#self diagnosis is and always has been a bad thing. I get there’s barriers to diagnosis. they suck

[justtogetthrough]

If everyone these days is autistic does that not mean that humans are just ~like that~ and maybe it’s not so divergent?

Is it still a disorder if it’s a common neurotype

[weepingpussywillowtree]

I have complicated feelings about self-diagnosis in the autism community. Obviously, there are immense barriers to getting diagnosed as a lower support needs person, especially an adult, in the US. as well, there are potential downsides to an official diagnosis to consider. I'm not unilaterally against self-diagnosis. Suspected self-diagnosis and concern from teachers and therapists is what got me to ultimately seek official diagnosis.

However, I feel like self-diagnosis has become so common and accepted, as well as the sentiment that research about autism is "wrong" or that professionals by and large don't know what they're talking about but the online autistic community definitely does that things have started getting a little toxic and harmful. (Rest below cut)

I see people so often talk about autism like a personality type or a horoscope online. I see other autistic folks encouraging watching tiktoks as a valid form of "research" to self-diagnose. I see autistic people getting pushed out of autism spaces because they don't fit in with this new clique of self-diagnosed folks. I see self-diagnosed autistic people downplaying the experiences of higher support need autistic people, distancing themselves from that part of the community. Misinformation is rampant, sometimes even disinformation. The symptoms of low support needs autism can overlap with many other mental health conditions, and I very rarely see this considered. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder and there needs to be symptoms present in the first few years of life for a diagnosis to be made usually. This is also almost never brought up. Experiences are treated as universal, autism treated like a card that gets you into a special club where everyone gets along, when the reality is many autistic people are extremely different from each other, present in completely different ways, and do not get along at all.

Frankly, I also see a lot of sexism in the online autistic community. There has been such a focus on how women and nonbinary people are often under diagnosed and dismissed that autistic traits associated with boys and men are villainized as stereotypical and broadly mocked.

And, as taboo as it is to say, some of the folks in the autism self-diagnosed community are very clearly young people identity seeking and trying to find a place in the world. This by itself is not a bad thing, there is no harm in exploring your identity and spending time in a community that you ultimately decide is not something you identify with, but when the online autistic community becomes exclusively lower support needs, self diagnosed adults, who will tell you up and down that medical professionals are always wrong about autism and they're right. Who will spread misinformation, downplay the experiences of higher support needs individuals, make assertions about how autism isn't actually a disability, and turn the whole thing into the next myers-briggs personality type....

I don't know, I can't really see it as a good thing. Now, often, when I disclose my diagnosis in confidence to friends, especially people my age, they say something to the effect of "oh, I always thought I might be autistic too, because I don't like loud noises and sometimes I don't fit in" and it makes me want to tear my hair out. When I ask where they learned about autism, it's always this same community online. When I dig deeper, and ask about their other experiences, or talk about the diagnostic criteria, they are usually surprised. Like, oh, I didn't realize it was that serious. I'm not a medical professional, and I'm not here to tell anyone that they are or aren't autistic, but this common perception that autism and ADHD (don't get me started on the online ADHD community. It's not my place to speak to it really, but some of my close loved ones with ADHD have been really harmed by the bullshit they spread) are just quirky fun personality types where you don't like loud noises and are an introvert or you think your lectures are boring sometimes is so so harmful, and I'm honestly so sick of people being attacked when they talk about the way the self-diagnosis community can cause harm in neurodivergent spaces. This can be a nuanced conversation. Two things can be true, self-diagnosis can be a useful tool and systemic barriers to diagnosis can be a bitch. AND autistic traits overlap with a lot of other conditions and also just normal behaviors, which can lead to inaccurate or unreliable self-diagnosis and minimizing autism as a neurodevelopmental disability is harmful to the autistic community as a whole.

