u/Minimum_Lifeguard705

My manager asked me last night if I still had a hard Max of 20hrs a week. I told her no but I’m starting school in September so any shifts would have to follow the schedule. She said that she was glad and followed it up by saying that 9 employees got new jobs! My last job had 9 people excluding me who worked there. I am just so shocked at how many people work at these stores considering how few people ever close

Ok, this is an extremely complicated situation so I’m going to try and list all the contributing factors in the situation as briefly as possible)

My (18M) GF (X20) is getting her wisdom teeth out tomorrow. We have set up as many supports beforehand that we could (plenty of easy activities she can do in bed, plenty of foods she can eat, her mom is up for tomorrow and Thursday till midday, lots of comfort items) so all I’m worried about is her emotions and supporting her through that and through the pain.

We are both autistic and I have fibromyalgia (and highly suspected ME/CFS) and often use forearm crutches to move around (besides at work and in our one bedroom apartment)

I need advice on how I can support her and care for her after her mom leaves till she is healed. I will now list all the things to keep in mind

1. ⁠I often have fatigue in my body if I am mentally challenged in my emotions which makes it hard to do many physically challenging activities such as carrying or fine motor skills
2. ⁠I really struggle with empathy when it comes to pain due to my autism and my childhood
3. ⁠I need me time in order to not shutdown or have a meltdown
4. ⁠I need to take it easy on my body and brain because the only person “trained” (and who I trust) to get me through flares and meltdowns is my girlfriend
5. ⁠I feel extremely insecure about her wanting her mom there which is also making me feel even less empathy and I’m working overtime to offset that through active thought to get over the passive thoughts.

If there is anything else you feel you need to know, let me know.