Sick of living

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I basically have been heavily sedated due to bipolar and ptsd and can't really find any meaning in my life anymore. Most of the time i do nothing all day. And i really mean nothing, not even TV or listening to music. All i do is ruminate over things ive done wrong and worry about bleak future prospects. There is no medicine that can help this, i am not insane. It would be perfectly logical to allow me euthanasia, but it is not allowable where i live or really most anywhere. So anyway, i am sick and tired of living

How is your living situation? Do you stay with one or both parents or a different setup? There are always interesting hobbies or activities to find to do. It's important to get fresh air daily as that does wonders for mental health.

I've been through dysfunctional times in my life and even spent two years in a shelter but things got better and always can.

I have bipolar friends and know how challenging their lives can be. I think your meds may be too strong and the dosage should be reevaluated under medical supervision.

I live with both parents, but it is unstable as they are looking to retire and want me to move out

It remains their duty to provide for you and make arrangements for your future. Unless you have adequate income of your own and are functional enough to work they can't expect you to get a flat (apartment) or other accommodation.

a sheltered workshop might give you a different POV on things ,,,just a fyi . If that is something that could be handled . Its in the activity that you might see things differently ? possibly.

Apply for government benefits

Get a job, maybe telecommuting

What kind of job skills do you have?

Set goals

Maybe online talk therapy geared towards autistic persons.....with an eye towards developing social skills/ life skills
as something to distract you while your waiting for other things to happen ..... Hope you can hold on until things change for you ,, hopefully for the better .....Those social skills might be pretty handy , if something changes in your parents life situations ..in the future .

Just a thought.

Many on the spectrum were wrongly diagnosed with bipolar as the two conditions can in some individuals share similar traits.

As far as I understand, bipolar is a chemical imbalance in the brain while autism is not. Medicating for bipolar incorrectly will leave the patient in a permanent state of chemical imbalance while on the medication if they get the diagnosis wrong. (I am not an expert so this needs to be checked professionally).I

What I have learned (As was interested why a lady was misdiagnosed for many years, so I heard her story and did a little online research) was that the difference between bipolar and autism is that brain chemical imbalances take around four days to go from a high to a low which indicated the patient has bipolar. Highs and lows associated as an autism trait are much quicker where some patients can experience going from a high to a low in the same hour or several times a day! (If one goes from a high to a low within a day is an indication of that one needs to be checked to see if it is autism related rather than bipolar.

Here is one examples.

https://youtu.be/RyuZq5hUdh8?feature=shared



https://youtu.be/82HYK6iPBE8?feature=shared