(illustration of waves from both earphones forming brainwaves) iL had a slow day. Only Yt went in for an exam. Ba, Az, & Yt got an autDHD neuro focus music recommendation where wavelengths in different ears combine to form the ideal brain wave length for concentration. Double exam day for 3 tomorrow.

#jouRapNal #book18 day 46

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#3goodThings #autDHD #flowState #mirlo #threeGoodThings

#double #exam #prep

@theaardvark
https://mirlo.space/aardhd/release/flow-state

On the role of shame in autistic burnout.

www.dralicenicholls.com/the-role-of-shame-in-aut...

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#ActuallyAutistic #AutDHD #burnout
#Recovery2025 #MECFS #ChronicIllness

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On the upside, I'm not facing severe pain and brain fog today while trying to work. So my efforts to heal are working.

Now I just have NORMAL problems, like being ADHD.

There's a paradox in being an ADHD writer. There are certain tasks in writing which involve letting your mind wander... like […]

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Also what it's like to pace with MECFS or other fatigue disorder.

I have to just do the one thing in front of me today, then work really hard to not stress about the very extremely important timely tasks that are building up, which would be easy to knock out if I weren't so broken. 😅 […]

Bullseye! And beautifully worded. This is one of my basic #AutDHD / #C-PTSD problems, too.

#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD

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Alright, I managed to work another hour, and finished a chapter that had taken way too long. Not my 2.5-hour-per-day work goal, but much much better than last week.

Caffeine helped. I'd forgotten that I'd switched to green tea this week as part of the whole energy recovery thing, and that I'm […]

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I had a good workday yesterday for the first time in weeks. Was able to focus and be clear about what needed to be done, and do it with confidence.

Today I've got some energy, but having trouble maintaining it in any focused sense. This is where, I think, I often bleed off energy and end up […]

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When I left my abuser (ten years ago!) most of these slower activities were impossible. Part of it was the usual tech craze dopamine cycles we were all caught up in. But part of it was the extreme anxiety-attack levels of anxiety I had *constantly*. These obsessive "always on" habits formed out […]

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I focused hard on the Great Reset over the weekend. Total habit change.

Rules:

1. Only allowed to do one thing at once. (No idle games while watching YouTube.
2. Longer-form and more analog activities:
- Less Doomscrolling
- Less posting (don't post every thought!)
- Less YouTube, more TV […]

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A lot of this is stuff that I've secretly suspected to be a problem for awhile now, but haven't been in a good position to address it.

Willpower also takes energy. Major habit changes take energy. And many of these things are or were copes for worse things.

Getting out of my most recent toxic […]

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I'm watching a thing about recovering from autistic burnout, specifically how to manage energy. It's helpful. In fact, seeing a short clip from this earlier this week inspired my break from thinking (as much as possible, because here I am, writing a twoot... and I can feel it draining me) […]

This is what it's like asking for help and/or clarification. Why can't you just answer me Dx
#AutDHD #Autism #dontputmeonthestrugglebus

Theo is amazing at creating content that encapsulates real experiences people encounter on the regular. It is so validating to know that these sleep struggles aren't just a me thing :'D #autDHD #theo_tri3s #sleepstruggles

It's Monday! What's on your punch list for this week?
Get it done!
#goals #write #writers #autdhd #dontprocrastinate

Shout out to my fellow #Neurodivergent followers and anyone else in the community. If your #Autistic, #ADHD #AutDHD or any other form of #Neurodivergency, you're welcome here. I will warn you though that I support #BanABA & #StoptheShock. I also don't support #AutismSpeaks. They don't speak for me.