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Prazosin works well for me. I don't have any side effects. My blood pressure isn't even lowered much. I'll still have the occasional nightmare, but it is a lot less common than they used to be. I don't remember my dreams now, unless I'm woken up suddenly by something. It doesn't do anything to...

I'm sorry for your loss. I had a big loss in my family the beginning of this year and last year. It's been really tough. A big thing for me has been to make sure that I'm taking care of myself: eating meals, drinking water, taking medication, taking care of my hygiene, and trying to get sleep. I...

Just finished Asperger's Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna. It was an intense read, but I'm glad I read it.

From my experience, you should definitely join the waitlist now. I applied for disability and housing at about the same time and had to do a hearing to get disability. It was still months before I made it to the top of the housing list. In my area, you do get cleaner and safer options once you...

I've only had it for a few days, but I have almost finished the story of House Flipper 2.

Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth I like the tone a lot, but the chapters are a bit long.

Devon Price also posts essays on Substack. I would still recommend Unmasking Autism, which is my favorite book I've read about autism so far. Another YouTuber I like is I'm Autistic, Now What? I'm not that interested in her reaction content, but I've found some of her other videos very helpful...

I'm almost 50% done, and it's going well. I think it helps that everything awful that happens in the book isn't unexpected.

It isn't just the opinion of parents that matters. Neurodivergent people get to choose what terms they use for themselves, too.

Spotify Wrapped day is probably my New Year's.

I think having a therapist with experience with autism has been helpful for me, but I don't know that I would seek one out if I was otherwise happy with who I was seeing.

I was recently informally diagnosed with autism. In my current circumstances, I don't see a point to pursuing a formal diagnosis. I haven't really talked to many people other than my therapist about it, but I do think that "neurodivergent" might be useful for me as I start talking about it more...

Do you do anything differently when you are going to be consuming a piece of media that contains material you know is going to be difficult? For example, my book club is going to be reading a book with a lot of child abuse in it this month. I'm excited about the author and think it sounds like...

I've been collecting disability for quite a few years, and one thing that has been really important to compensate for not having the schedule that a job or school would give me is doing something to make sure that each day is not the same. I do chores related to clothing on Wednesday, but I also...

We got a post-Christmas Edible Arrangement, and I had grapes, half a brownie, and chocolate covered pineapple.

I'm not a doctor. I just have a grandfather that deals with chest pain who has me handle his medical stuff. Please try not to get too down before the EKG and ultrasound. If it wasn't a heart attack, that seems to be when they find out the useful information. I would take the doctor ordering the...

I think it's a little weird, but it's because most of the podcasts I'm familiar with include advertisements to make money. I do think that it could be really helpful to be able to listen to your therapist explain concepts on your own time instead of trying to squeeze it into your sessions, when...

It sounds like you did a very good job of getting your issues with insurance taken care of and talking with your neurologist, even though you were frustrated and upset. It does seem like progress that your husband is admitting that his beliefs are causing you harm. I do hope that you're able to...

Your disability application can be rejected for not following through on your appointments. You could use the time while you wait for your appointment in March to see how long it will take for you to be able to get in to see another psych. You can also try to become less reliant on your...

Prozac 80mg Buspirone 15mg in the morning and 30mg in the evening Klonopin .5mg twice a day Prazosin 4mg I also take quite a few different vitamins.

Since reading Strong Female Character led to an informal autism diagnosis, I took a break from Christmas murder mysteries to read Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Of the Christmas murder mysteries, I liked Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod.

I get really anxious about not following doctors' instructions, and I don't think even I would change my meds in this scenario.

For now, I have a supportive environment to live in, but I've given it some thought for when I get older. My father was in assisted living for mental health issues for many years as an alternative to repeated inpatient treatment after I graduated from high school until he needed to move into a...

Do you think that your husband brings up disturbing news to get a reaction out of you, or is he so obsessed that your feelings aren't a factor? Can you consider walking away from him whenever he brings up a topic that he knows will cause you distress?

How are you keeping track of your ideas and giving them to your therapist? Maybe there is something you can change to make it a little less difficult.