I just learned the term “anticipatory anxiety” and honestly, it’s the whole vibe.

I gotta say, the entire @thedailyshow.com cast is absolutely killing it this week. 🔥

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Maybe respecting the existence of neurodivergent minds is the real punk rock. #Neurodiversity #Superman

Too many peeps out there bringing feelings to a fact fight. #CognitiveDistortions #MentalHealth

Hey hey BlueSky, it’s been a minute! Glad to be back… the last few months have been a LOT and silly me brain-glitch blanked that this amazing community exists. 💕 So what’d I miss?

It blows my mind how many conservatives still assume that meritocracy and DEI are opposing approaches, rather than complementary. #DEI is necessary for #MEI to be factual. It’s NOT about handing jobs to folks unqualified to do them. Never was. Why is this so hard for folks to grasp?! 😫

Please don’t blame Elon’s actions on autism. Blame them on Elon.

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Reminder: It’s #BlueMonday. You’re not actually that unlikable | untalented | unattractive | uncreative | unpleasant | or unintelligent… Your brain is just being a saucy dick today. Hang in there. It’ll pass like gas. #SAD #Depression #LowSelfEsteem

#TalesFromThePsychWard Last week the ward’s co-op student was attempting to paint a cartoon bear. So I grabbed my pencils and designed my own. This bear is a definite vibe. Bummer. #Depression #BPD #Recovery #MentalIllness

#TalesFromThePsychWard I find it endlessly fascinating which items get confiscated by the inpatient nurses and which don’t. For example; freshly sharpened pencil crayons? Have all you like. Dental flossing sticks? DANGER! ABSOLUTELY NOT!! 😱 #Depression #BPD #Recovery #MentalIllness

Welcome to Blue Sky, fellow fans of facts, fairness, and free love. 💕 Follow me for #TalesFromThePsychWard and other mental health and neurodivergent chatter. (currently in week 4 of inpatient ECT) #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #HappilyEverAverage #Recovery

#TalesFromThePsychWard Overheard in the common area tonight: “Is that my pop or is it somebody’s urine?” I might need to paint that over the entrance door. #Depression #MentalHealth #ECT

#TalesFromThePsychWard Me: I think I'll take it easy tonight... Also Me: ...but first I'll tackle this 1000-piece puzzle of an all black-&-white fuzzy vintage photo that may or may not have all its pieces. 😬 It's a Psych Ward Saturday Night. #Depression #BPD #Recovery #MentalIllness

2025 Goal: Collect Joy. … because it must be possible. 😔 #Depression #Inpatient #Hope #Resolution2025 #MentalIllness

#TalesFromThePsychWard Nothing gets us all up and out of our rooms faster than hearing a Code White* alert for our own ward. Ironic self-preservation bested by our desperate craving for a tangible interruption of the monotony. 🫣 * white = violent incident (usually not that bad) #MentalIllness

In case you missed the discussion around the term #Neurospicy, a significant portion of the neurodivergent community has very clearly expressed that the term is offensive for them and rooted in racial othering. I admit I’ve used the term previously as well, rather recently even, and initially… 1/2

#TalesFromThePsychWard A dear friend visited today and brought me a much-needed oat latte. ☕️ I keep requesting coffee with my hospital-issue meals but alas, someone keeps substituting a daily cuppa lukewarm brown sadness water instead. Plonkers. 🤨 #Depression #MentalHealth #Recovery #Inpatient

Saturday #AuDHD Thoughts: Sometimes I wish I’d gotten the useful Math ‘Tism but instead I ended up with this extra spicy (but mostly useless) Portmanteau T’ism. I’m Portmanteautistic, if you will. 😏 😁 #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodivergent #Portmanteau #IllSeeMyselfOut

Me earlier this month, pre-hospital. Usually I’m a vibrant & vivacious keynote speaker. And I will be again! #Determined #MentalHealth #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

#TalesFromThePsychWard After a few days inpatient I get REALLY BONKERS PROUD of anything I’ve coloured. Like “could this be taped to the wall?” level proud. I’m normally never proud of anything I do; but in here? Full on kindergarten brag. Exhibit A below. 🥹 Praise welcome. #Depression #Recovery

