Feinberg? As in the Minecraft speedrunner??

I love Sherry CD-ROM! Go check out her youtube channel if you want retro gaming and philosophy delivered to you by an artificial lifeform (not AI!)

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I hate that several times now I have stumbled across pictures I really liked, only to find out they're AI. Disappointed in myself and kind of scared how appealing these can get now

When I have that moment of realizing how long it's been and the guilt rushes in, I try to take a step back from the feeling and ask myself: how important is this relationship to me? Is it worth being uncomfortable for a little bit? And if the answer is yes, I text them immediately before I forget again. Because it's always better to reach out late than never. And most of my friends understand by now anyways, because I have talked about my difficulties regarding this with them before.

But for trying to stay on top of it I'm not really sure myself. I thought about maybe incorporating some reach-out-to-friends time into my routine, like an hour every other monday where I spend some time calling/texting a friend, but I can decide who to reach out to and what method of communication to use in the moment, so I feel less pressured. Haven't tried it yet, though. Sometimes I like to write a letter or postcard to someone I haven't seen in a while. It might be a little weird and oldschool, but it's easier for me to take my time and have some room to talk about what happened during the last few months. Also it is a nice surprise for your friend to find in theur mailbox!

Having a physical planner and writing in it using only pencil helps me a lot to budget energy. I plan out all energy consuming activities ahead for each week. I plan to do 5 stressful tasks each day, but what counts as stressful changes constantly, which is why I write in pencil. If I don't have the energy for something on one day I will erase and reschedule it and write something less demanding as a task, otherwise I always have to do what's on the list. I am not allowed to do more than 5 stressful things even on a good day, because then I usually overwork myself, and I have to plan in recovery time after an especially demanding day. Also, I break down big tasks beforehand, so I can be as specific as possible with my task setting (Goblintools can help with that). I use a physical planner because it gets me off of my phone and because I can remember stuff better when I write it down by hand, and I use pencil so I don't have to cross out unfinished tasks and be reminded of "failing" when looking back.

So yeah, TLDR: an analog planner with strict rules on how to budget energy and some flexibility to acommodate fluctuating energy levels

Depends on what being human means to you: Human in the biological sense? Unless this was written by AI you're human. Human in the sense that you deserve human rights and dignity? Definitely human. Human in the sense that you are part of a society? Yup. Human in the sense of gender etc.? Not necessarily, unless you want to be, then yes! Human in the sense that you deserve love and care and can give love and care to others? Correct, human! And guess what, not feeling human is something many humans feel, sometimes or even all the time, so I'd say that's a human trait, too. Take care, from a fellow non-human human

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I try to stay informed about the situation but not daily and also not lokking at pictures or videos. Because having these things descibed in text or speech is still very impactful to me but it doesn't give me nightmares. That being said, try to take care of yourself. You're not being unfeeling or egotistical for not consuming information that makes you actively suicidal. Think of it more like this: you don't actually help anyone by reading the news. However, there are things you can do to help, like going to protests, donating to aid programs, educating others etc. But all of these take energy (especially for someone with autism), so conserving your energy is important. Maybe try avoiding news about gaza except for once a week for a few minutes. And instead every time you think about it research ways you could help those people. That way these feelings get channeled into something useful and don't become self-destructive.

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I usually don't really feel the need to share that stuff with people but I've also been burnt too many times. I can't handle people getting bored or annoyed or mocking me for my interests, so I just keep quiet.

I'm not diagnosed, but I stim a lot. When I'm happy I shake my wrists or flail my arms a little and sometimes I bounce up and down. When I'm stressed I rub my hands together in a regular motion and/or scratch myself (arms and neck) and swing from side to side. I also rock a lot, both when happy and stressed. When I eat something I like I kind of wobble the spoon or fork in my hand and as a child I used to hum while eating, but I've since stopped doing that. Something I always do no matter my mood is tapping my fingers to the music that's currently stuck in my head (I always have a song playing in my head or sometimes sentences or funny sounding words, idk why). I used to try and suppress those stims, but I'm much happier now that I mostly embrace them (at least when I'm alone or with people I trust).

This film says it tries to visualize a meltdown - does this actually count as a meltdown? Because if it does I might not be having "small panic attacks" every time I go to the supermarket lol. I always thought meltdowns were an outward thing, with screaming and throwing things and stuff, and the opposite are shutdowns (which I do have sometimes when it gets really bad, then I can't talk for several days etc). I might have to look into meltdowns some more...

Thank you, this is actually really helpful! I just downloaded tasks.org and will try out your ABC system. Also having tasks increase in importance the longer I wait to do them seems like a good idea

The Mezzanine, abridged version

How does one actually relax when constantly extremely stressed out by basic daily tasks? Asking for a friend

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Thank you for the tip, that could probably help with time blindness as well. I think I will get an alarm clock for that, so I can't get distracted by my phone as easily!

Thanks for this great list! Regarding youtube channels I would also recommend Foster on the Spectrum, they have both ADHD and autism and I like their style & humor.

I don't get annoyed by the repetition, I actually enjoy it when it's interesting sounding words or the way a sentence was said was funny wo me when I first heard it. Conjugational recombination is a great word, btw!

The only theory I have is that it might be a form of echolalia, where instead of repeating words out loud you just do it in your head (maybe something like supressed echolalia? I've heard some people online say that it can present that way, but idk how generally accepted that idea is.) As far as I know echolalia is also a symptom of tourettes. I don't know if it can also occurs in allistic people.