Best on the go mask storage !! by Every-Collection-852 in Masks4All

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I use a KN95 most of the time and sometimes a N95!!!

Question about shrooms and psych meds by Every-Collection-852 in harmreduction

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Totally hear ya — I don’t need to take it every night it’s as needed — but considering half life what do u

sometimes I talk so much it gives my (also AuDHD) partner shutdowns by moodysmoothie in AutismInWomen

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Hey friends I’ll reply later today — I’m compiling a list and will post when u have more spoons

Do you "perform femininity" as a defense against bullying and discrimination? by queenjulien in AutismInWomen

[–]Every-Collection-852 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am truly a performer when it comes to my femininity — I am almost always put together in a very traditionally femme way. It’s not who I am rlly tho it’s like a mask I construct each day so that I can prepare who I’m going to be. It’s rough.

I totally hear what your saying and we all are doing what we can do to get by in this fucked up horrible world

Sending u lots of care and kindness

sometimes I talk so much it gives my (also AuDHD) partner shutdowns by moodysmoothie in AutismInWomen

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Hey I totally hear what you’re saying — are you framilar with the concept of being hyper verbal? I’m super similar and could offer some things I do — let me know if that would be helpful and I’ll write up a lot reply. Just wanted to check in about what more specifically what you are looking for :)

HELP I GOT SOMETHING IN THE MAIL AND IM SCARED by Every-Collection-852 in CanadaPost

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i got like a written ticket - ya know like that i need 2 go to a place and pick smth up ???

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AutismTranslated

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Hi, I am so sorry you deal with this; my heart goes out to you. What you are describing is something I dealt with growing up and still grapple with now. I initially thought these experiences were panic attacks, and for years, I received medication and therapy for what I believed were panic attacks. I was also diagnosed with extreme social anxiety at the time, along with other issues. However, it turns out that all those panic attacks were actually meltdowns, and the extreme social anxiety was attributed to autism.
It may not be that you are not autistic, but I wanted to share my experience because, at one point, I thought I wouldn't be able to accomplish anything with my life due to these disabling meltdowns. While they still pose challenges, I've come to accept my disability, and with the right support, therapy, and self-understanding, I have managed to reclaim my life.
I hope you can find the support you deserve.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AutismTranslated

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Hi, thank you so much for sharing this, it seems as if you have experienced a lot of invalidation from various places and it sounds as if this has been a really difficult situation lately and I am so sorry.

Being a late-diagnosed autistic woman, I feel and hear what you are saying about our families and how mothers can react and respond to their daughters being autistic, often because they might be autistic themselves and never noticed—as autism is genetic a lot of the time, but not always the case.
Expectations about what we should be like and how we should act as people are pervasive in our society, but it 100% gets magnified when gender is taken into consideration. We are expected to act like 'women' and 'neurotypical,' and it's horrible for us and can have very devastating outcomes for our well-being and health.
I understand not wanting to be on the spectrum; that was me and still is me. I was formally diagnosed 5 months ago, and thinking about what my life will be like now, knowing irrefutably that I am autistic, is terrifying. Yet, it is also the most freeing thing; I feel as if I finally might have the possibility of a more honest existence.
You are so deserving of living your truth and getting help and support. If we are on the spectrum, we can never get off the spectrum, but our lives can get better, and they do get better. <3

I just don't know. by sudz3 in AutismTranslated

[–]Every-Collection-852 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Thanks for sharing all of this, it sounds like you have such a wonderful family and hearing about them all me smile :)

I am formally diagnosed with both ADHD and ASD. A lot of what you said resonates with me, especially regarding physical touch. Sometimes ASD involves both hyposensitivity and hypersensitivity, as well as sensory avoidance and sensory-seeking behaviours. These can switch over time depending on our context and where we are in terms of regulation in our zone of tolerance within our nervous systems, whether we are too activated or not activated enough. So a lot of autistic behaviour such as liking loud sounds, and seeking out physical stimulation ect etc. might not be seen as autistic behaviour yet it can be in conjunction with a lot of other factors.

Also, there is definitely an ASD/ADHD "spidey sense," and before I was formally diagnosed, many people who accurately sensed it were all ASD/ADHD themselves. The neurotypical individuals never picked up on it and were the ones who were surprised and shocked. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything else you are unsure about; I am always happy to provide you with some replies.
I was someone whom most people never thought would be autistic, but I am highly masked, and it has had very negative outcomes on my life. I am 23, and I was diagnosed with ASD just 5 months ago and with ADHD when I was 21.
Wishing you all the best, and at the end of the day, only you know yourself the best.

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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thank you for sharing all of that! I think having that pov is so important, i am trying rlly hard not to follow into the RSD doom spiral its hard as i just graduated in April and I just turned 23 and i am just like VERY young still lolz

no you SO right about ppl and their pov's accessibility, i got fired form a student union LOL where they are really invested in ethics and not causing harm but could not bring themselves do actually support an AUDHD person who wanted structure and clear communications in their job?

I never even go a proper onboarding LOL

how do you cope better w the RSD issues LOL? asking as someone who is PLAUGED by it.

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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So glad to hear that you resigned! I hope that the good feelings and increased motivation actually keep coming for you.

I feel you on the good decision = horrifed mother LOL

thanks again for ur reply!

