"This is the book that would've saved me nine different therapists, decades of self-analysis, thousands …
I was shocked by how this echoed the way I view life too, if my diary happens to be busy (and by busy I mean two appointments in one day) it's as if my brain cannot hold all the component parts and demands, and collapses in a state of overwhelm.
— The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy by Steph Jones (Page 127)
I only really feel truly at ease under two conditions: 1. I am alone and no one is perceiving me. 2. No one expects anything of me that day.
When these two conditions are true, I can finally relax. I try to make sure I get at least one day like this per week, but ideally I'd get more.