Tag: neurotypicals
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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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Why autistic men are so stubborn sometimes?
Mind you, this is just a theory. It’s about my fiancé, John. I broke up with him in winter and since we decided to try again I can see he really improved his communication skills. He speaks to me in a gentle voice now and he stopped hitting his thigh with the edge of his…
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A card for my psychiatric nurse (hidden meanings)
As you may know my psychiatric nurse will be leaving in a few days and my last appointment with her will be in two days. Initially I was meant to be discharged but eventually my psychiatrist decided to keep me on his books for a little bit longer. I wanted to get a card for…
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Collective illusions
I just read a post on Ashley Peterson’s blog that discuss something what readers of my blog should know – I’ll quote Ashley here: This post explores some of the issues that came up in Todd Rose’s book Collective Illusions, which I reviewed a few months ago. Collective illusions are the social norms and expectations that…
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Follow the flow of what?
This is just another post about my digital detox, and I didn’t want to call it just ‘digital detox’ while ‘feeling a bit better’ doesn’t seem appropriate in case I’ll feel worse again soon. I really do not know what is symptom of what, and that is the problem, but since yesterday evening I feel…
Autistic and me 