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- I See Autistic & NeuroDivergent People Who Don’t KNOW their Minds Work DifferentlyReblogged. This is a great resource for those of us just figuring this stuff out. I am part of Generation X. The statistics for females of my generation are as follows: 80% of us that identify as female, who should’ve been diagnosed were missed, by the time we reached 18. That statistic is staggering whenContinue reading “I See Autistic & NeuroDivergent People Who Don’t KNOW their Minds Work Differently”
- When Narcissists Control You With FoodI watch copious amounts of YouTube videos trying to gain perspective on my lifetime of Parentification and perfectionism. My husband introduced me to Dr. Carter, that’s when my world tilted on its axis, and I realized I’d been looking at my world through someone else’s delusion. I’ve since found Dr. Ramani validating of my experience,Continue reading “When Narcissists Control You With Food”
- COVID in the houseMy husband tested positive yesterday, and is suffering from a symptomatic infection upstairs. Bedroom door closed, windows open, he sleeps. I’m worried about him, and how strong this case seems to be hitting him. I’m hopeful his normally strong immune system, with his three vaccines, will make this short and swift. I’m nervous. I wasContinue reading “COVID in the house”
- Music: “Here We Are Now Entertain Us”I have never had an attachment to pop culture, as is so common in America. I don’t like television, we don’t have one. We aren’t frequent movie go-ers, I take my son for the novelty of it, a new tradition over the past year. I refuse to aspire to the beauty culture standards created forContinue reading “Music: “Here We Are Now Entertain Us””
- Generation XThis one’s for us. Smashing Pumpkins and Perry Farrell “Jane Says,” performed live on Howard Stern. They are touring the US together. My 16 year old heart trapped in my 43 year old body would love to be there. 💗 https://youtu.be/K9qXNJtWYGg
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake DisorderI’ve learned recently about AFRID, or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, defined as: Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is an eating disorder. Children with ARFID are extremely picky eaters and have little interest in eating food. They eat a limited variety of preferred foods, which can lead to poor growth and poor nutrition.” – https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/arfid.htmlContinue reading “Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder”
- Sensory NeedsSensory processing disorder as defined by family doctor’s website: Sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how your brain processes sensory information (stimuli). Sensory information includes things you see, hear, smell, taste, or touch. SPD can affect all of your senses, or just one. SPD usually means you’re overly sensitive to stimuli thatContinue reading “Sensory Needs”
- Parentification: How Growing Up Too Fast Hurt MeWarning: may be triggering. Discusses child abuse and Parentification. Detailed trauma. I finally understand this concept after reading the article. After hearing it for decades from therapists. Reblogged from Medium. By Rachel Lam https://rachel-lam-phd.medium.com/parentification-how-growing-up-too-fast-hurt-me-a4087a5ac09f …What this is, is an example of a form of child abuse called parentification. The term was first introduced by researchersContinue reading “Parentification: How Growing Up Too Fast Hurt Me”
- I Am ExhaustedBeing an American in 2022 is exhausting. Being a female American currently, is a level of horror I never thought we’d have to deal with in our “progressive, work in progress, representative government.” I’ll leave my politics out of this. I want to share a different type of story today, one which I’ve never shared.Continue reading “I Am Exhausted”
- Borderlines are not ‘manipulative, malicious’ creatures.(Reblogged. I feel this so much.) I’m on the BPD awareness bandwagon today as you can probably tell from a few recent posts. One of the claims that really triggers me and is mentioned in the fourth story in the book Beyond Borderline is that people with BPD are manipulative and malicious. This is allContinue reading “Borderlines are not ‘manipulative, malicious’ creatures.”
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