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How Do We Heal After a Burnout?

Kai — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:08:00 +0000

Have you ever explained important things about yourself and said something like “…because I am autistic” or “…I have Asperger’s so ….” Maybe you gave up explaining and just said some variation of: “People like me on the spectrum can’t do that.”? I know I do. I have done that often in the past. You know why I do it? …

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Honour Your Boundaries

Kai — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:35:00 +0000

What I want to say in this post can actually be said in very few words; It’s not enough to know you have pushed yourself too far beyond your limits, you need to back it up with action. Recently, I decided to apply for sick leave. I’m still suffering from some long-term effects of corona – long covid as some …

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When Enough Is Enough

Kai — Sun, 22 May 2022 07:48:00 +0000

So, this is a kind of continuation from my last post. I wrote way too much for just one post, so when I typed it into my PC (Yes, I do a lot of my writing in notebooks and type it at a later date) I decided to split it into two. These days I am really confused about what …

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It Was Never Enough to Do My Best

Kai — Wed, 11 May 2022 08:01:00 +0000

You know, people always say something like “Just do your best, you can’t do more than that.” Did anyone ever say that to you? Did they tell you that and then no matter how much you struggled to do whatever was asked of you, it was never enough? If you never experienced that I would say you are a lucky …

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Relax

Kai — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:18:07 +0000

Since my surgery I’ve not had a lot of time to feel stressed about the aspects of my life that usually stress me. I’ve struggled with the pain, especially when I got frozen shoulder, and with the nausea that comes with all the pain medication I’m taking. Eating has been difficult because of the nausea and sleeping has pretty much …

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Feeling Trapped

Kai — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:10:49 +0000

I’ve been unemployed for a really long time now. Ever since I graduated with a master’s degree it’s been impossible for me to even get jobs that don’t require you hold a specific degree or any kind of training. I don’t think it’s only because I have autism spectrum disorder, but it definitely doesn’t help the matter. I’ve been going …

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Why I Can’t Do What I Used to Do

Kai — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:40:05 +0000

As you may know, my life is very different from what it used to be. Sometimes, it feels like I’m remembering someone else’s life and not may own, but at other times, it’s more like my present is not reality and my past is who I really am. Of course, I know it’s all my life and that I simply …

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