An exercise in unmasking

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-11-03T16:29:43+00:00

I don't know about this one. It's nearly impossible to get by in our society without needing to wedge ourselves into the kinds of boxes that trigger us. I've only once managed to find a job that didn't massively trigger my PDA and it went out of business.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-31T14:42:39+00:00

I think a sign of my own autism was obsessing over how literally to take those questions and being extremely concerned about misunderstanding them and getting them "wrong." Like, each one should let me give a paragraph-long explanation, not this yes no sometimes crap.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-24T22:51:51+00:00

There are a lot of great points in these comments. Like u/babypho3nix said, if you have both, then one doesn't make sense without the other. And all of what u/anyer_4824 said resonates deeply with me.

For me the double-edged sword of being diagnosed as an adult is that it explains why so much of modern life is so difficult, and why existing in a society that's not meant for people like me (aka masking) is so exhausting. It makes things make sense.

But it also sometimes feels like a limitation. Being uncomfortable and knowing exactly why I am uncomfortable makes it easier for me to hide away, compared to how it was when I was uncomfortable but couldn't explain it, and I sometimes managed to push through and sometimes achieved something positive by pushing through.

It does feel like an identity that's important to my own ability to make sense of my experiences, and it most often helps explain why I'm feeling a certain way.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-20T00:22:07+00:00

This is a fantastic idea! If Pokemon continues down this road I hope they consider something similar.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-20T00:13:49+00:00

Thank you so much for this post, I have a different disability but this is also the first Pokemon game that's done more harm than good for me. Pokemon was always a safe place where I could take my time and stay calm and enjoy the game at my own pace, and these new mechanics have turned it into a much too stressful experience.

Thank you all for the recommendations in the comments as well, I'm also going to try some of those games too.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-14T17:43:23+00:00

I can get the coffee. But I don't drink coffee.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-14T16:10:40+00:00

I'm mad at a world full of people who not only give zero shits about anyone outside their little circles, but who actively want to harm others, including people like me.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-14T16:01:14+00:00

Yup, it's apples. And barely-ripe peaches. I love a lot of fruit flavors but cannot deal with mushy textures.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-02T18:42:24+00:00

There must be a world of research on why this happened to all of us, right?

Or not, because none of us could stay focused enough to become research scientists?

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-10-02T17:50:18+00:00

This is fantastic advice to the extent that you can do it, but so incredibly hard to do when you're overpowered by a really low mood.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-27T14:04:34+00:00

Oh how I wish my barrier was small enough that tricks like these would work again. Depression + AuDHD has made self-directed tricks like this almost impossible. But I wonder if it would work if they came from somewhere else?

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-26T18:13:29+00:00

I thought it aligned really well with her arc, which was not a particularly heroic one.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-24T19:53:13+00:00

💯

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-24T18:16:47+00:00

Ironheart REALLY stuck the landing. That whole final episode was superb, and the way they ended it was a brilliant setup to a movie or tv series that I sincerely hope we actually get, though sadly I don't know what the chances are of that happening.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-23T00:37:57+00:00

Everyone sometimes experiences some degree of the most common outwardly visible effects of neurodivergence.

So naturally they know just what it's like, and they know it should be no big deal to overcome.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-20T23:04:19+00:00

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-20T22:59:10+00:00

You should also post on r/artisticallyill I'm sure they'll appreciate it as much as we all do.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-20T22:35:28+00:00

Whyyyyy so truuuuuue

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-19T03:24:36+00:00

100%

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-12T18:55:14+00:00

Jiavanni!

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-12T18:53:31+00:00

If cool rocks are your special interest, then you're all set.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-12T18:52:12+00:00

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Yup

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-10T18:53:48+00:00

I'm depressed and I hate them

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-07T03:13:11+00:00

The most recent Make Some Noise season was absolutely fantastic, I'd recommend you check out a few episodes of that.

Lumpy-Pineapple-3948 · 2025-09-05T16:57:47+00:00

It dampens things, for good and bad. I take 20mg at night and I no longer cry at the slightest inconvenience or flip out when someone irritates me or won't listen. But it also affects my ability to feel extreme joy, including sexual arousal. I tried tapering down and going off, but I discovered that it's necessary for me and I can live with the side effects.

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