Dear friends, I’ve been writing this newsletter for a full year now, and what a year it has been. Life just after college is rough enough, and I had also the struggle of tending to my mental health, when the interactions between diagnosed bipolar and yet-undiagnosed-but-everyone-thinks-it’s-obvious autism made life unbearably intense and exhausting. Creativity has been a refuge but also a harbinger of instability. I still don’t know what to do with the 170+ artworks that I made during my manic hospital stay in February.
This flames up my heart: “But more than that, I’m near to despair at how often in these past few years I have attempted an activity, only to find that because of my Madness or neurodivergence, I either mess up badly or the activity is simply not right for me.”
This brings to mind thoughts about belonging, accessibility and boundaries. I’ve been eyeing a book on grieving that was recommended to me at the FGC forgiveness workshop.
I’m so deeply moved by your writing and the way you share your experiences. That line you contributed to Queer, as in is one of my favorites, and knowing this context makes it even richer! Thank you. ♥️💜
This flames up my heart: “But more than that, I’m near to despair at how often in these past few years I have attempted an activity, only to find that because of my Madness or neurodivergence, I either mess up badly or the activity is simply not right for me.”
This brings to mind thoughts about belonging, accessibility and boundaries. I’ve been eyeing a book on grieving that was recommended to me at the FGC forgiveness workshop.
I’m so deeply moved by your writing and the way you share your experiences. That line you contributed to Queer, as in is one of my favorites, and knowing this context makes it even richer! Thank you. ♥️💜