Any full blown shut ins here?

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To be honest, I never suddenly became socially functional. I'm still not socially functional...but I just accepted not being socially functional and accepted the fear. I don't try anymore in social settings, as that only makes the fear worse.
I went to a meeting with my parents (they were meeting with clients) and spent the entire time on the floor playing with the clients' dog

People don't try to talk to me a lot of times when they realize how strange I am, unless they're strange themselves.

Sorry I wasn't of any help, I wish I could help more (and I do mean that).

I cannot go out alone due to a visual processing disorder that makes crossing roads alone very dangerous. Also severe sensory issues mean that I avoid going out unless I really have to, and I've taken some extra meds to prevent me from having challenging behaviour in public (although the meds don't always work).

I have support workers who visit me (I live alone in my dad's second house) 2-3 times a week. They sometimes take me out but I need to be highly medicated to do so.

I go to uni two terms a year (no third terms) but I am part time and I have a free taxi service and a full time support worker at uni. When I get home I have to go into sensory deprivation for an hour before I can even eat or drink. Uni kills me to be honest, but I love pharmacology as a topic and that's what spurs me on.

My support workers and mental health team are trying to get funding for me to have additional support as I can't even get my meds from the local pharmacy, or buy a bottle of Coke from the newsagent on my own.

Going outside is sensory hell. And it often involves talking.

About half a year now when I moved out of my parents house. I do nothing but sleep and play games all day.