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Things have been going so bad for me. What do I do?

ssSushiCat
Community Member

Things have been going so bad for me lately. I am autistic and I have adhd. Also a crap tonn of trauma (and probably ptsd) from growing up in an emotionally unavailable and abusive household.

 

Idk what to do anymore. I am currently living with my mother. We have very bad fights like all the time. She takes a lot of my emotions personally, says that I am constantly (verbally) attacking and terrorising her (not true) etc. She even called me an abuser when I tried to pack my bags and leave. Said a bunch of stuff like "you can't do this to me" etc. I don't understand what I am doing wrong anymore. I just wanna live my life in peace. 

 

Yesterday I had a bad meltdown (which lead to me having a horrible fight with my mum again and

i ended up having a panic attack) cause I honestly i can't handle this shit anymore. I have no money, no car/licence no job, no luck and no energy to get a job. And my plans to go to uni where ruined by absolutely horrible burnout. This is not how i planned things to go. 

 

I feel stuck, idk what to do. I even tried contacting the beyond blue counciling and that didn't work cause there was a point where it stopped sending my messages rendering the whole thing

useless. I have no money for a therapist. I don't have anyone to talk to. And I can't talk to my mother cause she will just yell at me again.

 

 

I honestly just wanna leave and never speak with my mother again. I did that with my father who was a narcissist.  But thats not really an option right now as I have no job or money and nowhere to go. I also still wanna go to uni and if I do that I will have to

give up on that. 

 

 

Honestly with how bad things have been going for me i

genually think I shouldn't even be alife at this point.

 

 

Idk what do I do? How do I help myself? I feel so tired and alone.

4 Replies 4

Hi there,

Thank you so much for sharing what you’re going through. We can hear the pain and exhaustion in your words, and we’re really sorry things feel this overwhelming right now.

You’ve shown so much courage in opening up, especially while living in such a tense and unsupported environment.

We’re so sorry to hear that your attempt to chat with Beyond Blue didn’t go through properly, that must have been incredibly frustrating. If you feel up to trying again, our support service is here for you 24/7 on 1300 22 4636 or by webchat: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support.

You’re not alone here. The way you’ve spoken shows so much insight, even in pain. Please keep posting, this community is here for you.

Kindly,
Sophie M

indigo22
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi ssSushiCat,

 

I have just been having a look at your previous posts and wanted to give you a couple of options.

 

Croix gave you the link for QLife in response to your last post.

 

There is also Amaze which is a helpline/chat for people on the autism spectrum, available 8am-7pm Monday to Friday.

 

The other suggestion I have is for Kids Helpline which is available 24/7 they also have a chat service. This service is available for people up to 25 years of age, I am not sure if you are under 25.

 

I highly suggest looking through these sites and talking with them about what you are dealing with, they will be able to let you know what services are available in your area.

 

I hear you when you say you are struggling and I am sorry you are having a difficult time, the best advice I have for you in helping yourself is to connect with these helplines to see how they may be able to advise you.

 

I hope this helps.

Take good care of yourself,

indigo

Thank you for your helpline suggestions. I didn't know that there was a help line for autistic people i will be sure to check it out. Thank you so much. 🙏🙏🙏 

Hi,

I just wanted to tell you your awesome ❤️ keep breathing and Believing you can do this i promise.