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I am exhausted
It’s 6.30am and I decided to write down all the active diagnoses I’m managing. Yesterday, I had a medical appointment for a minor concern and to my surprise, I came out with a new, incurable diagnosis of something else. Out of all the medical problems I have, it really isn’t the worst one. Not even…
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How to be me
It as been eight months since my diagnosis of neurodivergence – autism and ADHD – and I feel like I am only just starting to process it. Like, really process it. When I was first diagnosed I felt pretty unfazed. I’d been considering the possibility of being autistic for a while. It came up in…
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Fidget Toys and Eucalyptus
Yesterday I was around people (lots of people) for 14 hours. FOURTEEN. HOURS. It was our school festival, which is like a big play and a dance show all in one. We’d been practicing and preparing for about 6 months and the big day finally arrived. It really was a wonderful event and the kids…
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That Explains Everything
Throughout my life I’ve been diagnosed with 3 separate mental health conditions; a wonderful concoction of Major Depressive Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder and later, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I’ve had panic attacks, dissociative episodes, periods of sleeping 18 hours a day, agoraphobia and even a full blown nervous breakdown. Let’s just say, it’s been a…
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