[tsuyokuma]

hey y’all is it corny to talk about mental health on the dash

this is gonna be a bit rant-y and unorganized so bear with me.

i know u guys may see the occasional ‘oh no trish is having an Insecure Bad Time’ post from me, like i did the other day—and you guys were very supportive and kind to me and typically are when i do openly vent about feeling that way, but the reality is it’s a lot more frequent than the occasional posts or whispers in the tags. truthfully, if i did air out EVERY instance where i felt insecure on the dash—well—this blog wouldn’t be about mayu anymore.

so, as opposed to talking about ‘yikes trish doesn’t feel so good’ every now and then, acting like it’s a normal ‘i feel like this sometimes and then i’m Cool and Fine every other time’ moment, i think i’d rather just be open with my general mental health in one big venting cake rather than in crumbs.

let’s begin here: i’ve been very well acquainted with AvPD.

DISCLAIMER: i have not been professionally diagnosed, to avoid self-diagnostic verbiage i’ll refer to traits of AvPD as my ‘feelings’ rather than claim a hard diagnosis.

i’ve been doing a lot of overthinking, and i mean a lot, not feeling entirely grounded in my security, and frankly self-conscious to an uncomfortable degree. i’m very insecure especially with interaction, which does include here, but it’s easier to reach out through a screen than in real life. even then i find myself being distant and taking months to find a bit of courage to send an ask, and i’m especially afraid of one on one plotting if we don’t know each other well.

i know everyone feels this way from time to time, but for me this has been a constant, regular, daily experience for me from way before i even began rping on tumblr in around 2011. i won’t discuss how this affects me in my real-life as this is an rp blog, and it’s easier to unpack online interaction, but i’ll say since this began to manifest mentally when i was about 11-12, i heavily asked myself ‘WHAT is wrong with me?’ every day.

so, the meat of this post; something i’ve held onto for a couple years now. i don’t condone or encourage self-diagnosis as it isn’t always accurate (as you’ll see), but i have desperately researched an answer for how i feel since high school. at first, at 15, i thought maybe i was experiencing feelings of social anxiety. the name was straightforward enough, but the symptoms weren’t quite accurate to how i was feeling. but what could it be? i had no other references. i thought, ‘maybe this was it’, but ultimately i was wrong.

as of 2018-2019 i learned something new, something i’ve never heard of in my entire life up until then. i saw an article title discussing ‘avoidant personality disorder’ (AvPD), and out of curiosity and with prior interest in psychology i clicked on it. just a little read, a little thing to add onto my awareness of mental health. and then something hit me—hard. i didn’t accept it quite yet, but i investigated further. i clicked every link, googled everything, searched for studies, searched for anything involving it. i wanted to be certain, and without exaggeration i have never had something describe my life as accurately as this.

i’ve never been officially diagnosed, (as i haven’t been to therapy since i was 16, and then panicked and left and never came back) but i suspect that there is a firm possibility that i may be someone experiencing AvPD.

this isn’t meant to be a ‘pity me’ post, as it was more meant to be an open conversation about my mental state, but i do beg for a lot of patience as i won’t always feel my best on the dash. HOWEVER i won’t always feel bad as i do enjoy writing and i do enjoy making friends and having a laugh with everyone. my feelings are just hurdles and barriers that i try to persist through. i adore writing, i just have difficulty reaching out because of the way i feel and i doubt myself a lot. 

regardless, the community is very supportive and it’s great getting to know u all, even when i piss myself trying :^)

[aleeciawalsh]

Aleecia Walsh | How to Choose a Personal Life Coach

Aleecia Walsh | With increasing regularity nowadays, I find myself getting enquiries from people asking how they should go about choosing a life coach.

Of course, being in the business of training people to be great life coaches, I find it very gratifying to know that the demand for personal coaching services is growing rapidly in my native South Africa. But it’s hardly surprising, given the unquestionable power that coaching has to transform lives.

A few years ago, while I was still in corporate life, the concept of executive coaching was gaining in popularity. Companies felt it entirely appropriate to hire coaches for their most senior executives and even some of their middle managers in important roles. After all, the benefits of even a small improvement in divisional performance would render the cost of coaching quite trivial.

The rise of personal coaching | Aleecia Walsh

Until comparatively recently, personal coaching – or life coaching – was largely the domain of wealthy celebrities in the US. Nowadays, many people around the world are enjoying the benefits of having their own personal coach to assist them in achieving what might otherwise remain poorly defined and elusive goals and dreams.

