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ksdjdsjsd I am in a similar boat at the moment. I've been seeing a queer IDVA since Jan that's been doing trauma stabilisation with me but has said I need much more intense therapy (they recc'd EMDR) but the NHS doesn't want to give me anything >.>
A picture of the shed-like building after it has been cleaned, renovated and decorated. The walls have been painted sage green and a warm, dusky red. There is a stained glass window on the left hand side where the player has placed a comfy chair. The room is dotted with various artistic objects such as a painting easel in the middle of the room, photography light and sculptures. There are tools and paintings on the walls. Outside the yard has been swept to reveal a grey cobblestone floor. The player has unpacked a red motorcycle, woodwork bench, large standing sculpture, metallic lockers, lit pumpkins, and a watering can
An abandoned shed-like building with broken floors and dirty white walls. It leads into a small garden with a beautiful yellow tree. The floor is full of leaves. A rake is propped up against the tree. There is a nearby bin. New flooring sits in boxes on the opposite side of the garden.
The attic room after it has been painted and decorated, with one wall painted orange and another painted a sage green. A collection of chairs is oriented around a lit fireplace, round table and glowing bowl. An architectural desk is in front of a large window full of natural light and various bookshelves, tables and plants are dotted around the room.
An abandoned attic with dirty windows, rubbish and dirt all over the floor, and old wallpaper. A bin sits in the middle of the room as the player fills it with rubbish and other painting and cleaning accessories are nearby
Bought #Hozy on a whim this evening after seeing it mentioned on a YT video and omgggggggg I love it so much 😍 I've been dreaming of decorating recently so it's giving a very helpful outlet for those desires into a cute, cozy game. I love seeing how differently players decorate their Hozy spaces too
Anyway, I'm ranting bc back in Jan I submitted all my forms + informant forms after a whole month of filling them out.
Only to now be asked to do a "supplementary" autism form before booking me an assessment. Which is full of questions I already answered back in my January forms??
My fave part of all of this is one of the things I'm being assessed for is ADHD. And it's like they've never met someone with ADHD.
You know, that group famed for their ability to fill out long, repetitive forms in a timely manner?
Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful for the opportunity to pursue a diagnosis via right to choose and a process which takes a few months rather than a few years.
But the process makes so little sense to me? Why do you need so much information and the same information over and over again?
Please. Why is the assessment process for Autism + ADHD full of so many repetitive forms?? I am EXHAUSTED after months of filling in the same info
You think Autistic people talk about their interests a lot? You should try diagnosis forms cause they seem obsessed about interests repeatedly...
I'm by no means insulting heterosexuals btw i'm an enthusiastic student of your culture. I even watched Meet The Fockers to better understand what is up with you people
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Haven't read Dune myself and my partner made a joke about John Mississippi and i was like. Is he an actual guy or are you just making fun of Duncan Idaho bc i do not know enough about Dune to know
And they have been laughing for an hour and going "Dylan Pennsylvania" and "David Massachussetts
Yeah, same. I'm actually crying. What a phrase.
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From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
Octavia E. Butler, 1998:
We've only had Ralph 1 day + already we've bestowed upon him many affectionate names as all pets are entitled to:
- Ralphio
- Rufio
- Ralph (Ralph Fiennes)
- Raphael
- Raffle
- Tombola
- Rafa Cattal
- Ralfabetti Spaghetti
And my personal favourite: Ralfalfa
A brave breakfast boy!
Ralph came over to me for his breakfast before I'd even finished putting it on the tray, had a little look out of the window + then retreated back to his hiding spot. A very brave boy indeed!
I felt honoured to get a couple of slow blinks from him though he has BIG BIG EYES when he looks at Sean, so in a few days once he's settled down we can do some gentle socialisation so he knows big men can be nice + safe (a very relatable journey tbh)
We don't know much about Ralph apart from that he was a stray + needed to have an operation for an abcess on his rump. He was confident enough to immediately come out of his crate, walked past both of us + then set up shop in a corner of the room which is already great progress!
Meet out first foster friend - Ralph!
He arrived a little while ago and we were very (calmly) excited to welcome him to his room. The shelter gives you EVERYTHING so we spent some time setting up his beds, blankets, toys, etc, gave him a little bit of wet food + then left him alone to decompress
We spoke to our foster coordinator earlier and made arrangements for our first foster friend to be dropped of tomorrow afternoon. So in typical AuDHD fashion I have spent my entire day getting the house ready and doing reams of research 😂
So excited I know I will not sleep tonight
This Is Where The Future Bleeds is out at the end of June, and I'm starting to book in some events! So if you want to see me interviewed by @johnfrench.bsky.social, then get your tickets for Nottingham Waterstones on launch day, June 30th! www.waterstones.com/events/mike-...
I also believe it's really important for people to get a realistic view of rescuing - both the very cute highs and the challenging lows - so I'll be sharing our journey w/ our new companions along the way.
Either way I'm very excited to get started + will be spending today getting everything ready
I care a *lot* about rehabilitation and rehoming, and the shelter we're working w/ specialises in stray + feral cats so we will be gently acclimatising them to living in a house and being around people so they can go on to their new homes w/ their adopters.
Good, fun news time!
Myself and my partner (Sean) are going to be starting our cat fostering journey tomorrow 🐈 We were approved last Weds before going to EasterCon so, for once, have been eagerly awaiting post-EC! Everything is ready to go so we can get our first little friend tomorrow
I truly believe that depression is one of the most insidious diseases there is. Bc it will have you 110% believing you're worthless, that you're entirely alone, that there's nowhere your belong. And that is so, so, wrong.
Your people love + value you. And they are just waiting for you to come home
I don't know how to articulately describe the impact of going to eastercon this weekend. It feels big and complicated. I've spoken about the joy previously, but it's also full of grief. Bc I kept myself away for so long. Bc I was faced with the excitement people expressed at seeing *me*
I stopped speaking to a lot of people. I stopped going to events. I stopped having opinions about things. I stopped dreaming, and hoping, and living. I stopped.
*I* took myself away from everything + everyone and then in the darkest moments became convinced I was totally alone. Oh, how wrong I was
The last few years have sadly been very unkind to me indeed and resulted in me reaching a point where I felt unable to function on any level (societally, socially, physically).
Yet the harder things became and the worse I felt, the more I ran *away* from community rather than towards.
We arrived home earlier &, post nap, I wanted to reflect on something. And that is on the vital importance of community not only as a place of care and belonging but also as a place of gentle and holistic healing, as a place of allowing multitudes of identity and emotion, as a space for growth
Just a couple more hours then we shall be getting to train back home and I'm already sad. I always forget how much I love the structure that cons give me with the added joy of fun activities, easy access to friends IRL, and plenty of novelty to go with the comfort of routine. Makes my AuDHD go mmmm
Absolutely agree on point A and C. B sounds like a fantastic plan!