Thank you so much for this post, Sarah. I have struggled with phone calls all my life but always felt I have to just do them but this makes me see that I am allowed to set a boundary there, along with others.
Yes! Reframing the parts of me I had considered to be character flaws as neurodivergence has been so powerful! Setting those boundaries saves so much energy that I can channel into other things! 💫
Im so glad you decided to share these again "in case you missed it". I missed it because I wasn't yet a subscriber. I resonate so much with this. I have had to create big boundaries with my extended family. I happen to be leaving today to visit them again after a year. This post is so helpful to me. Although I do not have a diagnosis, I am highly sensitive and resonate with many autistic and adhd traits. Deconstructing and accepting myself as neurodivergent has been a pathway for me out of depression and anxiety and constant overwhelm. As I hold my needs and my boundaries at priority, my life experience has been much less traumatic. I am a big fan of you. Thank you. I hope you take the time you need to the max and look forward to hearing from you as your feel inclined to share your insights here.
In the UK we have a service called Relay. It’s an app on your phone that you can activate when receiving or making a phone call. It connects to a call centre where you type and a real person speaks for you. They also type out what the person on the other end says too. I think it was originally set up for Deaf people, but I find it very useful.
Thank you so much for this post, Sarah. I have struggled with phone calls all my life but always felt I have to just do them but this makes me see that I am allowed to set a boundary there, along with others.
Yes! Reframing the parts of me I had considered to be character flaws as neurodivergence has been so powerful! Setting those boundaries saves so much energy that I can channel into other things! 💫
Im so glad you decided to share these again "in case you missed it". I missed it because I wasn't yet a subscriber. I resonate so much with this. I have had to create big boundaries with my extended family. I happen to be leaving today to visit them again after a year. This post is so helpful to me. Although I do not have a diagnosis, I am highly sensitive and resonate with many autistic and adhd traits. Deconstructing and accepting myself as neurodivergent has been a pathway for me out of depression and anxiety and constant overwhelm. As I hold my needs and my boundaries at priority, my life experience has been much less traumatic. I am a big fan of you. Thank you. I hope you take the time you need to the max and look forward to hearing from you as your feel inclined to share your insights here.
In reverence,
Rae
Thanks for sharing Rae. Seeing our brains through the lens of neurodivergence is so powerful! I'm so glad you're here. 🥰
Enjoyed this and boundaries with family are the hardest ones of all I feel. There's so much unspoken obligation, thanks for signposting your approach.
Yes, and every family's expectations are different! It's a lot to navigate. 😵💫
In the UK we have a service called Relay. It’s an app on your phone that you can activate when receiving or making a phone call. It connects to a call centre where you type and a real person speaks for you. They also type out what the person on the other end says too. I think it was originally set up for Deaf people, but I find it very useful.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing Catherine. I will do some looking and see if we have anything similar.
I love the idea that we don't have to fully educate everyone to get our needs met.