Ask me about death. My dad just died and I've been doing a thousand things a day to arrange funeral for him (and deal with family drama), and ours didn't even include burial. We're taking the urn right home. So far we've spent over $6000 already, and eventually I need to buy him a plot which can easily cost over $10000. It' so much trouble and expense. You don't want to do that to your family, do you?
If I have to choose homelessness and death I would choose to find whatever work I can get, and share a tiny flat with friends. I grew up in a slum. I know how to live as cheaply as possible, maybe even cheerfully. Don't romanticize death. As long as you have life you have hope and opportunities, but all the dead are the same, no hope, or joy, ever again, until the Earth dies, till all the stars are gone, until the last black hole evaporated and the Universe dies. They just stay, dead forever.
I guess I should mention we're atheists. My dad was an aspie. He worked continuously for 47 years and was very successful. He was smart, but even more hardworking and determined. Not all aspies need to live a substandard life. If you would just step out and do anything, you will break the negative thought loop in your head. I was very depressed and I trained my brain to put away the negative thoughts. If you really can't shift your mind why not write some sad sad poetry, song lyrics, tear-jerking stories. Depression stuff can sell like crazy.
I wrote a lot of stories when I was depressed.
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AQ score: 44
Aspie mom to two autistic sons (21 & 20 )