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Being very passive (sh.itjust.works)

Hi!

I don't officially have autism but I suspect I do. My sister is autistic.

I'm at a point in my life where I'm struggling with responsibilities. My goto coping mechanism is to be extremely passive and do nothing but watching YouTube video's all day. Doing so, I feel worse and I think I need to find another way to "productively cope".

Any tips or people feeling the same way?

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[-] TerdFerguson@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Whether or not autism plays any role here, this sounds like depression-related behaviour.

YouTube videos all day will keep your dopamine reserves low. Best tip I can offer is to let yourself become bored instead and then use that feeling to propel you to do things away from your screens.

this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2026
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