Tag: Autism and Mental Health
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No Therapy, Still Broken: How Escaping ABA Didn’t Mean I Was Safe
Speech became performance. Silence felt wrong. But avoiding therapy didn’t mean escaping harm—it just meant the trauma wore a mask too. This is what verbal masking really costs.
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Relearning ASL and Letting My Hands Do the Healing
Sign language returned like a lost part of me—calming, expressive, safe. Now I use my hands to say what my voice learned to suppress.
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Coffee and Mental Health: Exploring Fresh-Ground vs. Pre-ground
Why did fresh-ground coffee catch my attention? What secrets could a simple grind reveal about the mind, the body, and beyond? I wasn’t expecting answers—but what I found opened doors to questions I never thought to ask. The more I dug, the deeper the mystery grew. What could it mean?
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Through the Ashes of Chaos Rising through the Storm
Chaos of Emotions and Acceptance Emotions can be chaotic—we all know this deep down. For those of us who struggle with the logic of emotions, understanding why we feel a certain way can be challenging. Denying their existence isn’t an option. Yesterday reminded me of that, though I certainly didn’t need or want the reminder.…
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Unmasking the Invisible Struggle
This was the first song I hear today when I turned on Spotify. I had never heard it before, or even heard of the artist. However every word was an echo of my own thoughts. Every single word. I hide from the few people left in my life how I truly feel. To say today…
Who am I? 