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Staceace111Senior Contributor
Hey, just wondering peoples views and tips on how to bounce back from a mental breakdown and how to minimise it becoming worse during one? What self help stuff do you do? @I'm depressed, paranoid, obsessive and also have a substance abuse problem and intrusive suicidal/self harming thoughts.
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Staceace111Senior Contributor
For me today, it's Been appointments galore. I got to have a feedback session from a full comprehensive cognitive assessment and it kinda helped explain a few things. Apparently I'm in autistic burnout (not long ago diagnosed) and my depression and anxiety and complex diagnosis kind of add fuel to each other.. I'm feel okayish in all today, but I'm just mentally exhausted
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JynxModerator
Oh hectic @Staceace111 autistic burnout is legit. A very close friend of mine had pretty severe autistic burnout, took him a few months to start to recover. I recall him talking about the importance of creating a safe, sensory-friendly home environment to make day-to-day stuff less exhausting. Is that something you could do for yourself on this journey?
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Staceace111Senior Contributor
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