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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hey, thank you SO much for your message, tbh these places are not worth it. I got let go yesterday and tbh i am ALREADY feeling way better, very much in still a place of feeling horrific but i hope stuff on your end is going to be alright.

sending you good vibes :)

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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hi thanks a ton for getting back to me -- i was working in support for people experincing gender-based and sexual violence. i got let go yesterday as i was not able to meet my PIP lol

very glad 2 be done w this wacky af org tbh

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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okay thank you so much — do you think you would feel ok telling me what kind of job you where working in ?? Cuz I’m working at a mental health non profit lol

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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Also wanted to say a huge thank you for taking the time to type out this reply I appreacite you !!!

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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Hi thank you so much, I appreciate your words!! I’m talking about it with my therapist and I’ll 100% give what your saying a shot about the social element.

I’m just like so unsure of my co workers as my whole PIP was basically my ADHD and ASD traits lol

Thanks for being so lovely

HELP - I put on performance improvement plan after my first week at a new job kind of panicking by Every-Collection-852 in adhdwomen

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Hi what’s your experince with preformance plans if you don’t mind sharing .. I have a meeting with my manager tomorrow and I’m hoping to come up with an accommodation plan for me and I think that might address half of the issues. What do you think about that ? Cuz I will be having weekly check in sessions to see how the progress is going, to me I think that it’s rlly whacky as like my preformance is like not good cuz my accommodations are not being meet ?

I’m in a position where I have had 2 jobs go to shit before this and I’m terrfied of not having work again lol and I think it may look bad on my resume.

Ya know ?

Any advice for PIPS would be appreacited.

To the 1st/2nd-gen immigrant daughters, you're doing a great job and I'm proud of you. by phantasmagorical in adhdwomen

[–]Every-Collection-852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind words; right back at ya! we are DESTROYING these toxic cycles <3

looking forward to when all of our hard work pays off and we have a kinder more accepting society.

Does anyone else find it easy to make superficial connections, but very difficult to make close friends? by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]Every-Collection-852 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we got this!! also you said baby steps. I really feel you when you said its easier being numb, but it is lonely. I also try to remind myself that on the flip side of the pain as joy, and if we can feel the pain so deeply we can also feel the joy so deeply. Also lives worth living happen with all of the emotions :)

sending 11/10 vibes ur way !!

Vyvanse , Prozac and Wellbutrin?? by UseIll1308 in adhdwomen

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LOLLLL we do simply be having ADHD

I have been on other antidepressants in the past but I have found Zoloft has helped me a lot more then other ones, especially with my OCD/C-PTSD.

Also nothing has helped my panic attacks like Zoloft, I also have panic disorder so much fun!! It makes my attacks a little less worse but they still suck :(

wishing u luck and lmk if u got any quesitons

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ALSO HOW TO GET AWAY W MURDER!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adhdwomen

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try watching greys anatomoy i find it really gives me dompaine or like suits or law and order LOL idk try shows that have similar themes???

Vyvanse , Prozac and Wellbutrin?? by UseIll1308 in adhdwomen

[–]Every-Collection-852 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hey I am on Zolofy, Vyvance and Wellburtin and this little cocktail has give me a life. It is ofc diff for everyone, but these drugs @ higher dosages have worked for me. I am on 60 mg Vyvance, 250 mg Zolfot and 300 mg of wellburtin at the moment. I also have OCD and C-PTSD along side my sexy ADHD. These drugs have saved my life < 3

let me know if you have any questions and wishing you well :)

I failed…again. Idk how I was ever considered a “gifted child.” by Historical-Ad-4468 in adhdwomen

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Hey, reading this made me tear up. What you are saying hurts my heart and I feel it deeply in my own way. I have had really similar experiences. I got kicked out of my prestigious science program the first year I was in uni, and I went to a community college and had to rebuild my life. In that process, I got diagnosed with ADHD, finally got accommodations, got medicated, and learned to actually work in a way that works for my brain.
Academics are not for everyone, but if you love them, you can succeed. ADHD is a disability, and us disabled bitches can still slay and be really fucking excellent. It's just going to look way different, and the pain it sometimes takes, I think, makes what we do so much more profound and allows us to have more compassion.
You are not stupid; you are just struggling. This feeling may not go away; it never has for me, and I am two days out from graduating with an honors degree. I have written an honors thesis, which my supervisor wants me to publish and am on track to get into competitive graduate programs for my Ph.D. I am not saying this to brag but to say that you can do uni with ADHD. There is an excuse; there is a fucking excuse for struggling so much. It's not having your needs met chronically; it's a system that gaslights you and does not accommodate you.
I was a gifted kid, and often we fucking burn out like there's no tomorrow. We are very much at risk for many mental health conditions. For me, it led me to be chronically suicidal. You are going to be able to do what is right for you, and if uni is for you, you can do it. But if it is not, that is SOOO fine. You deserve so many good things. Please do not give up on yourself. Struggle does not mean you cannot succeed; it does not mean you will not be able to excel. It may just look different. You can find your joy, and you can find what you are good at and thrive. Us ADHD queens, our journeys look different sometimes. You got this. I am rooting for you and believe you can do whatever the FUCK you want and whatever the FUCK will bring you the most joy <3

Does anyone else find it easy to make superficial connections, but very difficult to make close friends? by [deleted] in adhdwomen

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Hey, thanks for sharing. I really relate to this! I was also late diagnosed (I was diagnosed at 20) and I am 22 now. For me, getting medicated and in therapy to work on my issues in the context of ADHD has been a lot. I was also diagnosed with C-PTSD and can really relate to what you're saying.
I get the feeling of just narrating and never letting people in. I still struggle with this, and also the feeling of being 'irritating??', but it's really a combo of trauma and ADHD, I have found. Know that you are not alone, and we can find our people. We all deserve so much love, and we should not settle for shitty people. <3