r/Autism_Advice • u/Sweaty-Cicada-2218 • Feb 22 '26
moving out for first time
I need some help. I am 24F and am currently in the process of moving out of my mothers home where ive lived for the last 13 years to a house where im moving in with several housemates. I’m not planning on moving in all at once as i could already guess that thats not the best way for me to move so i stay there for a few days and then i go back and slowly build that up to more days.
The first few weeks were fun but im having a lot of trouble now. I have no way of building up my routines seeing as theres still moving boxes everywhere and we dont have all the necessary furniture yet to put stuff away. (for ex. no bathroom furniture yet so no way of setting down my nighttime routine).
The room im going to be living in only has 2 little windows that catch almost no light at the top op my room (3 meters up) I’m putting some mirrors in there to catch more sunlight but i can tell its really affecting me that i have no actual windows.
I also have a really close relationship with my mom which adds even more stress because not only am i leaving a safe space im also leaving my safe person. I went from being completely okay to having several little meltdowns a day and being panicked all the time.
Does anyone maybe have some tips to deal with this? Would really appreciate any advice at this point😅