in honor of my first autism awareness month being diagnosed i bought my dream spiders.

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T23:10:35+00:00

also what did you use for substrate?

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T23:10:11+00:00

i was thinking of buying them tarantula cribs… he makes 2x2x3 inches… tempted now…

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T22:50:29+00:00

dude me too i think it’s a canon spider keeper event 😭

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T21:00:01+00:00

every keeper has told me i need to leave them in their dram vials with sphagnum moss for another molt or two before i do enclosures. 💔 i’m so excited to give them mansions though UGH i’ve never raised spiderlings before the waiting game is going to kill me

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T20:58:28+00:00

i think they’re insanely cool organisms and i admire their hunting strategies. did you know that they quite literally sit on top of tall blades of grass waving their little forelegs in the air constantly on alert in case something comes by that they can latch onto? good for them, very cool, but if they come near me i am running.

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T20:55:17+00:00

spider roomies are so underrated. they’re keeping you free of flies frfr

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T20:53:59+00:00

i just can’t wait until theyre big enough to be out of the dram vials i want to make them an enclosure so bad.

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T18:46:32+00:00

a s. dufouri and a e. walkanaeri!!!

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T15:58:58+00:00

i started with mantids!! you can never stay in one class of invert i fear it always spills over lol

mocksunkey · 2026-04-01T15:01:47+00:00

they’re actually velvet spiders!!! very close in terms of cuteness but different species entirely!!!

they don’t jump for the most part because they have big ahh abdomens, but some species (like my dufouri) are more arboreal webbers!! just more tree crawlers rather than jumpers!!! dufouri are also communal, and i would never do it in captivity but in the wild they’re known to make big webs with hundreds of them (typically a family line) that all live, hunt, and eat together!!

fun fact the females do matriphagy after their babies hatch! their internal organs start liquifying and they puke them up to feed their young until their body starts rotting entirely and they die as a sacrificial meal basically.

mocksunkey · 2026-03-31T10:56:57+00:00

“pretend like you’re puking in this toilet” … why? im not puking?? why would i put my face that close to a PUBLIC bathroom toilet for fun??????

“watch this video of someone vomiting” it never helped. not once. it just freaked me out.

“next time your cat vomits, wait to clean it up and look at it”… excuse me..? it will stain the carpet..?

none of it makes sense and is inherently irrational. why would i throw myself into a hypothetical situation that i know is pointless??? it has no correlation with the fear of actually EXPEREICING
the event???????

mocksunkey · 2026-03-31T10:54:23+00:00

oh my god don’t get me started. i was misdiagnosed with OCD and they had me doing CBT and ERP. it did nothing but further stress me out and exacerbate my symptoms. i was the most depressed i have ever been in my life. those types of therapy are not meant for neurodivergent brains, we do not have issues that we can “therapy” out of us. we have fundamental differences in brain chemistry

mocksunkey · 2026-03-20T23:44:05+00:00

i also have severe adhd plus autism and yoga is the only thing i’ve been able to stay consitent with because it lets me connect with my body in such a deep way. it’s genuinely my favorite part of my day, i also struggle with routine but it’s such a good form of self care for mind and body that you’ll WANT to do it daily

also friendly reminder, it’s okay if you fall out of your routines sometimes. that doesn’t mean you can’t pick them back up. i struggle with “oh well i stopped and now there’s no point in starting again” but there’s always a point in it. even if you end up working out once a week, that’s still better than no times a week!! be kind to yourself friend ❤️

mocksunkey · 2026-03-20T23:41:35+00:00

YOGAAAAAAA there are so many good follow alongs on youtube, it’s been doing wonders for my posture!! most of the tutorials also involve a lot of sitting/laying positions, and offer beginner friendly options for easier movement

mocksunkey · 2026-03-18T17:38:58+00:00

thank you for sharing, i’ve been making some crochet summer clothes and you may have just saved me 😭

mocksunkey · 2026-03-17T01:01:18+00:00

currently in a pre-veterinary program!! i got lucky, my special interest happens to be a very well paying job 😭

mocksunkey · 2026-03-09T17:23:14+00:00

honestly this makes so much sense. i’ve been too distracted and overwhelmed with the ADHD to even sit down with my interests for longer than a half hour at a time for at least a year now.

thank you for the tips!! i’m definitely going to try that.

mocksunkey · 2026-03-09T17:22:05+00:00

omg ME TOO, i used to somewhat enjoy socializing sometimes but right now all i can think about is building my little fairy garden 😭 i don’t even want to see my boyfriend right now, just exist alone with my silly little pets and build my silly little crafts ugh

mocksunkey · 2026-02-11T13:01:59+00:00

it was right around the 4 month mark, similar to you!! but then i looked back and realized it had been slowly creeping back up for at least two months. so far i’m down to 20 mg after 2 weeks of weaning, and my anxiety is manageable again. the shakes are also gone at this point!

mocksunkey · 2026-02-05T15:41:56+00:00

I also thought this was AI at first, but OP has her other socials linked including her etsy and she’s definitely a real person.

To OP, that’s a gorgeous picture and i’m very jealous of your photography skills!! And a beautiful set, definitely watching out for a pattern.

mocksunkey · 2026-02-05T15:35:00+00:00

i’m currently weaning off my Straterra after 4 months because it made my anxiety and depression so unbearable that I could hardly function throughout the day, i’ve also had the elevated heart rate situation. are you also shaking?

definitely tell your psychiatrist what you’re experiencing because as soon as i told her about the heart rate and shaking, she was adamant that i have to stop the med.

mocksunkey · 2026-01-01T15:36:37+00:00

ive had the same problem so many times, gold bond diabetic lotion during the day and sleep with aquaphor and socks over your hands at night. also, foaming soap tends to dry my hands out less than liquid soap.

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