is this an aspie thing or is it just me?

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8.00 - wakes up happy (will dance whilst making breakfast)
12.00 - still happy (woohoo!)
16.00 - has faded considerably (can still participate in converation, I just rather not)
19.00 - tired, sad, will curl upp in a ball on bed if possible (pleeease do not speak to me it sounds like screaming in my head!)
22.00 - depressed and miserable. Think of "one day lived is one day closer to death" (my parents, my cat, my own death, the whole planets death if you so will!).

Every day. Sometimes it´s easier sometimes it´s worse. Eeeeevery day.

So. Question: Is this just me being an overgrown 9-year old, still worrying about Everything, OR is this something anyone else here can relate to?

Any thoughts are welcome!

/S.

Sounds more like standard type depression, are you on any meds??

Could it be sensory overload that builds up throughout the day?

That's what I think. I definitely have the same problem and I'm quite prone to sensory overload.

When I was younger I worked in a very brightly lit, very loud, chaotic, and high-stress environment. Every day when I got home from work, I was too exhausted to do anything other than sleep until it was time to do it all over again the next day. I went to my doctor to get help with the chronic fatigue, and her only advice was to work less and sleep more.

That was long before I knew anything about AS. Now I know that bright lights and loud sounds and interacting with people totally drains me, so I try to avoid those things whenever possible.

Do you have allergies? I've had allergy medications prescribed to me for anxiety. It blocks the histamine areas in the brain which also allieve anxiety. Have you tried st. john's wort? This is a herbal remedy used to lessen anxiety and depression.

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I've also worked in an environment like this. I'd always have a headache by mid-afternoon and be completely exhausted by the time I got home. No pain medication would ever work for my headaches. Now I realize that it was all due to sensory overload, because my senses always seem to be on overdrive to begin with.

Nope, no meds. Have been, years ago. Never did me any good.

"Sensory overload"? Will look that up! When I had a job that was probably the cause of it but now that I don´t...I can´t explain it. Makes no sense to me. Unless I´ve become oversensitive because I avoid stressful environments (??).

Not sure about "natural" meds. Do they really work? *sceptical*