My journey to share has started, I hope it helps others and I can show more of who I am too โบ๏ธ๐!! Itโs always been a goal of mine and now Iโm ganna achieve it with trying to be consistent and dedicated even on the hard days life throws at me ! If you do check it out , I hope you like it โจ!!
Itโs like every time I find a happy part to my life, the part of where I truly wanna be makes me wanna cry. Iโm content, thankful and making my way forward from the hurt and still I wonder if that part is ganna happen soon now that Iโm getting better ๐..
Did an interview for a new position, already in overthinking how my life will be. Wondering if I need to push or if I should focused on what I have โฆ ๐ฉ!
To my fellow tumble people, Iโm sharing this news in better spirits than I was yesterday. I have been assessed and diagnosed on the spectrum of Autism ๐ณ๐. Itโs been one hell of a journey, one I did not even see myself going through. I waited a year, it was a 3 part assessment, my anxiety kept creeping up I shook my thoughts and told myself โJust be yourself, no matter what the results are, show them who Shanise is ๐!โOn this platform using tumbler it helped me be brave to show myself. Not only did it help me be myself, I was able to relate to so many people, explore comfortably owning my truth which allowed me to not hide who I am on other social media platforms and share my experiences ๐๐พโจ. Itโs crazy how one diagnosis for adhd can open up so many gaps that are now being filled with my spectrum diagnosis as well. At the age of 31, I never thought 2 years ago I would of found any of this out. It all fits together and as I continue my growth of healing and learning feeling more sure of myself than I did growing up. Only down side is when others I share this with say โYou donโt look Autistic ๐!โ Um, what is something that you feel eternally and mentally suppose to look like ? Iโll wait. The stereotype needs to end yet thatโs been my life since I was born into this world as a female black child and that alone has a list that hurts. So who am I now ?
A strong Bisexual Neurodivergent Woman of Colour ๐๐พ๐งกโพ๏ธโจ!!
so on my little journey away itโs been surely something. Thereโs been little delays and now itโs time to try the one thing I have never done in 31 years. ADHD meds ๐ณ!
Am I worried?? Um kinda. I tried two others for like a week in the beginning of 2022 and just stopped completely. One of them had me very very very emotional. Like I would cry everyday ๐ฅบ๐ซ.
I really wanna try to work on my time blindness. Thereโs a lot of shame there โน๏ธ. And itโs not shame that I ever felt personally, just the shame coming from others who donโt understand. So here we go ๐ฎโ๐จ๐.
Living in this world, rules are meant to keep order from chaos which yea, I get it. Just this one for attendance and the negative reaction to those who really struggle to follow this rule DOES NOT MEAN :
We are lazy
We donโt care
Arenโt mindful
Do this on purpose
Have no regard for others that it may effect
And arenโt trying to be on time
Using our neurological differences as an excuse
Iโm just saying, Iโm tired of it ๐. As someone who has navigated life without treatment I can proudly say Iโve been able to achieve a good attendance when Iโm calm, confident and at peace. Just the moments when Iโm not and the anxiety acts up is a real ughhhh. Medication is a choice and Iโm not saying anyone has to take it. This is something Iโd like to try and see it can improve things Iโve been trying to do myself as best as I can ๐โจ.
* High five to everyone else whoโs always trying their best too ๐ค!!*
Itโs been a minute ๐๐พ๐งกโจ! To everyone in the neurodivergent community your not alone with the similar experiences we share. And I love that my freedom on here to express myself during a dark time in my life helped others as well!