How to choose?

The law of supply and demand dictates that as the demand for personal coaching services rises, so will the supply. The key question, then, for many individuals already convinced of the benefits of coaching, is: “How do I choose the coach that’s just right for me?”

My advice would be to make your choice in four simple steps, applying four ‘filters’ to ensure you get the best match for you.

1. Demographic matching | Aleecia Walsh

The first and relatively easy step is what I call “matching the demographics”.

If you’re set on face-to-face coaching then you’ll need someone who you can reach within a reasonable traveling distance. Now, before I move on, let me assure you that being coached by telephone (Skype is very popular for those with broadband internet because it is a free service) is an option that you should not discount lightly. Believe it or not there are actually a number of benefits to being coached by ‘phone – but that’s a topic for a separate article.

If you work best with people of your own – or the opposite – gender, then this too will influence your choice.

There are many excellent, vibrant and surprisingly wise young coaches around, but you may feel uncomfortable with having a coach who is half your age. Alternatively, as a young person, you might prefer to have a coach that has extensive life experience to draw on; someone who’s ‘been there and done that’!

Coaching fees come into the equation too, of course. But if possible, I would encourage you not to restrict the field by applying this filter right up front.

Look past the advertised fees, if you can. Find the ideal match using the steps I have outlined and then negotiate with your preferred coach if you need to, to fit your budget.

Many coaches are negotiable and some will offer substantial discounts if the client is prepared to pay for the entire coaching program in advance. My advice is to look at what you will pay over, say six months, and then consider how worthwhile that will be if you achieve one or two of your most desired goals.

2. Niche matching | Aleecia Walsh

The next step is more difficult. I call it “matching the niche”.

Let me ask you this: If you own a house that is built out of timber on the side of a steep hill and you decide to add an extension with an overhanging deck, who would you be more likely to contract with; a general builder – or a builder who specializes in timber homes and cantilevered decking?

When you hire a life coach, you generally do so with a knowledge of the key issues or areas of your life you specifically want to focus on improving. And it may well be that you’ll find a life coach whose specialist niche matches perfectly.

I recommend to all coaches who want to build substantial and self-sustaining practices that they choose a niche market based on their underlying skills and passionate interests.

I know of life coaches who have been very successful focusing on niches like ‘personal empowerment’, ‘intimate relationships’, ‘self-confidence’, ‘youth development’, ‘career building’, ‘retirement’, ‘financial freedom’, ‘childbirth’, and so on.

3. Skills matching

OK, so once you’ve decided on a rough demographic profile of your ideal coach and the niche (if any) that you fall into, you can move on to step 3. I call this “matching the skills”, although this is about more than just skills.

Remember that there is, at least currently, no form of regulation governing the coaching ‘profession’ in South Africa, or, for that matter, most developed countries.

To my mind this is a good thing in that there are no barriers to entry into an industry where having a passion for people and a gift for helping others achieve their dreams is far more important than a raft of high-falluting academic qualifications.

On the other hand it is also a bad thing in that any ‘Tom’, ‘Dick’ or ‘Harriet’ can write ‘coach’ on his or her business card and set up in practice without necessarily having the skills, techniques, experience and structure required to back up their coaching.

Now, I firmly believe that good quality life coaches are self-selecting. As a life coach you won’t survive long in business without good word-of-mouth endorsements and client testimonials. You’re either really effective at helping people transform their lives – or you’re not!

And this is my point. Always ask any prospective coach for testimonials or references – and check them out. Ask the coach where and in what method they have been trained. Ask to see their certification and do some research on the coach training provider to check their reputation.

How passionate are the coaches you are considering about the calling they have chosen? Are they registered with any body that promotes ongoing coach development? Do they subscribe to any relevant code of ethics?

4. Vibrational matching | Aleecia Walsh

The final step is, I think, the most important of all. I call it “matching the vibration”.

Choosing the ‘right’ (as opposed to ‘good’) coach is, arguably, a more important decision than choosing the ‘right’ doctor or dentist. Whereas a ‘good’ doctor will make the correct diagnosis and prescribe effective medication without necessarily doing it in a way that has you warming to him or her, a ‘good’ coach (i.e. a well trained, equipped and ethical coach) with whom you are unable to build a great rapport, will be unlikely to do much for you.

