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Living while on the Spectrum
BIAS As a young girl aging into an adult, the only thing I wanted was acceptance. My masking was because It was difficult to connect in the ways I needed to. Having people tell me, You look at the world through rose-colored glasses has tormented me until I found my voice. Fear of being misunderstood is the root of all my anxiety. I've made peace with that fact about my life, now it's time to share my story with the world. ASD didn't change anything about who I am, the diagnosis explains a lot. After all the wondering and second-guessing, I had answers. Now I know how to help my children, even when depression and anxiety try to take me down, I will always get it together. Now my family is on the road to a better place. But, now I have more profound concerns, and that is walking in the world with all this hateful rhetoric. I've learned to camouflage, but I raised my children to own their thoughts and not to be afraid to speak up when they're feeling wronged.
By Shawnti Prince6 years ago in Longevity
The Apartment Where I Learned to Be Alone
This is the apartment where I learned to be alone. There’s a big difference between living on your own and being isolated-amongst-people-alone. Covid-19 hasn’t been my first quarantine, and it’s not the first quarantine for many disabled and chronically ill folx. The first quarantine many of us experience is one that our body starts us on, and our relations seal us into.
By Mollie Mae Ryan6 years ago in Longevity
Okay
In 2017, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The thing with MS is that there is no definitive evidence of the causes, and there is no cure, but, there is treatment. This autoimmune disease is known as a snowflake disease, which means that no one goes through the same experience. For me, the experience is still surreal after all these years. I honestly don’t know how I got through it.
By Isabelle Oehler6 years ago in Longevity
What the Hell Am I?
Eep opp ork ah-ah. That means I love you. Oh my gosh. I have no idea what day of the week it is. I have to keep checking. Can you believe that? I need a satellite to figure out something I used to write at the top of my paper every day in school.
By Karen Lichtman6 years ago in Longevity
Covid-19:In store versus online shopping
Are you an avid shopper? Do you have a therapeutic experience walking down the supermarket aisles? Then you might be having some dilemma with this pandemic. You might be thinking of making serious adjustments to the way you shop.
By Nkeonye Judith IZUKA6 years ago in Longevity
My Heart
Heart It was a life altering event in history. 9/11. But, September 11, 2001 meant something else to me as well. I was asleep in my college dorm room and around 2 am I received a phone call. It was my Step-Dad; he told me my brother has had a heart attack. He was only 16! I hung up the phone in disbelief. I sat there for a few minutes. Then I called my Step-Dad back thinking he must be pulling some kind of prank. But, he ensured me it was true and my Mom was getting ready to head to the airport with my grandparents. My brother was living with my Dad in another province. After I hung up the second time the news really hit me. I sat there in the dark, alone, on my bed crying. I eventually cried myself to sleep.
By Jennifer Skinner6 years ago in Longevity
The Days That Changed My Life
January 30, 2018 the first day that changed my life forever. I was doing my monthly breast exam to check to see if I had any lumps or anything strange in my breast and then all of a sudden there it was, a lump in my left breast. I asked my mother to check it out just to make sure I was feeling what I thought I was feeling and she felt it too. I then immediately made an appointment with my primary care physician.
By Erin Wright6 years ago in Longevity
Spanish's Covid19 Nightmare (I)
“Felix, the news is talking some shit about a virus. Those Chinese s....” This sentence stills resounds in my head. It was December the first time I heard news about a new SARS-Covid. My closest ones made fun of the issue, even Media minimized the situation. A solo China issue claimed all.
By Sigmund Carlson6 years ago in Longevity
What I Learned: 7 Days In A Hospital- Part 1
What will you remember 2019 by? To me, it was a year of learning. It was a roller coaster ride, without seat belts. First half of the year was defined by highs, extensive travels and new experiences. By mid-year, I was on top or so I thought. My life build up to the highest point of escalation that it was impossible to slow down. The brakes gave away mid-flight and I fell. I started fading away, both mentally and physically: if continued, I was sure I would not survive.
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf6 years ago in Longevity
2020
What a year 2020 has been so far. We’ve all heard and read about the Coronavirus for months now, and it has obviously changed everyone’s lives in one way or another. Some lives have been devastated by it; others just feel more inconvenienced. No matter how Covid-19 has affected you, we’re all hoping to get things back to normal soon!
