Friends seem foreign to me since diagnosis
So here's the deal. Ever since I got my autism diagnosis (and a bit before that) I felt estranged of my friends. The differences keep getting bigger and I feel more lonely when I am with them.
I don't know how to connect anymore... because I am tired of the mask. And also noticing how hard I'm working (and they're not). I feel lonely and sad :(
How do you navigate this???
(please don't give me advice like ''did you tell them this'' because yes, and no they still don't understand me, which is the reason of this post.)