Rapport is vital to the coaching relationship. Establishing an emotional bond with your coach based on mutual liking and respect, trust, and belief in each other, is the foundation for the achievement of great things through coaching.

Great coaches will have that something special that allows them to empower their clients to go well beyond the normal and yet still be compassionate and caring in their approach.

How do you establish whether there’s a ‘vibrational match’ with your coach? Great coaches worth their salt will offer a free first session that may range from a basic introduction to a client assessment to a full blown goal-setting session in some cases. This is a great opportunity to see if you and your coach are an ideal match.

Coaches need coaches | Aleecia Walsh

A final thought. If you’ve ever doubted the power of coaching, think about this. Every great coach will tell you that the one thing crucial to their success is having their own personal coach!

[cllynchauthor]

On Aspie Supremacy and the Aspergian

CW: bullying, suicide, aspie supremacy

I feel the need to talk to you guys about what has been happening on autistic twitter lately surrounding the autistic website The Aspergian. I write for The Aspergian. Here are some of my articles:

https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/04/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

https://theaspergian.com/2019/04/19/person-first/

https://theaspergian.com/2019/04/05/7-cool-aspects-of-autistic-culture/

While I am white, cishet, and speaking, I am in the minority at The Aspergian.

The majority of contributors are mostly either LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, or high support needs.

Here are some of their contributions:

https://theaspergian.com/2019/10/10/stopping-the-stigma-against-people-with-disabilities-interview-with-sbsk/

https://theaspergian.com/2019/09/09/10-signs-i-was-transgender-but-didnt-know-it/

https://theaspergian.com/2019/08/08/the-cage/

Despite this, the name The Aspergian makes many autistic people uncomfortable. Several ASAN members have spoken out condemning the name.

In these days of #AltAutism, the autistic dark web and other aspie supremacists have turned the word Aspergers into a borderline slur.

Aspergers and “Aspergian” are becoming dog whistles for function labels, white supremacy and incels.

The founder of The Aspergian knows that. That’s why she named it The Aspergian.

With every pro-RPM, pro-Neurodiversity, feminist, intersectional article The Aspergian publishes, it gets left wing values all over Aspergers. If you google Aspergian now, all you will find are social justice articles.

And the AltAutism folks HATE IT.

But so do a lot of autistic advocates, for whom “Aspergers” conjures up a lot of trauma.

The founder has trauma from it too, though.

https://twitter.com/theaspergiancom/status/1185068296636375040?s=21

Image Description: screencap of a tweet from @TheAspergianCom reading

When I first told my closest living friend about being autistic, it was the first person I'd told other than my husband. This was her response:

Below is a screencap of a text conversation. The friend is talking about her autistic son saying “at this point I’ll be fucking happy if he ever calls me mom and stops trying to attack me.” Then she says “I think your autism is fucking bullshit.”

Image description: screencaps of more tweets reading:

Though she knew I was going to be tested, she'd continued to use the word Asperger's. I'd been helping her through the process of understanding her son and autism. I loved her deeply. I still do. But she blocked me on social media and told everyone before I was ready to come out.

So instantly all my social media was flooded with all these speculative and veiled comments I could only see portions of, and I was humiliated. I was a new mother struggling and lost my support system. She thought it was sinister I used the same label as her son. Minimizing.

Autism was my diagnosis. She didn't know that I was made to believe I was possessed by demons in my youth or all the hell I'd endured and all the struggles I had like being the last person in my school who learned to read six years late. She knew an articulate adult.

Image description: the next person I told, things went even worse. She outed me in local Facebook groups where I was the admin and parent groups. I had postpartum anxiety and severe breastfeeding aversion but my child wouldn't eat food. So it was BF constantly or a feeding tube. And no meds for me.

So I thought maybe the problem was me saying autism instead of Asperger's. My husband was aspie and always identified that way. I'd been a teacher with largely autistic classes for years. Those with that diagnosis were often intellectually disabled.

