Visiting family - can't cope

[AshGirl]

Staying with DH's lovely family but I am an anxious dysregulated mess! As I have become more accepting of my ND I am finding it harder to mask - and they already thought I was weird and stand-offish!

How do I get through this without offending them too much? DH is also ND and struggling, but not so much as it is his family. We are also trying to manage DS (also ND!)

Oh no this sounds awful. If it were me I would crochet a lot and give myself tasks to do to get out of peoples way. Make tea and stuff. How much longer have you left? Can you guys go for a walk just to get some respite? 💕

I found the trick was to stop caring ( without being a complete jerk). I still try and be polite and help out but just ignore MIL's snide comments.

Thanks for your very kind comments - today was a bit easier as DS was also coping better which made a big difference.

I do think I am worse at masking now. Once you acknowledge that these feelings are real then it is harder to push through / push them aside. I cried the other morning because DS wouldn't eat any breakfast

Awk hopefully not much longer left? I went to my friends last night but am really physically unwell at the minute so couldn't mask and was basically silent all night.

Just do what you can to muddle through. If things reach peak, invent a reason to go to the shop! 💖