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My Irrational breakdown Forum

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I feel like I am on the verge of breaking down a lot lately. I know myself and I know some of it has to do with my depression, and some of it has to do with my brain's habit of going 'and then, and then, and then, and then!' In other words, I make life insurmountable by having too many focuses at one time...

So I wanted to start a forum where I can just sloooooow down, and take it one step at a time.

If you wanna join me in this, finish this sentence with me,

"I have a lot on my mind, but the one thing I should do right now is...
 
Yes, one thing at a time. Myself and many others here suffer from hyper focus. We excel at one thing, but flounder at many.
 
......Keep myself calm. This was referring to before I knew I was accepted in the business program. I explain why this is a big deal to me. I had trouble getting a job as a software developer. I have gotten a lot of interviews, but was not able to get the job. The business program that I'm accepted in now will pay for living expenses and give me training to build a business. This will allow me to earn an income doing something I like to do instead of doing survival work that most people do in this world that they don't like. It was hard to keep myself together as I have been waiting for 2 months and my unemployment was going to run out soon. But the biggest thing helped me to stay calm is all the members on here that offer me great support during those two months. Thanks everyone.
 
......Keep myself calm. This was referring to before I knew I was accepted in the business program. I explain why this is a big deal to me. I had trouble getting a job as a software developer. I have gotten a lot of interviews, but was not able to get the job. The business program that I'm accepted in now will pay for living expenses and give me training to build a business. This will allow me to earn an income doing something I like to do instead of doing survival work that most people do in this world that they don't like. It was hard to keep myself together as I have been waiting for 2 months and my unemployment was going to run out soon. But the biggest thing helped me to stay calm is all the members on here that offer me great support during those two months. Thanks everyone.
sweeeet!
 
I am at a very vital moment in my life. I am currently going to College and consider dropping out because it looks like its useless and all for nothing. But i am struggling entering the world of business, I am very motivated and ready to start a business but the thing is i don't know how. So i have to find out what my business will be about, what market it will enter, who it will cater to, it has healthy competition,Its profitable.

I think finding out what i want to do is important. Then i will sort out the finance and see what the UK's business conditions work like.
 
...... The business program that I'm accepted in now will pay for living expenses and give me training to build a business. This will allow me to earn an income doing something I like to do instead of doing survival work that most people do in this world that they don't like...

Good job, C.W.! Congratulations!


I make life insurmountable by having too many focuses at one time... So I wanted to start a forum where I can just sloooooow down, and take it one step at a time. If you wanna join me in this, finish this sentence with me,

"I have a lot on my mind, but the one thing I should do right now is...

Go make dinner because it's already 8:30pm here.
 
...kick back, relax, and watch my new favorite tv show! I just got back from work and my latest obsession is a tv show, Supernatural. I love it. Today's been a day from hell at work and i really need a break. I spent half my shift at work shuttdown or approaching a shutdown and that hasn't happened in a while.
 
...is tell myself to hush and be kinder to myself, because thinking of the worst-case scenario for every aspect of my life only invites me to live up to it, and then it's my own fault.
 
ASD and depression is indeed a rough combination.

Causing the mind "race" is tiring enough at times. Throw in negative thoughts and it's exhausting. Just another reason to try to live only one day at a time and at the most, look only a few hours beyond your horizon.
 
ASD and depression is indeed a rough combination.

Causing the mind "race" is tiring enough at times. Throw in negative thoughts and it's exhausting. Just another reason to try to live only one day at a time and at the most, look only a few hours beyond your horizon.
I guess one of my problems with me to live one day at a time is because I'm a planer. But since I learned there times of my life I worry about a lot of things, I started to learn to take things one day at a time.
 
I guess one of my problems with me to live one day at a time is because I'm a planer. But since I learned there times of my life I worry about a lot of things, I started to learn to take things one day at a time.

Good point. I'm a "planner" too. Very organized, often courtesy of my OCD as well. So it does take a certain amount of mental discipline not to look too far beyond your horizon. When things get really bad or scary, I try to confine thinking about the future only in terms of a few hours tops.
 
...shut the door to block some noise so I can concentrate!

My task list is thankfully small at the moment.
 

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