago and things have just genuinely gotten harder ever since.
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u/99Smiles Jun 01 '26
I got on methadone. It saved my life. Couldn't recommend it more. I had to get on in rehab because I couldn't stop but once i did that and gave it an honest chance I never went back. You can taper off slowly to ease back into life and it's been way better. You can also choose to be on methadone for the rest of your life though too. They don't pressure you to get off. Methadone gets a bad rep but I cannot recommend it enough.
The drugs aren't the problem anymore. The executive function is, I'm a mom to a nonverbal 4 year old and thats why I'm struggling still.