#friendship – Lavender and Levity

RE: Your Brains

Posted on June 9, 2018April 16, 2019 by lavenderandlevity

CW: Indirect descriptions of PTSD symptoms, the aftermath of trauma, and workplace bullying. Have you ever wondered what a zombie with an office job would look like? If you've heard Jonathan Coulton's excellent "RE: Your Brains," you don't have to ask. If you haven't, I do suggest you listen to it eventually, but there's no … Continue reading RE: Your Brains →

Improv* #6: A Meetup Group with Social Anxiety Tries to Walk into a Bar…

Posted on March 31, 2018April 28, 2019 by lavenderandlevity

...The bartender says, "We don't serve folks with social anxiety here." The groups shrugs their shoulders and replies, 'Well, if that diagnosis doesn't work, how about depression, PTSD or ADHD? We've got a few options for what to call ourselves...' The bartender shrugs, "One of those ought to count. Come on in." You probably thought … Continue reading Improv* #6: A Meetup Group with Social Anxiety Tries to Walk into a Bar… →

1) I’m neurodiverse, chronically ill and a (hopefully vaguely effective) advocate for others. I’ve seen some stuff as a result.

2) I’ll take anyone to task who claims any of the above make anyone else lesser in any way.

3) But – because I’m also an irony magnet – I’m still biologically wired to experience Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and conditioned from past experiences to feel toxic shame personally that I would never apply globally.

4) If I can’t beat the Bully-in-My-Brain, I can at least learn to laugh at it.

5) Puns are awesome.