People have exactly a two-week limit on their sympathy. When you first break down, everyone is supportive. But if your depression lasts longer than a fortnight, they get incredibly annoyed.
You are not allowed to have long-term struggles. Society expects you to have a quick, cinematic breakdown, cry it out over the weekend, and bounce back to being productive by Monday.
The exact second they realize your depression isn't just a temporary mood swing but a constant struggle, the "take all the time you need" energy completely vanishes.
They stop checking in and start treating your mental state like a deliberate character flaw. You aren't struggling anymore; you are just "not trying hard enough" or "choosing to be miserable."
“you look tired is everything ok” i have been dragging my corpse of a body around for years i barely feel like a person everything feels like a chore basic tasks seem like crossing mountains & oceans & at this point it just seems like im waiting to die
Autistic: “I’m trying to understand.”
Partner: “You’re overthinking.”
Autistic: “your words and actions don’t align.”
Partner: “It’s not that deep.”
Autistic: “it is to me.”
AUTISM IS “FUN AND QUIRKY' UNTIL WE SHOW SIGNS OF AUTISM
SELF DESTRUCTION, OBSESSION, REPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR, COMMUNICATION ISSUES, ADDICTIONS, CONFUSION AND DISORIENTATION ECT.