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I’ve been struggling myself with autistic burnout recently, so I wanted to share some telltale signs you might be approaching or are in an autistic burnout and need to take a step back ✨
⭐️ sensitivity to sensory input - things may seem louder, brighter or more overwhelming than usual
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instagram.comWhy We Avoid the Things That Make Us the Happiest
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Mental obesity = over consuming + under creating.
The more you gather ideas, and “perfect” your work, the heavier your mind gets.
Eventually it becomes so overweight it can't move.
Jonathan Nottsubstack.commy anti-burnout guide
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Your family can push your buttons because they helped install them.
When you respond differently, you break the stimulus-response pattern
They expect the old you to show up.
You're not required to deliver.
Dr. Dominic Ngsubstack.com
There are no blueprints for someone in my situation. I’m not on dating apps (because I still believe in things like eye contact and true love). I no longer live in my country of origin. I didn’t come from a “happy family” with matching Christmas pyjamas or weekly group hugs. I don’t have children orbiting around me, nor do I have a built-in village... See more
Sarah - The Artist Becomingsubstack.comOne size doesn’t fit all. We’re all unique, and the more we try to fit in with what we think we should be, the more we erase parts of who we are to do it.
That shit is dysregulating AF.
We can’t just pick and choose what we hide of ourselves; it doesn’t work like that. When we “erase” something about ourselves we don’t like, parts of what we like... See more
That shit is dysregulating AF.
We can’t just pick and choose what we hide of ourselves; it doesn’t work like that. When we “erase” something about ourselves we don’t like, parts of what we like... See more
why we get in our own way (the neuroscience of self-sabotage)
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