My life is taking a depressing turn. My anxiety and depression are eating me alive, I’m too scared to take flying lessons (you have no idea how much of an anxiety inducing nightmare the Aeronca 7AC Champion is to fly in turbulence. I always have irrational fears that the wings will just snap off the fuselage or I’ll fall out of the sky), I’ll likely die alone, and the coronavirus has reached my state. My anxiety and depression are normal for people with autism, but this time it’s worse than normal. I feel like I just screw things up just by being on this website. I feel like I’m rude even though I don’t mean to. Some people just don’t understand what it’s like to have autism. So, I’ve decided to take a break from posting. I will still be active in the community but don’t expect any cool builds anytime soon. I hope you can understand.
Thanks.@SledDriver
I don't know much about autism, but looking at your bio, and the post above, the one thing that stands out to me is how much you define yourself by your fears -- death, disease, the end of the world, war, being eaten alive (???), etc. Analyse your fears rationally and you'll realise that they're way overstated. Everyone dies. You can either waste your life worrying about it, or accept that it's going to happen, no matter what, and use your time to do things that move you closer to happiness.
Second, not to trivialise depression, but I've seen good nutrition and exercise "cure" many people who firmly believed they were depressed. Try it, it can't hurt. Progressive exercise, where you meet ever-increasing goals week by week, puts you in the habit of winning and changes your mindset to one that's used to success, which leads to success. Give it a serious try, and I'm willing to bet that in three to six months your depression and anxiety will be gone.
Thx.@asteroidbook345