Women’s Space Peer Support Megathread

[Lookingtoflyfree]

Is anyone else here autistic or suffers from PCOS? I feel like I was both mentally and physically fucked over in my chances of socialising with people. Aside from not having any good male role models in my life n all the traumatic things, the way men (throughout high school, college, etc) treat me for being an unattractive and autistic woman has made me lose desire for a heterosexual relationship. Assuming that there was any in the first place. I've found it difficult to mask and fit in with any of my male or female peers for my entire life to the point where I just think there's no point living in a world where you need to socialise to survive.

autism (and being AuDHD) is ruining my life. It's not just the trauma from relationships - this thing never goes away. I'm starting to realize how much of the pain in my life is tied to having this brain and I feel trapped. I see why unaliving is a choice for so many of us. After decades it's just exhausting. It's hard enough under capitalism but combining that and how ableist and horrible most people are - it's too much.

 

[OutOfThisBody]

Idk why people say women are more supported with mental health problems (especially comsidering most are shamed and considered crazy bitches for having mental illness) because my parents didn't help me with my anxiety and depression when I presented those as a kid, they didn't even know that's what it was, and I realised I had to figure it out my mental problems on my own. Which meant alot of suppression. I even looked up anxiety online once and showed them it and said maybe I have anxiety and my mom just acted upset and like if I didn't mention the problem it didn't exist. Which really helped. And meant I didn't go to other people for help on that front anymore for a long time.