I had my first volunteer tutoring session yesterday, although it’s weird saying ‘yesterday’ because I’m yet to slumber. It’s 5:28. And no, my sleeping pattern has not yet returned to normal. As I sat, excuse me, on the toilet, I pondered upon the session; I thought to myself…. What am I getting myself into? Why […]
I’m awake at 4:12. Most of my posts were made in the early hours. Today is different. For the last two weeks or more, I’ve been sleeping until 22:00, awake until like 5:00-6:00, then sleeping most of the day (awake here and there watching a video, falling asleep, repeat). Today, I slept until 3:30. I […]
I Asked My GP to Refer Me for an Autism Diagnosis
Oh! I didn’t tell you. On Friday (two days ago), I went to a GP appointment regarding getting a diagnosis for autism. I’ve believed I had autism since I was 21 years old after reading stories from people with Asperger’s Syndrome (this is what I believed I had, but it’s all under the autism spectrum […]
Paracosm or Maladaptive Daydreaming?
It was over ten years ago when I came across the word ‘paracosm’. A paracosm is a detailed, self-created imaginary world that can be built from a young age and often lasts into adulthood. I was like ‘Eureka!’ THIS is what I have! Ever since I can remember, I would daydream, not regular daydreaming- the […]
Aripiprazole. That’s what I was given to help me. It was my first medication. Boy did that medication have such an effect on my creativity. I couldn’t daydream or enter my paracosm, something I’ve done ever since I could remember. So I stopped taking it. But that landed me back in hospital. Aripiprazole. It was […]
3 minutes read time.
Previous page Next page