Tag: coping
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Snow
It doesn’t snow very often in England, let alone in March but here you go: I think I will use that as an excuse to stay indoors the entire day, curled up on the sofa. I’m glad I bought some food yesterday so I don’t need to go shopping today, although will probably need to…
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Broken boiler and a messy kitchen
The boiler lady finally arrived today. I don’t really know why she needed to go to the kitchen sink but she removed all dirty dishes from the sink. I asked her if she would like a cup of tea. She politely refused. She then went to the bathroom… I remember how I claimed on my…
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I’m decluttering
I got rid of almost all art suppliers. It makes me anxious. But I can now use my spare bedroom. I will probably sleep in it today, or at least I’ll try. I remember how a year ago I used to write quite dramatic posts from my bed in a hostel in Tomaszów. Anxiety over…
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Effective altruism (in Swindon)
I’m not sure if I understand the concept correctly but it seems to be about praising people and organisations that do good. I normally complain here about various options of support that seem to be available in the UK, but when one (especially an autistic one) reaches out, it turns out there’s nothing substantial there…
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I want to make John happy (my new relationship quest)
So, a couple of days ago I posted that after me and John got engaged, I started feeling confused and even got the idea that he needs to change! I was aware that could have been because I see relationships as a series of quests to complete and, after I completed one, I was looking…
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The happiness trap, book by Russ Harris
https://mentalhealthathome.org/2022/07/06/book-review-the-happiness-trap/ This is a post by a fellow blogger, Ashley Peterson. I didn’t read the book but the review is really interesting and gives some insights already. What I find particularly interesting is the advice that we shouldn’t be focusing on negative emotions while trying to work out what to do in a difficult situation…
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I had a dream that my mum simulated her own death (should I be talking meds ‘for autism’?)
I was in Poland and mum was with me. She was able to walk and speak normally. I don’t know how I found her but at some point I started wondering how come she’s alive and where she actually lives if I cancelled her care home payments. Then neighbours then started giving me various hints…
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Are we allowed to speak the truth about how certain autism support techniques make us feel?
I may make a longer post about the radio disability event tomorrow as I am rather shocked about something else now and feel like I want to discuss that instead, however the event went well and it turned out that not practicing my speech was a good choice. What I wanted to talk about now…
Autistic and me 