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How to deal with post-work exhaustion? (self.autism)
submitted 4 months ago by NationProtons to c/[email protected]
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I feel so tired after half a day of work, never mind working a full day. After a couple of weeks of this, when i get home, i have no energy left for anything. Even things I usually enjoy.

Everything feels like a drag at that point and I can’t seem to do anything to improve this.

Doing this for a few more months usually ends up with me having to quit my job or i will get so tired and sick I can’t do anything anymore.

How to deal with this?

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Increase your working memory capacity by playing 60-minute sessions of working memory games on Lumosity.

Absolute best thing an autistic person can do for mental/social fatigue.

[–] NationProtons 1 points 4 months ago

Does this actually transfer to real life situations though?

I found one of the best ways to improve my working memory for certain tasks, it’s just to do those tasks.

Like, I used to be really bad at cooking, but in the past months, I’ve been preparing meals every day. And I noticed it’s easier to figure out what things to combine from the fridge, keep everything in my head and work on preparing the parts without having to rely too much on timers and recipes to know when and how to prepare things.