We all experience emotions, but for people on the autistic spectrum it can be challenging to manage them. When I am sad, I can be extremely sad and forget that sadness is a temporary feeling. During times of intense sadness, I experience the ultimate feelings that life has just become too much. I feel I can no longer cope and do not want to exist in a world that I feel is uninhabitable. I do not have the energy that others seem to have. Even just the simple act of being outside of my house can depress me. Simply “being” on earth and growing up gives me a nagging feeling that there are many
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