u/Dumbasscollective

hi! so our therapist has cleared my system to be able to learn to drive, granted that our protector learns and i co front / be co con with him. im wondering how others with DID learnt to drive even with the dissociation and anxiety of not knowing how other cars will react / what to do in split second decisions. im really anxious about learning but unfortunately it needs to be done as the city we live in does not have public transportation. any advice helps!! thank you!

hi, im 22 and diagnosed with level 2 autism but when i was diagnosed the lady told me i fit into Some level 3 categories but not enough to diagnose me. i was just wondering what experiences people diagnosed with level 2 autism have :) i want to compare mine to other peoples!! i personally have a really hard time understanding things and need clarification and reassurance for like . everything. im also extremely sensitive (but that could be the BPD.) i have high empathy towards animals and inanimate objects but with humans not So much.

i was wondering also if theres anyone out there with level 2 autism that has a job / lives away from family. my family arent the best and i Want to be able to get a job and live independently (and my family are kind of forcing that on me) but im scared i wont be able to do it myself.

also can you drive and how was learning how to drive? im genuinely afraid of driving / learning how to drive / the other people on the road, but i live with my grandpa who can no longer drive and my family lives about a half hour away so anywhere i need to go (doctors appointments) i have to uber. i already dont have a job so im using my moms money which she isnt happy about lmao so i might need to learn how to soon but its So Terrifying to me. how did you get through it / dont have a meltdown or panic attack?

hi, so my papa isnt diagnosed yet but his mother had alzheimers and the doctors think he has it. im not sure if it matters in this sub if he’s diagnosed or not but i wanted to preface with that.

randomly this week he’s started getting very bad hallucinations and is fully in some sort of episode. he hears voices, sees my nana (deceased) and thinks people are trying to kill him. we immediately called his doctor and took him to the er for testing. physically he is fine (no infections) but its like he has jumped from early stages into getting really bad. i have autism and im not really sure how to help my papa. he is waking me up every night to check if people are outside the house or that hes hearing / seeing things. ive tried to explain that it isnt real and he says he understands but next minute he forgets. he cries because hes scared. im not sure what to do and i really need advice. i am the only one living with my papa, (my mom lives across town) and im not sure i can do this by myself. i am just looking for advice and maybe some words of encouragement. thank you for reading :)

Edit : i also want to say that i am very scared because i dont know if i can do this myself. i have memory issues as well as a disorder that causes me to think things arent real / i am dreaming and his episode are causing my disorders to flare up. is there like a care worker or nurse that can come over and help or something like that? i just want to know if theres any professional who could come over and be of better help.

i keep having dreams about getting back together with my abusive ex husband. i still get nightmares about him regularly but it seems like weekly i get these happy dreams where we apologize to each other (even though theres really nothing for me to apologize for) and everything goes well and hes actually nice to me and we make up. i currently have a partner and these dreams make me feel like im cheating on him even though im not wanting them to happen. i feel extremely distressed and distraught when i wake up from these dreams. is there any way to stop them or to try and somehow change the direction of the dream? i dont want to have these anymore. i’d rather have nightmares :( and Why would i continue to get these dreams even though i am not in love with him anymore and have no desire to ever see / talk to him again let alone Be in a relationship again.

i keep having dreams about getting back together with my abusive ex husband. i still get nightmares about him regularly but it seems like weekly i get these happy dreams where we apologize to each other (even though theres really nothing for me to apologize for) and everything goes well and hes actually nice to me and we make up. i currently have a partner and these dreams make me feel like im cheating on him even though im not wanting them to happen. i feel extremely distressed and distraught when i wake up from these dreams. is there any way to stop them or to try and somehow change the direction of the dream? i dont want to have these anymore. i’d rather have nightmares :( and Why would i continue to get these dreams even though i am not in love with him anymore and have no desire to ever see / talk to him again let alone Be in a relationship again.