Autism Chrysalis

Category: Stress

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Frustrations and Fears In Burnout Recovery

Early stages of burnout recovery comes with a lot of doubts. But it will get better.

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Autistic Burnout Recovery Course Now Available!

My long-awaited autistic burnout recovery course is now available! We start September 7th, 2024. Here’s a brief overview and links to learn more.

On The Overwhelm of Becoming Who I Will Be

This is a very personal reflection on the overwhelm of a life transition in the time between who I am and who I will be.

I Said No: How I Dealt with Anxiety Waiting for a Backlash

Here’s the brief story of how I stood up for my needs by saying no to someone, and then how I dealt with the anxiety for a week waiting for a backlash from that.

Is it rude for Autistics to spend holidays in their room?

Is it rude for Autistics to spend holiday gatherings in their room, or opt out, instead of with the family? Is it promoting bad behavior? And how do you explain it to family members?

When You Hate Being Perceived

Here’s what might be going on if you hate being perceived, if it feels bad or awful, especially if you’re Autistic or otherwise different from the majority around you.

Aiming for A “Good Day” Is Too Much Pressure

If one thing goes wrong in your day, does it feel like the whole day is ruined? When it clicked for me that I didn’t have to categories the entire day that way, a lot of things felt better.

The World Is In Crisis

It’s so easy to become paralyzed by anxiety around thoughts of all the things wrong in the world. Here’s my method of getting free enough to do something to make the world a little bit better.

A Tale of Two Phone Calls (and Anxiety)

Phone calls can be quite stressful. When I used to need to make them a lot, I often could not force myself to pick up the phone. Here’s what I learned from that.