
When WFH Backfired, and Increased My Anxiety
This is a story that took place a few years before I figured out I’m Autistic. My supposed dream come true of working from home turned out to be a recipe for high anxiety.
This is a story that took place a few years before I figured out I’m Autistic. My supposed dream come true of working from home turned out to be a recipe for high anxiety.
Here are 6 common things that tend to increase anxiety for Autistics, and the biggest reason why they they have that effect: it may not be what you think. Because they’re not bad things.
We often view our culture as “the way things are,” and this is especially true when it comes to displays of strength, but culture isn’t always right.
How to approach the “I’m Autistic” conversation so it goes better, and coping when it doesn’t.
Anxiety and sensory stuff can be difficult to pick apart, so I’d like to talk a bit about them and how they can intersect.
A few comments about four mental health myths that I’ve seen play out pretty consistently over the years.
Healing communication wounds with new experiences is a gradual process.
Once you discover your autism, you may realize just how severed the connection to yourself is, but it is possible to get in touch with yourself; to learn to trust your instincts better.
For autistics, it makes sense why we tend to avoid social situations; the majority of our interactions can be uncomfortable. But we can’t lean into the discomfort until we stop shaming ourselves.
Accountability partners is a popular concept, designed to keep us accountable to someone else in order to create motivation to get things done, but I have a different opinion.
Why thank you notes work might surprise you. Rather than relics of the past, these tools still serve an important purpose.
How social pressures shape our lives, and then people assume that’s what we wanted.
Here’s an example of how questioning painful thinking can push back against our internalized, negative and painful thought patterns, and give us back energy.
Socializing isn’t primarily about social skills. In fact, that’s the smallest factor, and the last thing to work on.
There are good reasons why job interviews are such strange experiences. Here are a few.
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