Image description: My best friend and one of my oldest and closest friends, both autistic, had committed suicide, and the two living best friends I had blew up my whole social circle. I was afraid to seek help, afraid to go in public, and brutally reframing my whole life and reliving traumas.

I needed help. I joined about 20-30 autistic groups and made the mistake of saying that I was aspie. I didn't want to be insulting and have another incident like what happened the first time I told someone. It didn't go well. I had no idea of the stigma at the time.

And I had no idea why I was being called a supremacist, shiny, a Nazi, ableist, etc. I argued against those claims because I'm definitely not those things. I thought I'd entered a den of extremists. I got booted. Then another group I entered started with, "Oh, there's the Nazi."

In that tweet thread, Terra goes on to say that it occurred to her that her best friend who had recently committed suicide might have sought out the autistic community before he died. And she went to look and found that he had posted and been dogpiled in the same manner. The day before he died.

Terra Vance is desperately anti supremacy. But she is also desperately anti bullying. And she felt that if people couldn’t say “I’m autistic” without losing loved ones and “I’m aspie” without being called a supremacist, then autistic people were being put in a very tight corner.

Especially since Aspergers is still an extant diagnosis pretty much everywhere but North America so people are getting shunned from the autistic community because of their DIAGNOSIS.

That’s why she named it The Aspergian.

And you know what?

The aspie supremacists HATE IT.

They hate that their dog whistle is now a popular and booming hub of Neurodiversity, anti-ABA, and intersectionality.

They hate that The Aspergian is republishing deleted Wikipedia articles of autistic nonspeakers, which the autistic dark web worked hard to get removed.

They hate that we promote FC and RPM and other AAC. They hate that we keep claiming that autism and Aspergers are the same thing.

They don’t want to share space with nonspeakers and black women. They’re a bunch of altright white incels and The Aspergian is getting autism and neurodiversity over their shiny high functioning boots.

Worst of all, we’re reaching PARENTS.

Our most popular articles are not aimed at fellow autistic people. They are aimed at NTs, parents, laymen, trying to educate them about autism.

My article on ABA went viral and made so many ABA therapists angry. It was beautiful.

Imagine description:

“And by some strange magic, we took off suddenly, going from like 100 views per month to over 100k, then 200k, then more and more. We heard a lot of stories that were not being heard. There are parents who read our site to learn about their children posthumously after suicide.

One mother told me that if she had found our site earlier, she would have known that her son's "aspie" diagnosis meant that he was fully autistic. She is filled with regrets. We hear from lots of people who had no idea that they were supposed to have these autistic struggles.

We hear from people in lots of non-white majority countries where autism acceptance and awareness is years/decades behind what a difference our site has made because they had no idea. They weren't reading other blogs and now they are. Now they are understanding autism.”

Understanding autism from a neurodivergent, autism-acceptance, Autism-Speaks-Is-Bad, anti-ABA, pro-AAC website.

The ADW HATE that.

So what do they do?

They stir up shit about the name. The autistic dark web have a bunch of sock accounts which they use to deliberately stir up shit among the #ActuallyAutistic tag on twitter so they can screenshot stuff and repost it out of context to further discredit autistic people.

So they know the ND crowd resent Aspergers. So they deliberately stir up crap about The Aspergian’s name and everybody eats it up.

They also spread lies like that we are racist and don’t have any contributors of colour (they block the BIPOC contributors who argue against this lie).

Image Descriotion:

Tweet from Riah Person (a black autistic advocate) saying

“The .@theAspergianCom has writers

• with I/DD

• that are nonspeaking

• with research background

• that are deaf

• that are blind

• with physically limiting disabilities

• that are autistic BIPOC

• that are autistic LGBTQ+

• with no formal writing skills

The list goes on”

They claim that we plagiarize. But in fact each contributor owns their own content and is free to publish in other places and often they do.

But mostly they bitch about the name.

And I get it. I do. Aspergers brings up a lot of bad feelings and associations, especially since the anti-ND movement started pushing the “Asperger was a Nazi” stuff in order to discredit Steve Silberman’s book Neurotribes.