By Julene Cole6 years ago in Longevity
living in quarantine
Having a pair of eyes and a mind of my own. Having a functioning & healthy body, 2 arms and 2 working legs that allow me to do oh so much. 🧚♂️💃 Being more than capable of creating the beautiful world I want for myself each day. Living is what keeps me moving. Everyday that I wake up is a blessing, as cliché as that sounds it's true. I tell my google mini to play Positive healing music on spotify, as it sets a beautiful tone for my morning, I then make my bed, wash my face, and write in my manifestations/visualizations/dream book. I write 3 things I am grateful for, it helps me remain humble and it reminds me of the gratefulness I have for even the littlest things. I then write down where I envision myself in the future. I write in present tense as if I am already there,(perhaps Ireland) I close my eyes, imagine and feel that I'm there... and it is so blissful. The law of attraction and manifestation is something I whole-heartedly believe in. Whenever I have crazy, intense or inspiring dreams I also write that down. Watching my family working hard & smart daily for their dreams is what inspires me. Maintaining a good relationship with my family whilst receiving their constant support has been so impactful, because after all, who you spend your time with most is who rubs off on you most. Getting to know myself better and becoming a better person each and every day, looking back and reflecting and journaling on past experiences and emotions has really gotten me to understand myself better. I've realized that the only person you should be comparing yourself to is the one you were yesterday, or even a year ago. Having so much time to myself during this quarantine has definitely had it's pros + cons (as most things).. I've found myself feeling more anxious than ever, feeling more lonely than ever, and in so much fear than ever with everything going on in the world amongst other personal things. Yet I decided to pull myself through and make the best out of what feels like long and dreary days. After all it's all about your mindset and outlook on life... it really is. 👁👄👁It's about the way you choose to interpret and react to life. I began all the projects and courses I never made time for, or never had time for. I found my true love❤️, my passion... which is music producing. And haven't felt this fulfilled like this in quite some time... the mini music studio I'm creating in my room is still in progress, and is about 75% done. I finished a photography course and bought a camera + gear, something I'd been wanting to do since I was about 8, and I began a videography course on Udemy, if you've never heard of it you should check it out, they have a variety of online courses for great pricing! I cleaned out my entire closet and just began planning designs for clothing of mine I'm going to flip and re sale on DePop and other sites such as poshmark, etsy, etc. I'm eventually going to create my own clothing business by simply reusing clothes I already have or thrifted and touching them up. I began to read more and watch more videos to further my education on various topics such as the environment, politics, physical + mental health, as well as products I've been using on my skin and hair!! (Everyone should definitely check out the Think Dirty APP) if you haven't already, for it has the list of ingredients in the beauty/skin care products you use or want to buy. It lists what harmful ingredients it may contain, etc. You would be very surprised in what you find that you're using on your own hair or skin. I began watching more documentaries and high rated movies, for there is usually some sort of teaching in most of them, and knowledge is power. 90% of the time after watching a good movie or documentary there is always a lesson gained from it, something valuable that you can apply to the way you live life or to the way you look at life. For example, I recently finished 13 Reasons Why and although it was probably the most depressing series I've ever watched, I truly learned so much from it. One of my favorite lessons taught from it was in Clay's graduation speech when he basically says that no matter how low or depressed you're feeling to just remember to "keep moving", and to "choose to live...cuz even on the worst days there are people who love you, and there's new music out there for you, things that will blow your mind" and that entire speech really hit me hard, because it's true. These are words that haven't left my mind since. We often get so caught up in how we are feeling in the moment we forget that there's so much out there for us, there are people in our lives who love us truly and would do anything for us. There are so many things in life we have not yet seen or experienced that are meant for us to discover, see, and feel...and there are so many people out there who are meant to be in our lives and are meant for us.
By katelin goldstraj6 years ago in Longevity
An Open Letter To Returning New Zealanders
You are special. You are a New Zealander. That alone makes you rare, in this world of 7.8 billion. At some stage, for any of a thousand reasons, you left your home country. Perhaps for adventure, or love, for opportunities to study, or work, or live in a bigger, brighter city. Perhaps you were bored here, or your life wasn’t what you wanted it to be. Or maybe you didn’t have a choice, or the choice was not yours to make.
By SHELLEY JANE CARPPE6 years ago in Longevity
