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Introducing me
Hi, I’m Alice, aged 24 and apologise in advance for this long introduction .
For the last two years I’ve been struggling a lot with my mental health and unfortunately have and continue to be let down by the mental health services. Everything fell apart after I finished university and transitioned into the adult life. Being autistic I knew that transition would be difficult for me but I started experiencing health issues ( already chronically ill) and soon realised that work would be a challenge for me and especially with working with young children like I always wanted to. I remembered a traumatic time in my life and after that I began to realise I’d been through a lot over the years and kinda fell apart. I haven’t socialised in person for around 2 years now as my friend from uni moved back home and my other friend I don’t see often anymore.
Moving on (lol) I love anything creative arts but especially painting and colouring. I enjoy reading , love crystals and reading about things like astrology, numerology ect. Oh and I love Disney and listen to Taylor swift a lot.
Thanks for reading this and well done for making it to the end lol. I tend to ramble a lot 🫣
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 30.03.26
I went, I wasnt too good and fell too. I was pretty quiet too and Im worried i come across as having a problem or boring, this is especially for work too like multiple months in and I still struggle talking to people at work. The roads are kinda bad round here and makes things worse in my fiesta feeling everything, if I had a more modern car then that would be absorb everything better not be like super smooth like a Rolls Royce but be a lot better, first world problems again I'm sorry.
Don’t have the energy anymore
I’m so tired of all the drama that’s going on, I can’t cope with it it’s too much, it’s confusing and it’s hurting. The past month or so I’ve had my heart broken more than fixed. People saying “I don’t know if I should tell you because it might hurt” then obviously then I want to know but then it does fucking hurt so bad. My heart is killing and I’ve completely broken down tonight from everything. Bawling my eyes out and listening to sad songs. I want this pain to be gone it hurts. It hurts so bad. There’s been so much go on, not just drama but other shit. I want to shut the world out. Why does caring for people backfire and hurt so much. Why can’t I just delete everything and ghost the world till I feel better because I genuinely can’t do it. I feel lost 😭 part of me wishes I wasn’t here :/
River
World Autism Awareness Day
For World Autism Acceptance month, The Mix have shared the experiences of Ella, an amazing young creator from the Comms Committee, as she talks more about her experience of growing up with autism.
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWgsx9QjaM0/?igsh=YmpvYjVyYnFuNDNj
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Not only is this month dedicated to listening to and celebrating the voices of autistic people, but today is World Autism Awareness Day. Today we recognise how integral autistic people’s voices are within our community, bringing creativity, insight, empathy, and new understanding to our viewpoints.
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We also have to acknowledge that wider society often feels like a challenging place to exist in, and in doing so we can work together to continue to make this community welcoming, open, and inclusive. If you resonate with the things Ella said in her video, you can find community and support here at The Mix.
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Today we also have a question for you, what is one thing you wish people understood about being autistic?
Billie
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 30.03.26
It feels a bit ridiculous going football this time
Re: The last night of boards
awful. me n my bsf just had a falling out over txt. so not gd. hopefully we can become friends again..
eylah
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything? w/c 30.03.26
I don't wanna go football bit people are relying on me, what have I done