Autism Masking and Camouflaging: Part 2
I wanted to expound upon my explanation and personal experience with masking and camouflaging that I shared yesterday because its weight in my life, and […]
self-esteem
Listening to Myself
Yesterday was indeed a hot day. I managed to keep the house relatively cool with fans and thankfully, I fell asleep at night okay, which […]
Am I Worth It?
It turns out that staining a rough deck with worn and uneven wood is a lot of work. Using a paint roller, even one graded […]
Self-Esteem
This week has felt really hectic and scattered and I’m craving my usual routine. I’ve had appointments every day and stressful regressions on our home […]
ACL Surgery for Our Dog
I have a sore throat this morning. I guess I’m coming down with a cold, which always begin this way for me. Despite being sick […]
Setting Limits
I made it through another week’s trauma therapy session. After turning physically ill last week when my therapist had me visualizing aspects of the memories […]
Don’t Cure Me
I’m irritated about something this morning. It greatly offends me when people talk about treating or curing autism or symptoms of autism. Autism is not […]
Insecurities of Being an AS Wife
One of my chronic anxieties that despite fairly frequent reassurance otherwise continues to persist is that my husband resents me because I’m autistic. That may […]
