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AuroraBorealis

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  • Tomorrow is my first day of work. I'm really nervous. A new phase in life starts.
    AuroraBorealis
    AuroraBorealis
    It went well, I'd say, for a first day. Though I'm absolutely exhausted. I can't remember ever being so tired. I hope this gets better. How else do people have lives around their jobs?
    Tired
    Tired
    Every day is different. On some days I want to come home, cry/yell in pillow and just sleep, so that's what i do. on other days i feel very smart, cool and strong, having a lot of energy and will to do other things. and having money to live helps as a motivation!
    Jonn
    Jonn
    It will get easier after you learn the ropes.
    Just pace yourself.
    I love the place where we live now. There's beautiful nature close by where we can go for walks, which is really natural. So much water. My brain is detoxing from the huge city where I lived for the past years.
    T
    thejuice
    Sometimes i liked the depersonalisation. We do a great line in cold shoulders :D
    T
    thejuice
    Wheres the place to be, Melbourne or Sydney
    Jonn
    Jonn
    Dan Andrews was the premier of Victoria.
    Therefore, Sydney, naturally. :cool:

    Chris Minns, in NSW, has integrity.
    Both have the same narrative.
    Read between the lines. ;)
    Urgent advice requested about trick or treaters. I had only thought as far as holding a plate of sweets in front of them. What do you say? How many do they get? What if I run out of sweets?
    T
    thejuice
    Neigbours kid used to ring my doorbell all the time, i could hear him coming on his scooter. So i opened the window above and jumpscared him with a big booming "OI!", shat his pants so he did. His dad heard and gave him an extra bollocking lol
    Outdated
    Outdated
    Saw a great story about that one time, people could never catch who kept ringing their doorbell early in the morning so they set up a camera and caught the culprit. It was a goose.
    T
    thejuice
    Neil the Seal
    I'll go to a trial training session to a kickboxing club next week in my new city. I'm a bit nervous but also really looking forward to it. I haven't exercised for a while, but used to go regularly to my kickboxing classes, and it'll be nice to start again.
    UberScout
    UberScout
    h a d o u k e n
    oregano
    oregano
    Kickboxing/MMA is really good to get into if you have the right musculoskeletal structure, which I don't. If you do you can really get healthy with it.
    AuroraBorealis
    AuroraBorealis
    I'm not perfectly suited for it because I seem to have some sort of hip impingement. But I try to avoid all movements that hurt, and it's so much fun that I consider the general health and mental health benefits to be more important for me.
    My family visit had an awful start. I was looking forward to it, but my arrival was a catastrophe. I was already so exhausted from the trip, and now I am really sad and upset as well.
    I'm about to receive and supervise the moving company who brings our furniture. My partner was supposed to be here too but he's delayed. I'm so nervous that I'm nauseated.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Just step up and take charge, you can have a breakdown once the job is done.
    After days of working non-stop, I'm got extremely close to having a meltdown now. We're in the car though so I don't want to let it out too much. Have my Tangle toy and am reading now after some crying. It'll be okay.
    Our elderly cat is really nervous because of our move, and because the apartment is a mess. We are trying to give her reassurance and let her hide a lot. I feel sorry because we can't explain to her what's going on.
    I'll have a very stressful and socially demanding day today, and I already feel wobbly. I might post something later if things go downhill.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Wishing you fortitude to get through the day. 💚
    Andy Weir just writes such phenomenal books. Re-reading Project Hail Mary for the second time, and it's as amazing as ever. I guess you have to be a science nerd to love his books.
    The town I'm moving to has an amateur astronomy club! I'm SO going to join! I'm really excited because it'll be the first time that I'll join a club which is not related to my work or sports (which I do enjoy but are also always sort of a chore). It'll be the first club I'll join for myself, purely out of interest and joy, no strings attached!
    My partner got me some great hearing protectors for our anniversary, the kind construction workers use. Right now, I am sitting in complete silence for the first time in ages. It's heaven. I am curious to see how they will be when I am outside in a noisy environment.
    Judge
    Judge
    I use them indoors myself. Inexpensive but effective. And I can use brute force to loosen the thick wires to make them not-too-tight, yet comfortable. You try that with expensive noise-cancelling headphones and they'll break.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Now that's a sweet gift. 💚
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    What a great gift. Happy anniversary!
    Today's a crappy day. My battery's at about 15%, and nothing has even happened yet. Why are there such days? The last few days were so good.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Any chance for a quick charge somehow - maybe get your battery back up to 50%?
    A warm, comforting drink and some quiet time? A few moments to meditate and remove yourself from sensory input? Time with a loved animal? Hope you can get through the day okay and maybe tomorrow will be better.
    AuroraBorealis
    AuroraBorealis
    Thank you, those are good suggestions. Part of the bad day is that I have many important things to do. I will take some quiet time after lunch.
    I can recommend watching the Netflix adaptation "Geek Girl". I feel like it's a very good representation of undiagnosed autism in a teenage girl. It's the closest I came so far to how I feel/felt. Also, it's a nice and happy watch, something to comfort you.
    I'm rocking back and forth in a train station bathroom stall. I've been travelling for almost 24 hours. There are so many people. It's so loud. I'm tired. My boyfriend's in a crappy mood. It's so loud.
    I just had a meltdown. It has been a long and extremely hot day, and my mother-in-law kept talking on and on about an apparent misunderstanding we've had (according to her), with a lot of emotional subtext. I couldn't handle it anymore. Now I'm really tired.
    HyperfixedAngel
    HyperfixedAngel
    Hey I hope everything is okay 🥺 We are here for you!
    AuroraBorealis
    AuroraBorealis
    Thank you. It's better today. Family visits (in both directions) are always a vulnerable time for me. I have been okay so far today. Meltdown yesterday and the day before.
    Jonn
    Jonn
    Meltdowns...The bane of those on the spectrum...
    Information overload.
    What fun.
    I am so exhausted, my body feels so heavy and my brain is clouded by fog. It's probably hangover from having been so anxious the past few weeks. Now I'm not anxious anymore but I still have to work on a project. I feel like my body and brain are close to shutting down.
    I've got a job interview in about 10 days! I'm so excited that I'm shaking! I'm going to get veeery nervous, but right now I'm just excited!
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