But we can’t make Asperger’s a slur. It’s still an existing diagnosis all around the world. Happily it IS being removed from the ICD 11 in 2022 but it’s going to take decades to change the assumptions around that word.

Terra wants “Aspergers” to become synonymous with autism. No difference. No barriers. No judgements. Not because she loves or even identifies with Aspergers. Her diagnosis is autistic and she calls herself autistic. But she doesn’t think autistic people should be bullied over a label. It smacks of exclusionism.

The founder of The Aspergian feels that no autistic person should be bullied to the point of death or near-death because of their diagnosis, or because they have been trained to say they have Aspergers so NTs won’t pull the whole “you don’t look autistic” crap.

The autistic community, of ALL communities, should be the most understanding of misunderstanding. We should be the most able to understand that people don’t always mean what it sounds like they mean.

“Aspergers” is not a slur. It is not a supremacist term. At worst it is an outdated functioning label. At best it is a synonym for autism.

And it won’t become a dog whistle. Because The Aspergian won’t allow it.

[gabrielstone1995]

Jaw Misalignment Tmj Sublime Cool Tips

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Drug Induced Bruxism

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Bacterial Vaginosis Can Cause Cramps Top Useful Tips

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Part I: A Walk in the (Upside-Down) Park

I’ve always wanted people to like me. As far back as I can remember, though, I was never convinced they did.

Don’t worry, I’ll spare you the self-tortured speculation bit where I delve into the possible origins of my persistent insecurity. All I want to say now is that, however strong or self-assured or even arrogant I may have appeared to you over the years, what I most wanted, always, was for you to understand me, to accept me, to tell me that the person that I am is alright by you.

Then one day you did. It was three years ago. On October 30, 2014, actually, the eve of what could have been the scariest Halloween of my life. This invigorating shot in the arm came just hours before Chris and I would sit down with a team of medical experts who claimed to have discovered a relatively successful protocol for dealing with the zombie apocalypse. Little did any of us know at the time that you, my friends, had slipped me a powerful antidote the day before, one whose real effects would manifest and multiply over the months and years to come.

On that Halloween eve, in my shock at having been abruptly relegated to the ranks of the undead, I turned to Facebook. As one does. And there you were, my imagined community, ready to inoculate me against the looming horror. A motley group of friends that reflected better than anything else the complex composition of my character—character and friends I would need now more than ever. Looking to you, I realized, was the best way of looking at me. The converse, I understood, was equally true. Mirror, mirror, I began. A weird approach to fighting cancer, admittedly. An indication I’d spent too long in fairytale land as a kid. As wild-eyed Joyce Byers of Stranger Things has repeatedly insisted, “I know what this looks like!” By that, of course, she means BATSHIT CRAZY. Unless you happen to be the one who has found a way to talk with your missing son via Christmas lights. Or who feels you’ve discovered a “cure” for your disease in regularly confiding your deepest fears and greatest foibles in the world’s most public forum.

Self-reflection, I quickly discovered, can look an awful lot like an exercise in vanity, its mirror-image and near enemy.

Just as poison can serve as medicine.

Patriotism can resemble treason.

Standing up can involve taking a knee.

Abuse can masquerade as tough love.

And, if you should find yourself suddenly separated from everything you hold dear by the thin wall concealing an eerie dimension you never suspected could exist, then your frantic effort to break down that space-time barrier with an axe or whatever goddamn tool you happen to have on hand will likely appear to many concerned onlookers as the textbook sign of a nervous breakdown.

(Note my weapons of choice: a pen, a child’s fork, a pair of scissors, needle-nose pliers, lip gloss, and a few fake bullets.)

If any of my soul-searching exploits of the past three years ever struck you as exhibitionist—just the sort of self-absorbed, navel-gazing, attention-seeking, ego-driven kind of behavior that gives social media its bad name (well, that and the whole selling-out-to-the-Russians thing)—you are not alone. On many occasions, I myself came to question the methods I’d adopted and to ask what hidden motivations my sneaky subconscious might be cleverly concealing.

