Kinda random, but this was on my mind so I thought I’d share it. There are a lot of things that society views as signs of disrespect or shadiness that actually sometimes are due to other challenges. Examples: – People will assume a person is lying because they don’t make eye contact. But many neurodivergentContinue reading “Maybe It’s Not Personal”
Tag Archives: Mental Health
Doing MY Best
Can I be honest? I still carry a lot of shame and blame… for things that I know aren’t even my fault. And I’m not even talking about deep past stuff. I’m talking about if someone’s in a bad mood, I still feel like it’s my job to fix it—that I failed them in some way.
It’s wild how childhood stuff shows up in adulthood. We can be so hard on ourselves.
But what if we’re actually doing our best?
Done Being the Village Bonfire
Some of us give our all to everyone else. And when we are on “low battery” we keep giving out of our emptiness. Well, I hit my wall and decided I wasn’t giving anything this weekend. I’m taking this time to reset. And maybe you should, too.
To Be Honest, I’m P*ssed
When I look at my life and what it is, versus what it could be with supports, it’s the most gut-wrenching, soul destroying feeling in the pit of my stomach…. I think the thing that makes it most bile-like is knowing that I could have had a completely different life, if my society was notContinue reading “To Be Honest, I’m P*ssed”