Tag: anxiety
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I Speak Many Languages. Masking Follows Me in ALL of Them

I’m multilingual. But behind each language was a mask—until I found the one that didn’t come with trauma. Turns out, fluency isn’t freedom. Identity is.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
acceptance and growth, ADHD, anxiety, ASD, AuDHD, Autism, blog, boundaries, chaos, communication, Cree, emotions, first language, first nations, Growth through writing, healing, healing journey, health, indigenous, Invisible Struggles, Life, Masking, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, mental health and writing, mindfulness and emotions, neurodiversity, overcoming challenges, Pain, personal growth, plains cree, reflection, resilience, respect, self acceptance, self discovery, self reflection, self-acceptance, self-care, self-discovery, self-discovery journey, Struggles, surprise, survival, trust, unmasking journey, wellness, writing, y-dialect -
The Impact of Gaslighting in Medicine on Patient Health a Personal Experience

This is a longer post yes, however the story it tells is one that needs to be told. Even now I barely scratch the surface and that is so far from okay that I have no words for what I touch on.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
advocacy, Medical Related, My Personal Journey, Random Information, Random life topics, the heart beat of changeableism, ADHD, advocacy, angry, anguish, anxiety, ASD, assault, AuDHD, bilateral, carpal tunnel, carpal tunnel bilateral release, carpal tunnel release, chaos, coat hanger, Comorbidity, cost of medical needs, cptsd, dangerous, deadly, defeat, delaying medical care, denial, denial of care, denial of second opinion, depression, discrimination, dizzy, doctor, doctors, EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, electrolytes, emboli, embolism, Emergency Room, ER, fear, fighting for care, gender discrimination, Hate, headaches, health, high risk, hurting, Hypermobility, Hyponea, I shouldn’t need to be my own doctor, ignored, ignored red flags, instability, Life, life threatening, luck, Masking, medical discrimination, medical professional, medical research, Mental Health, migraines, miracle, misdiagnosed, no big deal, not a party trick, not covered, not neat, not sick enough, overwhelmed, Pain, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, posture, poverty, ptsd, pulmonary emboli, racism, red flag, refusal, research, salt, self denial, self-harm, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Hyponea, surgery, tachycardia, terror, to long to list all symptoms, to many symptoms, to many tags, trauma, wheelchair, wrong, zebra diagnosis -
Acceptance for the First Time

What I look forward to is acceptance because of what it leads to. This is one of my heavier posts, I talk about how lack of acceptance has lead to abuse, mental health problems, people pleasing and the dangers there. I also talk about a group of people have shown me what acceptance really is.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
Abuse, acceptance and growth, ADHD, anxiety, ASD, AuDHD, Autism, blog, chaos, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1993, depression, emotions, fear, Healing and Resilience, health, history, inspiration, kink, Life, loss, love, Mental Health, neurodiversity, Pain, personal growth, ptsd, reflection, resilience, respect, sensory overload, service dog, strength, Struggles, trust, vulnerability, writing -
Transforming Doom Piles with New Tools

DOOM piles? That is a medical term for those piles that only I can make sense of? Ok, I had to learn more and now after several hours I am writing this and expanding on a tool I am going to try out. Right tool for the job right?
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
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Balancing Fire and Thunderstorms’ Impact

So, wild fire is a delight in Canada right now. Our air quality isn’t that great where I am in Alberta and yet storms aren’t always a good thing in a few areas really.
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Life is Chaos: Insights into the Latest Chaos

A new storm has blown my way. One I am struggling with. I know what is coming and I want to run even though that is not who I am the desire is there. This is the start of the latest storm and it involves the man who raised me.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
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Understanding AuDHD: Embracing the Chaos

So many signs are ignored as kids are growing up when it comes to neurodivergence I am no different. I dive into an experience and let the chaos reign.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
anxiety, ASD, AuDHD, Autism, chaos, consequences, Dismissed, family, Late diagnosis, Life, love, Mental Health, writing -
Embracing AuDHD: The Neurotrimming Factor through ASD and ADHD

Yea I went down this rabbit hole further yet again. Enjoy. AuDHD, ASD and ADHD and what neurotrimming’s role is with burnout. Don’t forget this is always written from my experiences and is not medical advice. It seems to be need to be said again.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
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The Struggle for Balance in Daily Life

I admit to a struggle I have fought most of my life, as far back as I recall. It is raw and emotional. I know it is part of who I am but it doesn’t make it easy to accept or cope with.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
ADHD, anxiety, ASD, AuDHD, Autism, chaos, crossing boundaries, Life, Mental Health, oversharing, shame, upset, writing -
Finding Humor in Chronic Pain and Neurodivergence

Chronic pain is not walk in the park, nor is AuDHD. Yet I approach life with a smile and learning to accept my chaos. I am me, pain, smiles, laughs, crankiness and lack of self confidence included.
❄️Siearra Frost❄️
ADHD, anxiety, ASD, AuDHD, Autisim, Autism, blog, chaos, chronic pain, chronic-illness, chronic-pain, health, Life, living, Mental Health, oversharing, pack, stims, writing
