Unsurprisingly I am extremely anxious about visiting my family on Christmas day. It's now been five years since I last worked; I am still living my mother, and it's unlikely I will complete the programming course I undertook last month. I am the epitome of a complete disgrace.
Moreover, it doesn't help that virtually my entire family has absolutely no understanding of what my condition is & how it affects me. I surmise that they believe autism is merely a spurious diagnosis and that I simply need to grow a pair of bollocks and grow up.
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"Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. " - Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks