My dear and loyal readers, you know the drill by now, I’m an Aspie, I have various medical conditions and various disabilities, and I’m Queer as that rainbow that’s coming after the thunderstorm that’s currently raging outside your window. Here’s the thing though. Having a list of labels a mile long means I can quiteContinue reading “When you’ve met one person with…”
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Asperger’s and addiction
Over the past couple of years I’ve been ridding myself of the harmful behaviours and practices that I’ve let become a part of my stimming and my meltdown management. It’s been an interesting ride and I’m not quite there yet. Here is a list of the things I’ve accomplished: No more scratching until I’m bleedingContinue reading “Asperger’s and addiction”
Meltdown – a poem
Wanting to crawl out of my skin, Creatures move as anxiety sets in. Doubts rush through my head, It’s the frustration that I dread. Vocal chords and brain detach, Can’t find the key to open the latch. Lights are too bright to see, Sounds seem to deafen me. Hard to explain to an NT, HowContinue reading “Meltdown – a poem”
Grief with Asperger’s
If you read my blog regularly, you know that I recently lost my Grandad. It’s been tough. Grandad was and is my first hero. He was the man who gave me a love of so many things and taught me about language. I still feel like I’m caught in some terrible dream. Everyone goes throughContinue reading “Grief with Asperger’s “
Stimming, the good and the bad
Now before I get down to the nitty gritty of this post, I just want to point out that everyone stims – stim is short for sensory stimulation. Those of us on the Autistic Spectrum tend to have less control over our stims and the need to do so, but every human stims to aContinue reading “Stimming, the good and the bad”
Trapped inside emotion – an Aspie perspective on dealing with emotions
Emotions are confusing things for me. Big terrifying balls of confusion, even the happy ones. They feel like they are consuming me, and combine a particularly powerful one with external stimuli and I would really like to crawl out of my skin. When I get stuck inside an emotion, I become trapped in a cycleContinue reading “Trapped inside emotion – an Aspie perspective on dealing with emotions”
Mental Health Check-In
Things are changing when it comes to my mental health. They are slow and gradual changes, but they are changes nonetheless. Things are taking a gradual move into the positive direction and I want to document that here on my blog. I’m not going to cut any corners in this post, so I suggest youContinue reading “Mental Health Check-In”
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