cPTSD can cause me to do things I regret later, one being getting triggered & blocking friends/people. It's happened enough times that I have learned to apologize, if needed, & to let them know why. It is so hard when you've been taught that people aren't safe to unlearn that. This is due to my abuse, but also the way peers & society at large reject Autistic traits even when we mask for the benefit of others. Forcing us to assimilate to neurotypical standards only teaches us that others aren't safe and that we must closet who we are to remain safe.

Telling someone with chronic illness to work on their stress to help them heal gives me anxiety. Yes, less stress can help, but anxiety is not the cause it is the symptom. Those living in chronic illness & pain don't need the added stress of unsolicited advice #spoonie You know who else told me my anxiety was the cause of my illnesses? My doctors since I was 18, 20 years now, have sent me away claiming my mental health was the cause. Turns out I have a genetic condition, Elhers Danlos Syndrome, and it was never just in my head. #spoonie