Slgtlyscatt3red
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Slightly scattered. Just a woman with autism and ADHD that loves to write poetry, create art, and sing.
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Music is My Life
Music is my life. Music is the poetry of my soul. You know what’s beautiful about it? The noise. All of it. So much noise. So much happiness. So much laughter. How can you not go into a place like that, and not feel it? I feel freedom, happiness, love, joy, excitement, all at once. When I’m by myself, when I’m alone, I yearn for it. I long to be there. What is it about this place? What makes it so special?
By Slgtlyscatt3red11 months ago in Poets
What Makes Us Our Own Harshest Critic?
Everyone has those "little voices inside your head". One is your conscience, which tells you what's right and wrong, according do your own set of beliefs and values. The other one is your inner critic. An inner critic, to me, is supposed to be the voice in your head that helps you make difficult decisions, who gets you through life with logic and reasoning: your inner critic is supposed to be always looking out for YOU. However, when it comes to self-criticism, that is hardly the case. We are much crueler to ourselves and for some reason expect perfection. Perfection is not possible, and it never will be. Instead, we need to accept our inner critic and start to learn how to use this "voice in our heads" for good instead of bad.
By Slgtlyscatt3red11 months ago in Psyche
How Does Executive Dysfunction Impact Me?
Executive functioning issues are the most common and obvious symptoms of ADHD, and they typically appear on the surface of our "ADHD Iceberg". This is because teachers identify or at least try to identify this early on in schooling, as it is crucial for success with anything. If you're like me, you didn't know you were on the spectrum until you were an adult, and now, you look back at the many wasted years trying to figure yourself out. I don't like that it has taken me this long to finally stop giving up on myself. I don't know why it has taken that long, except to say that my mental health has had and always will have a major impact on my executive function.
By Slgtlyscatt3red11 months ago in Psyche
When Your Soul and Mind Collide...
Writing happens when your soul and mind collide with ideas and pictures, things that you want to do or say. It can be quite overwhelming sometimes. For me, my thoughts are much faster than my typing speed, so I often find myself struggling to get all of my thoughts out before I forget them. Even so, writing has taught me so many important and valuable things over the years, and I'm very grateful for that.
By Slgtlyscatt3red11 months ago in Writers
Wasted Dreams, Empty Promises
I was told when I was a kid, that when you grow up, you go to college and then you get a job and a house and have kids and do all of the things my parents did. Turns out, that's not actually what life in America has ever been like. This picture of the perfect "nuclear family" doesn't exist, and for a lot of my life, I have let that hold me back from really seeing what I can do in this world. I'm still processing everything, but I have done a lot of healing over the last year. Now, I want to do something big, like I've always wanted to. I want the life I imagined as a little girl to be true.
By Slgtlyscatt3red11 months ago in Writers
AI Could Kill Creativity
This morning, I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about something that has been really bugging me lately. The whole AI movement is great, there are so many things about it that will be beneficial to humanity, especially in the health and science fields. However, there's an aspect of AI that's really bothering me, and I don't know if I'm the only one or if anyone else feels the same. I figured I'd put the ideas out into the universe and see if I get a bite. So, if this does interest you, please comment below after you read this! I would love to hear your take on things.
By Slgtlyscatt3red11 months ago in Futurism
I Got Divorced at 28
My ex-husband was an avid Trump supporter. That's not why I divorced him, though. I do find it interesting over the last few years though that I've seen more couples breaking up over political division than anything else, and I guess my thinking with that one is, how did you not know your partner's views? People's views can change over time, sure, but I just feel like that's not a reason entirely for divorce. That's why I said that is not the reason I divorced my ex, because it wasn't even part of the reason. I just felt beginning with that information might make you think about what marriage really means to you.
By Slgtlyscatt3red12 months ago in Writers
