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  • If you want to judge the character of a person:

    Observe how they treat those they have power over, usually in terms of social hirarchy or economic position.

    Edit: Read the question wrong. Be nice to the service workers you rely on to get things done, like janitors, servers, cleaners, basically the bottom ranks of the totem pole.

    If you have to ask why and need a selfish reason:

    These people often are in positions where they can sabotage you, make your life difficult or slow you down. You really dont want to scream at the people who handle your importent paperwork, which can easily “get lost in the administration”…











  • My local queer events are full of NDs since there is a large overlapp, same with pen-and-paper groups, progressive and IT meetups.

    Sound a bit like a stereotype, but from personal experience all these places are full of the NDs or people who are generally very nice.

    I know personal meetups are not always possible or easy to do, its just the option I had the most success with while having fun in general.


  • I hate to bring up this point, but depending on the location / country you live in transition might be a risky plan. Mostly because the there government hates the idea of us existing.

    Currently I would give a stark warning for anyone in the US, followed by most parts of the middle east, china and russia. Cant speak for the rest of asia / oceania. Europe should be safe, most dangers here come less from the government directly but usually single parties. Make sure to check legislation in your area.

    Also your community might not always approof of the idea, especially very conservative or religious fundamental ones.

    Whatever you do, stay safe and informed. Good luck on your journey!


  • (This might be my last message, since life is calling again for me)

    If you cant find the positive vibes in you to keep going, then there is another way.

    You can keep going out of pure spite for the world that seek to harm you. Otherwiss they just win if you choose to leave this earth. Do you want to let them win?

    Its not like this will stay forever and even if there is no comming back, then sit at the brink with legs dangling over the abyss, snack in hand and enjoying the show.

    Not the most healthy way of dealing with it, but I found moments where this mindset was very helpfull.

    Either way, keep going. Or seek professional help, you know the drill. But dont just let them win.

    Kindly, a stranger returning to the stars


  • If the world is such a cruel place and the others all suck, then you are under no obligation to follow them any longer.

    If its already bad, then you can even more follow your hearth. If the worlds cant change by itself then make your own.

    I sure did back then. New community, new love for myself and ofhers, new friends, new enemies and hardships. Only that I feel more alive then ever.

    If you already found out what you are and are certain of it, but your place in the world is not the one you want then seek or make a new one. Be your own light in the darkness and trail a new blaze.

    There are enough others like you, probably closer then you think. Seek out those who also dont want to see the world suffer like this and help mending the others hearths. Join a community and if there is no structure then build one yourself. If the world is filled with hatred then dilute that with your own hands and hearth.

    This is a diffucult task. Not sure its doable. But you are surprised how much hatred can fuel a good cause.

    Just make sure you end up on the right side of history with your choices. We already have enough small time tyrants, braindead cultists and people haters already.


  • This a very familiar story for me…

    Took me a good long look in the mirror and seriously asking the question who and what I wanted to be. And also, even more importantly, what I do NOT want to be anymore.

    Then I ripped out all the things that were not me and whats left is better of without that now dead part.

    Im not posting here what was left, because I dont want to project my own experiences onto you. But for me the topics of identity, gender, neurodivergency, expectations and what feels right were very important. And in need of reevaluation.

    Ultimately I dont know what is going on in your life. In an emergency seek professional help, which I am definetly not. Im just a stranger on the internet with time to answer your questions.

    If I wanted to give you advice, it would be this: Finding out what you are NOT is often easier then finding out what you are or want to be. The negative is simply the longer way to truth, because the list of what you are not is technically longwe and what you are is small in comparisson.

    Best of Luck on your journey, I hope this helps.

    Kindly, a stranger from the stars

    (You dont need to answer or react to this post)




  • I would consider the inverse to seeking them out at first.

    You tend to avoid people you don’t “click” with, are draining to be around or don’t accept you. Meaning you sort them out, until you have the people left that you are comfortable around, which are often other NDs.

    And then it switches around. You increasingly enjoy their company and THEN you seek them out more and more, while the prospect of spending time with NTs becomes less appealing.

    Eventual result: NDs attracting each other


  • This might sound very cinicall, but I gave up on dating neurotypicals entirely. The “gap” is just to large for me.

    Now I exclusively date other neurodivergent people and this was the best change I made in my life. Not having to constantly explain some “weird stuff” I do or why some thing matter more then others is a reliefe. Not being forced to justify ones own existence to a partner takes a lot of the strain away.

    Even better sometimes when we both care about a certain thing others would find strange, it’s a rare moment of understanding we seldomly get to share with neurotypicals, like really nice clothing texture, a pleasent sound, perfectly marching colours, or a random buildings symetrical features. And when we go out together and it just gets to much, wanting to quit and go home is nothing that needs to be explained or justified.

    The best part is that the other often also questions very basic parts about themselves, leading to deep and revealing conversations. Since they too often seek out more knowledge about existing in this world, I don’t feel bad for sharing doubts about myselfy because I never fear these things being invalidated.

    The most difficult part might actually finding other neurodivergents, but it is worth the effort for me.