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Apr 3, 2021

Lost in Overstimulation: on being diagnosed as autistic in my 20s.

I had an incredibly active imagination as a child, and thoroughly relished the opportunity to be alone with my toys, so that I could freely play and invent several connecting kingdoms, with individual story lines. Any time I tried to create games with friends, I found myself becoming frustrated though…

Autism

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Lost in Overstimulation: on being diagnosed as autistic in my 20s.
Lost in Overstimulation: on being diagnosed as autistic in my 20s.

May 16, 2020

Outlive Your Idols: Why do crazy girls always die young?

It is an almost universal experience among mentally ill women in their 20s — “I did not think I would be alive this long, and I don’t know what I’m doing”. This is no coincidence. It is carefully designed by years — centuries even — of representation, media coverage and…

Mental Health

6 min read

Outlive Your Idols: Why do crazy girls always die young?
Outlive Your Idols: Why do crazy girls always die young?
Cecylia W.

Cecylia W.

26. Wide eyed wild woman. I like cats and madness.

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