I am currently in a social event and I am too exhausted to have conversations, so I figured I just pretend I’m busy texting by writing this post. I have to stay here for at least two more hours and I have two more (social) things to do tomorrow… one of them I’ll probably cancel because it is just too much but I did not think of an excuse yet… I feel dishonest and I really hate it, but I also didn’t have really good experiences coming out as autistic… it has never felt accomodating and often pretty invalidating. My depression has been hitting harder than usual, which is extra hard because I have to pretend I am okay just to avoid interactions I can’t handle right now. So anywhere I’m not even trying to make a point here I just need something to keep be busy and not make me look weird. Anyways, wish me luck idk, I’m really not enjoying life a lot rn :I

Edit: thanks a lot everyone! I read the replies several times, it has been reassuring and as a plus it kept me busy yesterday. :)

  • rynzcycle@kbin.social
    7·
    11 months ago

    My go to, “Stomach Problems”. It’s slightly embarrassing, but ain’t no one gonna ask a follow-up question. Bonus believability if you order some sushi or otherwise dodgy food.

    • SuddenDownpour@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Another good one is migraines. Migraines are untimely if they want to be, and no one is going to go and scan your brain to look for them, so it’s perfectly plausible. They can also feel fairly similar to social burnout, so in the scale of lies it’s an incredibly mild one.

    • yesdogishere@kbin.social
      26·
      11 months ago

      best thing to do is always avoid social events. avoid all contact. playing mmos is best. also convert house into fortress with remote cams and weapons systems.