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A weekly newsletter on being different by a non-binary, autistic person with ADHD.

Can I be ok?

hello friend Hello. Good week? I got a new food processor after killing the old one. The old one was really old. 1980s old. It had done us proud but all good things must come to an end. So went to buy a new one. Everything was sold out. Thankfully

Connection

hello friend Hello. Week 5 of lockdown. At least for me. The only time it all becomes real is when I visit a supermarket and see the queues and the masks. The promenade is normal. My social distancing is normal as ever. My disconnection from friends is normal. I don’

Nervous breakdown

hello friend Hi. You ok? I’m… better. On Sunday, while listening to a podcast on mental health, I noticed some things I had been feeling matched up with the podcasters description of a nervous breakdown. I googled and while I’m not a professional I saw similarities. Whether I

Failed

hello friend Hello. My friends at Dorothy are running an online exhibition during the social isolation period. It’s called ‘Isolation Nation’ and the team there asked a few artists to respond to that theme anyway they wanted to. I decided to look at isolation in Iceland and the way

The world is now experience life with anxiety.

hello friend Are you ok? I hope you’re ok. This is a tough time and I fear it’s just getting going. So take measures now to make sure you’re going to be ok. By that I mean panic buy chocs, wine, beer and video games. There are

On edge

hello friend breathes I have never been this on edge for this length of time. The way I feel now is how I felt about 3 weeks ago but it only lasted a night. The time before that was maybe 5 years ago. I get up. Go for a run.

Anxious as hell

Anxious as hell

hello friend How’s your day? I spent last week feeling good about myself for getting up early and exercising every morning. On Monday I had a migraine. So maybe my early mornings were too much for my body? Whoops. I’m taking this week off and I’ll try