Notes on Alchemy
A Blog From Javelin’s Desk
First Aid for Autistic Burnout
Autistic burnout is a hell of a drug. I have experienced it at least 3 times in my life in a catastrophic fashion and I am in no rush to get back to that place. That said, it feels like burnout is always at least a little bit present. The work of dealing with it is more management than eradication for many of us.
Experiment #01 - No Expectations Day
Imagine a day where you have literally no expectations placed on you, by yourself or others, for the entire day, no matter what. Don’t want to cook? Cool, don’t cook, order yourself some foods. Wanna stay in bed in your jammies until 3pm. Rockin, let that moss grow you absolute treasure. Wanna play video games, or watch a million episodes of Bob’s Burgers, or sit in the bathtub until your skin prunes, or sort your fibre arts supplies into a colour spectrum? Do it. BUT, only if you aren’t expecting yourself to.
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