lostinlife
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I am 22, I feel that I have low functioning autism. Never been diagnosed. My parents are poor and uneducated about autism. So I have to depend on myself to get help. Currently I have no job or money coming in, so I can't get help from a professional psychotherapist. On top of that, I live in a third world country. I can't get any help from the government.
My life is complete hell, I am completely lost. I really lack social skills and it's hindering my progress in life. I have no friends, no contact with the outside world. I lack general knowledge about current events and street smarts. I have no other option but to spend most of my time on my laptop, playing video games or watching tv shows.
I see no future for myself. I am pursuing a degree but I am falling very behind due to my slowness is social situations. My degree requires me to do lab work and I have made tons of enemies working in the lab. My lab mates always complain how slow I am and it ends up in bullying. It's funny because I do most of the work and they still call me slow.
People bully me and push me aside, so I can't get help from anyone. I have ptsd from all those years of rough treatment.
Another problem I have is that my dad is a landlord and our only source of income is from the rents. He is really old and I need to take over this business soon but I am clueless in this area. I don't know anyone and don't know how to solve problems (like paying tax, collecting rent, paperwork) and don't know how will I manage all this. Social skills is a must to be a landlord in the place where I live. Here everyone is very social and someone like me is considered insane. Unless you are a social beast, people won't take you seriously and create problems (bullying, bad behavior).
I would really appreciate if someone guided me on how to tackle all these problems. Please help.
My life is complete hell, I am completely lost. I really lack social skills and it's hindering my progress in life. I have no friends, no contact with the outside world. I lack general knowledge about current events and street smarts. I have no other option but to spend most of my time on my laptop, playing video games or watching tv shows.
I see no future for myself. I am pursuing a degree but I am falling very behind due to my slowness is social situations. My degree requires me to do lab work and I have made tons of enemies working in the lab. My lab mates always complain how slow I am and it ends up in bullying. It's funny because I do most of the work and they still call me slow.
People bully me and push me aside, so I can't get help from anyone. I have ptsd from all those years of rough treatment.
Another problem I have is that my dad is a landlord and our only source of income is from the rents. He is really old and I need to take over this business soon but I am clueless in this area. I don't know anyone and don't know how to solve problems (like paying tax, collecting rent, paperwork) and don't know how will I manage all this. Social skills is a must to be a landlord in the place where I live. Here everyone is very social and someone like me is considered insane. Unless you are a social beast, people won't take you seriously and create problems (bullying, bad behavior).
I would really appreciate if someone guided me on how to tackle all these problems. Please help.
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