@actuallyadhd @autistics

Today my brain went something like: Ghhaaaaaarrggggghhhhh! ... 💡!
I think a penny got stuck a long while back & finally worked itself loose & dropped.

I started looking into & bullet journalling several years ago after my brief encounter with mental health services & the woman running the 6 session group therapy suggested it.

Thanks to Pinterest I quick fell in love with the idea, though possibly for the wrong reasons as I have never been able to wrap my head round trying to recreate or at least achieve something that functions how I want & somehow with zero extra time & effort achieving such decorative masterpieces.

The first 2 - 3 years it sort of worked but the effort of hand drawing every page & the time it consumed seemed to be eating at me & in the last 2 - 3 years it began to percolate through to me that it might be part of why I lack the spoons, time & energy to do anything.

In the last few years I kept falling behind & would spend the early months of the new year finishing my entries for last year transferring them from note app to physical bullet journal.

This year, I got last year's up to date but this year's feels like a non-starter. January & February are drawn up & ready to fill in but I'm just not feeling it.

I guess today is the day I say, nope to adding something potentially useful but ultimately getting in the way of trying to improve my life.
So, no more bullet journalling this year, though I might, when the mood takes me & I can actually spare the spoons look at what things I'd actually find useful to track & maybe track them separately in the future unless I find the ideal solution to my bullet journalling woes.

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#Hyperfocus #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#Focus #SelfCare

@actuallyadhd @autistics I saw a NYT story about autistics working in professional kitchens. It occurred to me to ask folks in /r/kitchenconfidential for their experiences with autistics in kitchens—not for me but for the community here and on autistic subreddits.

I think you'll be pleased by the response. In a nutshell: a LOT of folks in professional kitchens are autistic, AuDHD, or ADHD. I imagine that they're L1 or 2.

https://www.reddit.com/r/KitchenConfidential/s/rUwpUJBSsJ

#actuallyautistic #actuallyaudhd #actuallyadhd

  Mutual aid for April

Nothing new yet, PLEASE REBOOST

(68/800)

Added Patreon funds

It's me, JJ, hi. I'm raising money for medicine and food - the single disability check pays for our family's utilities and nothing more.

I am intersex, queer, visibly disabled, biracial, schizophrenic, and probably at least a few other things that society frowns upon. Our house is falling apart, we have no hot water heater, and I'm very immunocompromised.

We need $800 to survive April - This includes doctors, prescriptions, basic medical supplies, and groceries.

You can help!

First there's Paypal. It's fast, and you can even send just a couple of dollars. Any amount helps.

https://paypal.me/ramavabray

And then there's Patreon, where our music and art and such go. You can see all the projects going on. Did you know I've been slowly working on writing enough music to be considered an album this year? Maybe I'll succeed!

https://patreon.com/ifwhen

So please help. Give if you're able, and boost. We're really struggling and need your help.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you have the kind of day you want to have.

@mutualaid @[email protected]

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Made the mistake of trying to run two simple errands on a Saturday.

First stop, my usual grocery store. Zero open parking spots and 3 different people not up to the task of parking their stupidly oversized SUVs.

Second stop, backup grocery where I was "lucky" enough to get a parking spot, but where they didn't have half the things on my list.

Third stop, Trader Joe's. 'Nuff said.

Now home, in my basement, bordering on a complete, non-speaking shutdown.

Oh, and I forgot the coffee. Wasn't on the list, therefore didn't exist.

@autistics

#auDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD

Hello. I'm Alex. Hope you're doing well. It's a public holiday here in Wales for Good Friday, and probably the same where you are too.

I'm neurodivergent and my spidey-sense is tingling like crazy today. (Not having a great day.)

I'm alone and wondering if anyone else out there is alone and feels they'd like someone to chat with?!

Hello to all you wonderful folk out there on Good Friday. Hope you have a glorious Easter weekend.

Happy Easter! Pasg Hapus! ✝️🐤🥚

@autistics

#happyeaster #pasghapus #neurodivergent #autistic #adhd #cptsd #actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd

GOAL REACHED! Thank you everyone.

Counting down the hours

(950/950)

We now have one more clinic to pay for by tomorrow. We need to raise the last $80 in LESS THAN 24 hours. I'm very scared and need to be able to continue treatment.

Give if you're able, and boost. We're down to the wire, and I'm scared. Help us continue to live.

https://paypal.me/ramavabray

Thank you for reading.

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#TransCrowdFund
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@mutualaid @[email protected]

GOAL REACHED! Thank you everyone.

(870/950)

Thank you to everyone who's helped us so far.

We now have one more clinic to pay for by Tuesday. That's ONE DAY to raise $80. Please help! I'm very scared and need to be able to continue treatment.

Please help. Give if you're able and boost. We're down to the wire, and I'm scared.

https://paypal.me/ramavabray

https://patreon.com/ifwhen

Thank you for reading.

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#IndigenousMutualAid
#TransMutualAid
#TransCrowdFund
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@actuallyadhd @autistics

Ever had one of those days where, it's been so frelling long that you've forgotten what it's like to not be in burnout but you're also just mad at everything because there's no way out of burnout?

No official diagnosis & your GP threw out the preliminary test that said you're a good candidate for autism that you got years ago. The waiting list is impossibly long so by the time you:
1) Pluck up the dice / spoons to face the GP (I'm still working on it 😣)...
2) Get an appointment & (by a miracle) maybe still have the dice / spoons...
3) Actually persuade the GP an AuDHD diagnosis is what you need...
4) Jump through whatever hoops to get the preliminaries sorted...
5) Get the green light for getting a diagnosis...

... You'll be waiting so long, you won't need it anymore as you're too old to work & are on minimum pension.

My messed up bodyclock doesn't help either.

Oh, it's you Depression... 😫... Just what I need 😡😩.

I hate it when I give myself reality checks 😔.

#AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic
#MindFog #Burnout #Spoons #NoSpoons
#SelfCare #Depression
#Life #Sleep #Insomnia #SleepProblems