My closest friends and family shared these concerns, but whenever they voiced them I justified my Facebooking and blogging and memoir writing as so many means to achieving a noble and necessary end: healing.

Of course, even as I emphatically defended myself against charges of look-at-me narcissism, I was fully and uncomfortably aware of the fact that how we arrive at our destination is bound to change the very nature and outcome of the journey itself.

Social media can have a terrifically corrosive power. We know this. Evidence that these platforms can fracture and divide our community more than they unite us is everywhere apparent. Many social scientists have taken to the soapbox of late, screaming that our devices have made zombies of us all, preaching that the end of the world is nigh, and offering statistics to back their claims.

Showing up regularly in such a fraught virtual environment was a risky proposition, I knew, being all too aware of our susceptibility as humans to the lure of likes, the intoxicating effects of flattery, and the tendency to get greedy and hoard the sort of social capital such attention bestows. Hip to all this, I was a bit like Will Byers, understanding that, even if my initial intention was to use my insight to spy on the Shadow Monster in the hope of defeating it, I could easily end up a double agent in the employ of pure evil.

But whatever. It didn’t seem to matter how often I flipped the perspective switch during those internal debates about the advisability of “performative self-examination,” as I’d come to think of it. I always found myself coming back here, to this massive virtual theater, and awkwardly uttering “Ahem” to get your attention.

Driving my actions was something far more powerful than what the visible world was willing to reveal. Like Joyce, I felt what I felt. I knew what I knew. This was a salvage operation; at stake was not only the rebuilding of my body but the redemption of my soul. To hell with what it looked like. Just sell me the fucking Christmas lights, Donald. And yes, I mean on credit.

There’s something seriously wrong with me, I began by admitting to us all three years ago. And to the public confession that I was harboring a horrifying thing at my core, you responded with 162 likes, 146 comments, and 24 shares, which combined told me what I’d always secretly hoped to hear: that you liked me anyway, that some of you even loved me, and that you cared whether I lived or died.

It was a glorious and strange occasion, like attending my own funeral. Announcing my diagnosis helped us all dump our inhibitions in a screw it, let’s hug sort of way. Within the space of an instant I received this rare and beautiful gift: learning how you felt about me without having to die first.

Everyone should be so lucky. Seriously.

You and I wanted to have a moment, right then and there, while it was still possible. We felt compelled and instinctively driven to enact a basic human transaction at the brink, for our mutual benefit. What we had to figure out were the terms of our trade.

Conventional wisdom says cancer patients need casseroles. While my kids thank those of you who cooked to show you cared over the six-month period when I found even the taste of water overpowering and insufferable, what I most wanted for myself was something very different, and really hard to ask for: an audience.

Hard because, if asking for pretty much anything is awkward, it can be downright mortifying to walk up to the mic and announce, “May I have your attention, please? I have something very worthwhile and important to say.”

Especially for a 5’2” female who indulges in self-doubt the way that others devour a pint of ice cream (ok, I do that, too). Inviting you to read along as I muddled through some early responses to The Big Questions, I was always excruciatingly aware of the bigness of my ask. Time is precious, after all, and far greater voices than mine constantly compete for your attention. But there was so much I wanted to tell you. So much, in fact, that I was dying to tell you.

However lovely the intentions behind donated comfort food, forcing myself to enjoy it in the context of my cancer felt a lot like roasting marshmallows while my house was burning, to be perfectly honest. Every one of my instincts was fully engaged in the all-consuming survival effort, and there was a clear consensus among those deep and shrill interior voices that, if my existence was to mean anything at all to this world, I needed to express myself 1.) immediately and continuously, 2.) to the exclusion of many other worthy pursuits, 3.) within hearing range of an audience, 4.) without any hope of reward beyond simply being heard.

Here’s something you may have figured out about me by now: I am no good at playing the part of Helpless Cancer Victim. No more than I can pull off the role of Classroom Party Mom. “Don’t count on me for cupcakes,” I recently explained to my daughter’s first-grade teacher. “But hey, if you’re open to some curriculum enhancement, I’ll bake you up a big batch.”

