Tag: mental health

• Things change all the time

  It’s been good couple of days since I last posted. It’s not like me to take a few days off from blogging, but then, I am a beginner blogger and my habits may change, especially after I state everything about my life history (you know, all the Home Group stuff and such) but this time…

  Magda Z.

  November 16, 2021

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  communication, employment, food, mental health, naive, neurotypicals, workplace bullying

• I cancelled my shift

  Around 2am it finally occurred to me that I won’t be able to continue as a hotel housekeeper, at least not in this hotel and not for so many hours. Especially after not having slept properly. So I emailed the guy from the agency to let him know that I won’t be back but I…

  Magda Z.

  October 27, 2021

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  employment, mental health, physical health

• Being off work – a little sum up

  From what I remember, the last time I was actually at work was around the end of April, so it’s approximately 6 months now. Therefore I’d like to sum up this time here, not from the perspective of someone who can’t find a job (I did only start looking recently and received some job offers…

  Magda Z.

  October 24, 2021

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  autistic identity, diagnosis, employment, fraud, mental health, mum, naive, narcissist, Poland, psychosis, unemployment, workplace bullying

• Talking about difficult experiences

  So today I had my second day of an online training for live in carer. When we were about to discuss dementia I decided to share my recent experience with mum: I said how I had to finally accept that she has dementia after her state deteriorated rapidly but just a few months ago her…

  Magda Z.

  October 22, 2021

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  autistic identity, communication, employment, mental health, mum, neurotypicals, Poland, workplace bullying

• The strangest thing ever just happened to me

  I was meant to have an interview in a care home not too far from where I live at 2pm today. It was this one that was arranged by a recruitment consultant who really insisted on me going there. I felt a bit uneasy today, thinking, I have no written confirmation for that interview and,…

  Magda Z.

  October 15, 2021

  communication

  communication, employment, mental health, psychosis

• What is going to happen now? (Me vs Home Group)

  So, those who read me regularly (it seems that there are a couple of people who do) may know that an inspiration to set up this blog was my focus on how autistics communicate and how different it may be from neurotypical communication (but how do neurotypical communicate???). By communication I don’t just mean how…

  Magda Z.

  October 13, 2021

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  autistic identity, communication, mental health, naive, neurotypicals, Poland, psychosis, workplace bullying

• My psychiatric nurse

  So, first of all I wanted to say my psychiatric nurse is absolutely lovely person and a brilliant communicator. I can appreciate that especially because, as an autistic person, I have a history of failed attempts at receiving support from various people and organisations. I will not be going into details here but it all…

  Magda Z.

  October 12, 2021

  communication

  communication, mental health

• How I celebrated World Mental Health Day

  I sent a following email today to Mr Mark Henderson, CEO of ‘The Company’ (they’re real!), and copy to Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, world wide known expert on autism, who’s always willing to help autistics. Dear Mr Henderson, The last time I contacted you I was out of the country dealing with family issues so didn’t…

  Magda Z.

  October 10, 2021

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  challenging behaviour, mental health, workplace bullying

• Nothing will ever be the same again

  That’s how I feel: there’s something I need to say goodbye to but nothing else is going to appear in this place, or at least nothing positive. There will be unpaid bills and angry phone calls from my brother. Mum will never cook pierogi for me again. I’m unlikely to ever sleep in my family…

  Magda Z.

  October 2, 2021

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  being social, communication, coping, mental health, Poland, symbols

• Another day…

  Trigger warning: mentions self harm but also talks about nice weather and speaking up. It was another warm and sunny day so I made an effort to spend couple of hours outdoors. It still surprises me how the town changed over the years, since I was in secondary school. We didn’t have McDonald’s at the…

  Magda Z.

  September 28, 2021

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  employment, meaning of life, mental health, Poland, unemployment