Kathryn Bjornstad-Kelly writes "ASDay Post" at Katy Doesn't Live In Smithton.
I don't even want to think about how long it's been since I've posted here.
And I didn't want to think about how long it had been since I'd been
involved with Autistics Speaking Day, or any sort of activism, when I
talked to Corina again. I mean, it was no secret that I had stopped
doing pretty much everything that I used to do. I had helped popularize
ASDay, but now I had started avoiding it every year, as it arrived and
on the actual date and as it passed. Too much depression and anxiety.
Too much self-loathing. Too much doubt. Too much panic that welled up
inside me anytime I tried to do anything that made me feel like maybe I
was a person. Too many voices telling me, "You'll never be good
enough."
But that wasn't who I wanted to be anymore. On new medication, I was
doing a lot better, and starting to enjoy life again. I had been
spending time through the past few months fixing all of the problems
that I used to spend hours worrying about, and it was making life better
for me. And I was not going to be afraid of Autistics Speaking Day
forever when it could be fixed, and I could have what I wanted and I was
capable of doing the job. So ignoring the tangled pit of fear and
doubt in my stomach, I sent Corina an IM.
Read the rest here!
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