retrolasered

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on Spinny Chair · c/autism · 2 pts · 100d

I find this incredibly distracting and I hate it. My daughter is banned from the spinning chair because she not only spins on it but slowly wheels it in to your eyeline too even if you look away

I am in ways. Someone mentioned the optimistic nihalism video, which I was using to describe myself before the nutshell video, people used to say "thats stupid, thats not nihalism". So I felt pretty validated when I saw that. But in other ways im definitely not. At work, I wont tolerate unfairness, and have got my union involved a few times (living in the uk with a protected characteristic can be boss - but I dont abuse it, I have experienced actual discrimination in a few different ways and got it sorted out). I also won't tolerate cups too near to the edges of tables, and if thats where you put your cup I will move it back 2 or 3 inches so you dont knock it off by accident with your elbow - dont try to stop me I will invest way too much time and energy and arguing my case over this.

My work did a mindfulness monday through lockdown. I joined one, it was typical meditation. It was horribly overwhelming for me, the more I relaxed the more it felt like my insides were screaming at me.

Im on a group therapy session for autism with my health provider currently. They just spoke about meditation the other day. When they said the word I was like 'oh no'. But when they spoke about it they said meditation doesnt need to be sitting still and aligning your chakras, it can be anything from walking in nature, to biting a pillow (i might be using some creative license on that second example). Its supposed to be an activity that puts you in touch with yourself, you do that any way that works for you.

Yeah the only friend I do things semi regularly with is the one I work with. Other friends it will be far less often, I just end up busy and it doesnt even cross my mind. I dont feel guilty about it - im not the only one not staying in touch, and I dont expect my friends to feel guilty for not messaging me either.