Hi everyone. I’m writing because I feel completely burnt out, like an empty shell with no drive left, and I need to understand if there is a way out for someone starting from a situation like mine.
I have received verbal diagnostic hypotheses of Level 1 Autism and ADHD (AuDHD), along with obsessive traits and OCD. I live by extremely rigid routines (listening to the same music, my environment must be millimetrically precise) and the slightest change sends me into a tailspin. I am in a state of total apathy and burnout. When the emotional pressure becomes unbearable, I have meltdowns where I vent my anger on objects. I have a history marked by a past suicide attempt, and even today, I deal with recurring suicidal thoughts.
I live in a toxic environment. My father is absent; my mother has a history of physical violence toward me and now uses me as an emotional punching bag. I feel trapped. I can’t work because I can’t even conceive of the idea of working. I’m not interested in working for money, but I wouldn't be able to do it even for something I like. I feel as if I have no will of my own: I passively adapt to other people, I can never make a decision, and I feel literally "shut off." I have no goals because I don't have the energy to want anything.
I am currently following a path at my local mental health center (CSM), but I feel a constant prejudice. People close to me think I’m just looking for "excuses." The truth is that in my mind, there is only a sort of desire to have a disability allowance or some kind of help, even though I know it’s a utopia and perhaps, to the world, it is also wrong and ridiculous. But it’s the only thing that feels like it could give me some peace.
I want to get an official diagnosis to understand who I am and finally be able to find some serenity. I don’t care about success or a career; I just want the peace I’ve been missing since I was a kid.
What I am asking you:
Has anyone obtained support or disability benefits for Autism/ADHD or psychiatric conditions starting from a state of total lack of will and interest in everything?
How do you handle the weight of being judged by those who don’t see the void and the decisional paralysis you have inside?
Is it possible to rebuild a life when you feel so empty and your family environment destroys you every single day?
Thank you to anyone who responds seriously.