Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

Do you ever feel more high functioning some days than others

Page 2 of 2 [ 21 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

Previous topic | Next topic

goldfish21
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 17 Feb 2013
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Posts: 22,612
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

11 Oct 2013, 11:57 pm

Yes, especially in the past. Now it's all high & ever higher functioning days. 8)


_________________
No :heart: for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.


Teasaidh
Raven
Raven

User avatar

Joined: 26 Jun 2013
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Posts: 102
Location: Kentucky

12 Oct 2013, 12:41 am

This whole summer was pretty low for me. We had my brother and sister-in-law living with us, and I was so overwhelmed by the extra noise, mess, and just having two more people taking up space in my house. My stress level definitely affects how well I function. Now I am working full-time (and a lot of overtime) and going to school part-time in a very intense program. I'm having a horrible time trying to focus. I feel like my mind is spinning all the time. I feel like I am constantly one unexpected event from a panic attack. I'm starting therapy and (most likely) medication in a couple of weeks, and I'm just hoping the next few months will get better.


_________________
?To be yourself in a world that is
constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest
accomplishment.?
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Raziel
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 25 Oct 2011
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Posts: 2,616
Location: Europe

12 Oct 2013, 3:39 am

jerry00 wrote:
Sometimes I feel really on top of life, getting my chores done, looking after myself and feeling happy. While other times I'm lethargic and unwilling to do anything and generally unhappy. The "big picture" of life fades away and I start living minute to minute.

Perhaps its more of a depression thing than an autism thing?


Yes I know what you meed. Autistics have in general some problems to process their emotions correctly what can leed to moodswings. Also I have moments, just for a minute or two, where I have the feeling I can crasp the big picture and everything feels in a new exiting light.


_________________
"I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown." - Woody Allen


Opi
Velociraptor
Velociraptor

User avatar

Joined: 23 Aug 2013
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Posts: 401
Location: East coast at the moment

12 Oct 2013, 4:45 am

yes this is definitely true for me. i have fibromyalgia so i always understood it to be part of that or chronic fatigue. however i understand these have a higher incidence in the AS population, so maybe still connected.


_________________
161 Aspie / 51 NT - Aspie Quiz (very likely an aspie)
36 - AS Quotient
115 aloof, 123 rigid, 89 prag - Aut/BAP
24 - HSP / ADD Quiz- 41, Inattention: 24, Hyperactive/Impulsive: 17
"Odd and different is beautiful" -- Tyra Banks


Codyrules37
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 25 Aug 2013
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Posts: 748

12 Oct 2013, 9:26 am

no i like toast