Anxiety and autism

Peanut22
Community Member
I have been dating the most kind hearted AMAZING guy for around about 6 months now. I am his 1st gf and our realtionship was pretty serious but a week ago he has broken things off as he said that he couldn't do it anymore because of his anxiety, stress and he was confused about his feelings for me. Stright after calling things off with me he deleted his fb and insta accounts. He been struggling alot this month as his new job is stressing him out and he has been puting alot of pressure on himself. He has high functioning autism aswell so he gets very confused about his feelings and always stress about how he should be feeling in the realtionship ect. He has even been comparing our realtionship to tvshows. He hasn't has much mental support at all and he stopped his anxiety medication a few months back and gone down the natural way. After the brake up i haven't contact him as he needs space but i am very worried about him but i know if i contact him he will shut me out even more. I need some advice
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Ell43
Community Member

Hey Peanut,

Wow sounds like you're in a really tricky situation! It can be so hard to know what to do when you're really worried about someone but they are shutting you out.

I guess the only thing you can really do is make sure they know you are there for them, even if they don't want your support right now, and then give them the space they are requesting.
If you're really concerned about his safety and mental health, I'd also suggest trying to think of a responsible friend or parent in that persons life that you can contact and let know what has been happening and that you can no longer be their support person but they will likely need somebody else to keep checking in with them and making sure they are doing ok.
I would suggest if he has a diagnosis of high functioning ASD and has previously been taking medication for anxiety, his parents are probably very aware of the difficulties he might face during a romantic relationship and so they may be prepared to provide him with the support he needs during this time.

I'm wondering Peanut, how have you been coping over the past week with the break up? The end of a relationship that you really valued can be super tough. Do you think you are dealing with it ok? Or has your concern about his stability shadowed your own feelings a little bit?
I think its important for everyone to remember that their feelings are important too, and just because someone else is going through a tough time, doesn't mean your feelings are any less valid.

Please let us know if there is anything else we can help you with on here!
Theres always support and advice available x

Peanut22
Community Member

Thank you so much for you're reply.

When he broke up with me he said he cant stay in touch with me because it was to hard for him, so i am just respecting his space as i dont want to push him even more away. I think one of his good friends is keeping a good eye out and i deffentaly know his mum would be there for him.

I have a anxiety disorder plus borderline disorder and some autism traits so i do understand how he would be feeling and why he eneded things. But i can deffentaly say that the brake up has blindsided me so i am still in a sate of shock. My family and friends plus my mental support worker has been a great help. But i am trying to limit the ppl who i talk to about what going on as some ppl think he is very cruel and didn't love me at all by his actions but they dont understand how a person can be when they cant cope. I just wish he didnt shut me out like this as i want to support him as i know how hard it can be when you are struggling mentality