#TalesFromThePsychWard TMI Friday: Dunno why this happens, but over my 3 stints in psych wards (+ tales from fellow inpatients) why is it that our bowels go on strike as soon as we get admitted? It’s like Constipation Nation up in here. A High Fibre Filibuster. #Depression #MentalHealth #Recovery

#TalesFromThePsychWard My hospital bed flashes red lights whenever I sit on it. It continues all night long. I figure I’m either being prepped for launch and/or fat shamed by an adjustable bed – like it’s screaming “Nooo get off! Halp! NURSE!!” the whole time. Much restful. #Depression #Recovery

#TalesFromThePsychWard I have a stuffed moose with me. I’ve named him “Crackers the Mental Moose” and for some reason I find that absolutely hilarious. #DarkButFunny #Depression #MentalHealth #Recovery

So I got admitted to the psych ward a few days ago (3rd trip for me) to await ECT and i might start sharing random thoughts and (anonymous) observations as #TalesFromThePsychWard. Both for lolz (iykyk) and to destigmatize the place. Because it’s not actually all that bad. #MentalHealth #Depression

I’m not fat, I’m just built for optimal photosynthesis.

Seems fitting that I'm spending today's International Day of People with Disabilities filling out complicated Short Term Disability insurance paperwork. 😔 #IDPD2024 #LOA #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Burnout

Packing to attend a conference in a tropical location can mean only one thing: The entirety of my summer wardrobe spread out across my bed as I panic-stress about which dresses are the 'right' dresses for such an occasion. Sometimes a gal just really needs a John Hughes gettin-it-done montage. 😵‍💫

That #AuDHD need to follow all outside world ventures with an equal length of time wrapped up in a silent blanket burrito.

I just aced an online #Alexithymia test and I’m not sure how I feel about it. 😐 #ActuallyAutistic #lolz

So I’ve just returned to Minecraft after a multiyear hiatus and have noticed two things: 1. There’s lots of cool new stuff to explore. 2. I’m still ignoring 90% of it in favour of the #autistic satisfaction of just sorting blocks into multiple labelled chests. I’m realizing a life parallel… 1/

Omg it me. Every time I need to wean off one med so I can be put on a new one, there’s this funky in-between of I AM BURDEN OF DARKNESS AND CHAOS while I burrow into a blanket burrito of twitchy sadness. 😖

The World: “You’ve got to do your best every day!” My Literal #Autistic Brain: “Assignment understood. I will push myself to the brink of emotional collapse each day, for that would be my best.“ The World: “Well no, that’s not—“ My Brain: “TOO LATE. I AM BEST.” 💥 💥 💥 Burnout: “So, the usual?” 🍟

Hey fellow #Autistic folx, Do the rest of you have that one ear that is always more irritated (earritated?) than the other? My right ear is “ear-otypical.” My left ear is just a $&@!. 🤨

Sometimes #AuDHD is having that one spoon that you absolutely refuse to use, even if it’s the last one in the drawer. You’re laughing because you can immediately identify your “no-go” spoon. You’re laughing again because it feels so good to know you aren’t the only #neurospicy weirdo on this app.

The same peeps hellbent on "freedom" seem to be really committed to forcing their religion on the rest of us. 🤨

Dear fellow hyperfocussed legends, Just a friendly reminder that water exists. 💧 Stay hydrated. It’s thirsty out there. #ADHD #Autistic

I wish the Feelings Wheel worked like a Ouija Board and could just move itself over what I'm apparently feeling. Cuz I dunno. #alexithymia #neurodivergent #autism #ADHD

Calling to order this meeting of the Invalid Handles...

Best news to wake up to. 🤣

Fellow late-diagnosed #AuDHD or #Autism pals... how are y'all doing with this sudden holiday lighting onslaught?! Walking through the mall to pick up my repaired iPhone felt like... (see below; gif you dare)

Right. So here's my personality-salad: - #Autistic - #ADHD - #CPTSD - with #Depression & #Anxiety to keep it fun. But also: - #KeynoteSpeaker - #MentalHealth #Advocate - #Polyamorous Seeking other #Neurodivergent comrades to explore life's hilarious mysteries with. 🤪

Hey there @bsky.app ... (nudge nudge) could ya do me a solid and introduce me to some of the awesome #AuDHD folx in here? Me = Mayor of ShyTown. K thx so much. 💕

I mean, it was bound to happen eventually… #FirstPost