If you struggle with pathologically avoiding demands, even those you need to meet in order to survive and maintain your health, then these 15 life hacks might be helpful for you!
I made my mistakes fully aware there would be a response, and I hoped that response would tell me exactly what was wrong with my communication. It wasn’t you who diagnosed me, it was me who came to you for help without my knowing how to ask you for help.
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It wasn’t a bad day, in fact it was pretty good. I had worked a little overtime and was bringing some dinner home to my
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An autistic hiker learns that he is not a social outcast on the trail, & returning to the world put a lot into perspective about human interaction & self-love.
If you have a compulsive need to bite your nails or pick your skin, don’t be ashamed. It’s a normal behavior that you can redirect to healthier ways to stay regulated.
“I hope I can read this tomorrow without getting upset,” a friend of mine recently wrote in a chat. Inside my brain, I felt the
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