Married to someone with Aspergers: support thread 4 (replacement one)

[changerofnameaspiethread]

This thread is for partners seeking to understand the dynamics of their relationship with someone with ASD. It is a support thread, and a safe space to have a bit of a rant. Avoid sweeping generalisations if possible, try and keep it specific to you and your partner. Otherwise the thread can be deleted, like Support Thread 4 The Original.

Previous threads:
1st thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/3281058-Is-anyone-married-to-someone-with-Aspergers
2nd thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/3325419-married-to-someone-with-asperger-s-support-group-here
3rd thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/a3463341-Married-to-someone-with-Aspergers-Support-group-here-Thread-3

I'm going to bow out for a while. I believe the name of the thread is going to change sometime soon to make it more medically correct.

I have found somewhere else that is specifically for people in the situation almost all of us find ourselves in. I have previously advocated for keeping these threads going, so that others - like us before we found them - can join. They can read the situations we have and maybe recognise something that explains the pain in their own life. However, these threads exist now. I assume MNHQ will not delete them. So the information is out there.

I believe the place I have found is somewhere where actively unsupportive posts are not allowed and it is moderated by people who have lived through - or have intimate experience with - what our situations are. I can PM this place to anybody who is interested. Personally, I cannot be dealing with fights in the place I come for support.

Thank you to the wonderful people who have given me support and who have shared their experiences too. I'm not flouncing and I may be back when I'm feeling stronger. I just need a different sort of place than what MN can offer right now.

He does still ask sometimes but I try to bat it back to him.

I say, “I don’t know,”or “What do you think?” I try to wander off which works better than:

“STOP asking me. You know. You know what to do. Don’t keep asking me stuff you know. Decide for yourself. You are 50. Don’t ask me.”

That just makes everything worse I find

@ChangerOfNameAspieThread
I'd love to know about the different place. Please pm me.
I agree this space is not safe, and I'm very disappointed with MN in their response.

Internet is down and mobile is poor, so I'll post more fully in due course.

Towards the end of the last thread I was really hit by the huge gulf in communication. Truly as if different languages were being used.

Daft yes! I think it summed up the differences very succinctly. And the fact that the ASD diagnosed posters , (and some other posters) really couldn't see how their world view was EXACTLY what we were actually talking about

Hi @Misty9 - I'll take your lovely flowers, even if they were by accident! Thanks - it's been many years since I received any 

I'm in the East Midlands. My counsellor is local but offers a service via Skype/phone too. Alongside her empathy (she has an ASD husband and son), the biggest benefit I have from our sessions is just having someone focus entirely on me for once, asking me how I'm feeling and giving me practical advice about building emotional strength. For example me thinking about where I am happiest (in my home with nobody else here - I work FT so this happens rarely) and trying to make this happen more often. I now work from home once a week and it's given me some extra headspace/makes me content. Also ensuring I have time with good friends at least once a fortnight to meet my emotional connection needs.

Sorry to see you bow out @ChangerOfNameAspieThread - please do DM me your new place if you don't mind? Just in case the unwanted noise returns here...

I'm cringing, tbh

ChangerOfNameAspieThread You are allowed to post links to other websites on MN! They don't have to be hidden. Just think - they may serve countless unhappy AS partners in the future when they find this thread and find not only support and validation for the first time in an utterly sad and lonely life, but also your link as a further resource.

And don't feel you have to go. Nowhere is safe because people use rules instead of intelligence and manners instead of conscience . It is only because they are afraid to stand out. We are governed by those in the grip of fear, from our parliament down. Fuck'em, I say...

Nowhere is safe because people use rules instead of intelligence and manners instead of conscience . It is only because they are afraid to stand out. We are governed by those in the grip of fear, from our parliament down. Fuck'em, I say... smile

Are you OK?

Gauda are you? As from all your past posts, I'm concerned.

@ShiteheadRevisited thank you, that's helpful to know. And here are some intended

And a new thread less than a day old and we have exactly the same problem as yesterday on the old thread. @MNHQ how can you ignore what is happening, yet again?

Are you OK?

I am wonderful, thank you for asking.

@Haffiana hey there. I wasn't sure about rules for posting and I didn't fancy another deletion. But also, I don't want to let certain posters know where I and maybe some others are off to. There are, however, places (or one place I know of right now) where the tone of some of the posts on this thread already are not tolerated at all.

I'm not leaving Mumsnet, just not posting personal stuff in these threads for now. So people can PM me whenever really. Best pm me with the username from this thread though, for obvious reasons!

Or tag me because then I get an email.

Please, if you value the support on this thread, and feel upset by certain posters, do report them to MNHQ every time. That's what MNHQ have said we should do. It's a support thread, so if you feel unsupported do report to MNHQ.

funny
Yes!

I wonder if Gaudas posts will be deleted as quickly as mine was!

Probably not :(

Result!
Please report to MNHQ if you don't agree!