Any autistic people to help me as im suffering shutdown/burnout really bad

[Arren12]

Hi

Title says it all.

I have suffered repeated high stress situations recently and I have had a few difficult and traumatic events too. I have had to really mask and squash down my coping mechanisms to be able to engage. I have hit burnout as a consequence and I'm really struggling as I don't know how to pull myself back out. I'm struggling to do any self care and I'm just sat in tears worn out and unable to see a wat forward. I need to asap because I have a major work even tomorrow where I am hosting over 100 people and I'm the expert speaker. I also have similar on Thursday to round it all off.

I really want to retreat and hide but I can't due to the above and the fact I have two children. One of which is autistic too and is displaying challenging behavior and bad anxiety herself.

What has helped others in similar situations.

Thanks

I'm autistic and understand how you feel.

Can you get some assistance with your hosting tasks? Does your work know you're struggling and the reasons why?

Are you prescribed any medication for anxiety? I've been resting on antidepressants for quite a few years now and they do help.

Could you cut back on your hours at all?

Thank you @charabanctrip I have a supportive colleague so I'm going to rely on her tomorrow i think.

After the event I will take a few days off.

I'm not on any medication right now but il ring the gp tomorrow to get started thank you for the advise with this.

Simplify everything that you can so you can get some proper rest/downtime before event. I would get everything ready - my clothes, kids clothes, work bag etc so that as much as possible was sorted, then I would sleep and do nothing for as long as possible before the event.

I also use anti anxiety medication and it really helps me during difficult times. But investigating that is a longer term thing.

If I have the energy il ring gp tomorrow for meds and support thank you both. Good advise

Do you have a weighted blanket? If so, get under it and give yourself some time out.

When I was in shutdown I'd go into bed in the dark before I'd have to do something. Also, walks near green spaces would provide some relief. I think you need to have a long term plan though because autistic burnout is a long haul and you often need to re evaluate your work type and pattern before relief and recovery can take place.