#neuro problems

[spookysalem13]

🐝 I don't watch TV, but I do this with music, podcasts & YouTube.

It's a neurodivergent thing, if you know, you know 😁

[crazycatsiren]

Often times I'm reminded of the average person's utter ignorance when it comes to anything disability related.

"But you can work from home?" Bro, what part of "I'm unable to work because I'm disabled" do you not understand.

Because if I can work from home, then I can work in an office. It's the "working" aspect that's the point here.

[haxypaxybobaxy]

Does anyone else experience neurodivergent crash after long days of like… anything social

[countessravengrey]

Okay, I feel like I read something to this effect, but hopefully, my AuDHD/Neurodivergent siblings can help me out here.

There's two (at least) types of autistic burnout?? (and I don't think these are the terms, but that's why the query):

Ongoing (Chronic) - as in I've been exhausted since middle school (a long, long time ago in this galaxy of a human), and that will probably never get better unless I become rich and never have to work/worry about money/stay in this collapsing empire of a country ever again.

Episodic (Acute) - basically a collapse that happens every so often because all the self-care, reducing triggers, shadow work, etc won't change the fact that i still have to mask in most of my everyday life because the society I live in won't let me just EXIST so I can get some fucking rest. It feels like I'm sick, but like, what are the symptoms? Besides I CAN'T™️ and lots of sleeping? Who knows?? I don't know what feeling rested when you wake up feels like, but I know when I'm so far beyond my usual exhaustion that I cannot get out of bed and canceling entire days' worth of appointments, work, and social events is just *snaps fingers* fine (not fine; I've had multiple panic attacks all week) when it's normally impossible for me to even consider canceling things. Executive function, self-care, totally kaput. Nothing in the tank.

This latter one could possibly be classified as shutdown, but I generally think of that as a sudden temporary thing with a very specific trigger that lasts a few hours, maybe as much as a day or two, and then you recover to your base level.

What I'm talking about lasts a minimum of a few days and usually longer (weeks), depending on how quickly i just give in to it, instead of trying to fight my way out of/through it.

Whereas a shutdown feels instant and very temporary, like someone unplugged a jukebox (because tags in my shirt in the middle of this crowd under florescent lights), this feels more like when a building is on fire for some time and most of it has burned away, and finally, the skeleton structure of it just...... falls over in a semi-slo-mo heap, just...

collapses

There's a trigger, yes, but the house was already on fire, and it's more like the straw that broke the camel's back or a stiff breeze hitting the burning building just so. And it's still burning after the collapse btw. It just...I don't know, turns to embers after a while and you get on with life.

Does that sound right? Or is there a whole layer I'm missing?

[Please comment, reblog, tag people you think will have a useful take on this, etc]

Edit: added the terms 'chronic' and 'acute', as I believe this would be accurate from a clinical standpoint

[arctic-hands]

Tw wegovy talk

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The fuck do you mean Maryland doesn't cover wegovy and ozempic and makes you do bariatric surgery instead. Does this include diabetes? The fuck?

[leftabit-leftabit]

Anyone else feel guilty correcting someone when they use the wrong pronouns for them?

I mean, I know it's still early days and I understand that it'll take a while for 'They/Them' to become the only/ 'go to' pronouns for me. People forget, yes, they're only human and my family are trying so bloody hard, and they'll even correct themselves if/when they catch it.

I just don't want to be that overbearing person who has to constantly correct anyone and everyone. But then if I brush it off and not mention it, I know if I don't say anything that it'll just happen again.

Either way, they both make me feel bad.

Anxiety sucks! *Shakes fist*

[chronicallyuniconic]

every morning I ask "what the fuck is wrong with me' & remember exactly what's wrong🥲

#i am in denial

[cheerfullycatholic]

So far this year's been awful with something bad or uncomfortable and expensive happening every month and I'm going to be so sad if I end up not being able to go to or have fun at Hamilton I think that'd kill me

[sentimentalslut]

me, acquiring spanish between the ages of 3 and 18: why are my parents forcing me to do this. this is so stupid.

me as an adult: holy shit this is the most useful skill i've ever obtained in my entire life

[spookysalem13]

I'm an AuDHD introvert. I socialize well in small, short bursts. Which is why I excel at customer service at my current job lol 😆

I don't like people unless they're through a screen. People often give me anxiety, I feel uncomfortable being myself.

Working as an introvert with neurodivergent needs can be quite the chaotic ride. 🙃

I come home and jump right back into bed. I turn on the AC, find myself a soft blanket and am always done with people for the day.

[crazycatsiren]

If the mental stuff would not also create physical symptoms, and the physical stuff would not also create mental symptoms, that would be great.

[wizardnuke]

holy fucking two day migraine

[sapphicautistic]

GUESS WHO GOT A VOICEMAIL ABOUT SCHEDULING MY TILT TABLE TEST

[marmorada]

I love waking up to my 67 year old father having a 14 year old girl style silent treatment bitchfit because he's decided overnight I'm faking my hand problems for mysterious reasons and I just love being humiliated by going to class without properly brushing my hair & also do it on purpose to, idk, screw him. Because somehow this has anything to do with him at all. I guess I need to be more understanding of his apparently grievous pain and ruin my hands even more so he can stare at my hair or whatever the fuck reason this bothers him so fucking bad.

[theghostintheskeletonkey]

In today's episode of ADHD:

A merciful return to routine.

[wattleflower]

I've been working as a cleaner and trolley collector at a supermarket for a few months now, and as someone who is neuro divergent I do recommend it as there is a lot of routine.

However, that being said, if anything in the schedule changes I'm so bothered by it. Usually it's little things, like a meeting I have to attend or an extra job to my list of jobs, which is fine annoying but I can deal with that. But every now and then, someone calls in sick or doesn't show up and my whole schedule is thrown out the window!

Especially if that person was originally doing trolleys on one of our busy days. Which then completely derails my list of jobs for the day.

So while I do recommend working at supermarkets as a cleaner and/or trolley collector, keep in mind that routine will not stay the same.