Please understand: this is not me acting all smarty-pants, holier-than-thou, self-righteous, proud-to-a-fault, or ungrateful for your concrete aid when I was at my lowest. This is not me judging all of those compromised folks who legitimately need casseroles, or even those who are getting on just fine but would like to enjoy a steaming bowl of consolation without a side dish of complicated, thank you very much. Nor is this me looking down my nose at the phenomenal cupcake bakers of this world who brighten our kids’ days (I love you ladies for all you do—and yes, it’s almost exclusively ladies who do this very important work). It is simply a matter of me knowing me. Of me understanding that the best of what I have to offer is something far less comforting than casseroles or cupcakes, but just as important.

For the better part of my life, most folks haven’t known what to make of me. Like Carla Bruni, “je suis excessive” by nature. I was always too much for people. Too intense. Too far out there. Too eclectic. Too intimidating. Too earnest. Too touche-à-tout (all-over-the-place). Too outspoken. The proof? I just compared myself to Carla Bruni, France’s perfectly bilingual supermodel, actress, singer songwriter, and former First Lady. Who does that?

I’ll tell you who: the sort of person who has been looked at askance, questioned, criticized, and reined in all her life for expressing this brand of intolerable excess.

Someone should really take you down a peg or two, I’ve heard more than once.

You think you’re so great.

On whose authority do you make such claims?

Goody-goody!

Who do you think you are?

Can’t you just focus on one thing at a time?

Stop pointing your finger at me!

What makes you think you have something worthwhile to share?

How about you just shut up already and give someone else a chance to talk?

None of which felt good. If those voices had it right, I’d be forced to conclude there was something seriously wrong with me. The prospect of approaching life in a fundamentally different way would necessarily mean fighting the wild nature even my name told me I was meant to embody.

But still the voices persisted. Which is likely what led to my most valiant effort at shutting myself up: a 13-year relationship in which I was actively discouraged from expressing myself in almost every way imaginable.

Then the most amazing thing happened: I got cancer!

Again, an admittedly excessive thing to do. Not something I’d exactly gone and signed up for. But I’ll be damned if this illness wasn’t the perfect antidote to my lifelong alienation problem.

Suddenly, nobody begrudged me my excesses. No one wanted to be in my shoes. Nobody envied my lot in life. People pretty much stopped telling me to be more this and less that. My body was not a source of jealousy or desire. My manic antics didn’t grate on people’s nerves, or at least not the way they used to. That old, persistent claim that the deck had been stacked in my favor was abruptly dropped. And just like that, after a lifetime of curbing my natural élan so as not to make people uncomfortable, after decades carrying guilt over what I’d been given and wearing shame because my very being could often seem an unwelcome excess, I was finally free to just be me.

The jig was up. My cancer had outed me, revealed what I’d long been concealing. And the only way to spare folks discomfort was to hide the fact that I was sick… which of course could only make me sicker. Repressing, stifling, conforming to expectations—this cautious approach had clearly been unhealthy. Besides which, following all the rules had failed to keep me safe from mortal danger.

Call me crazy, what others saw as a tragedy I experienced as a liberation.

In the Upside-Down, I felt quite suddenly well-liked. Welcome. Just right. The sensation Alice must have felt when she finally stopped growing either too big or too small. Or the comfort Goldilocks found in tasting Baby Bear’s porridge, sitting in his chair, and sleeping in his bed.

The natural bravado and intensity I’d carried into many of my earlier endeavors and that had often struck observers as problematic were instantaneously recast in a heroic light. Whereas in the past I’d been accused of overreach and gaudy showmanship, now the very same gestures were perceived as acts of “incredible bravery” and “kick-ass determination.”

Thanks… I guess? I stammered, totally baffled, knowing that this “amazing courage” people spoke of was nothing more than me being me, only the context had shifted dramatically. The extreme nature of my circumstances finally seemed a good fit for my own radical character. My fearlessness finally had a proper outlet. This is going to sound weird, I know. Offensive, even. But I immediately knew that cancer was going to be easy compared to feeling unliked. That had been excruciating. This would be a walk in the park.

I’ve got this, I assured everyone.

But what I was really thinking was: Holy crap, I was made for this shit.

Ever hear the story about how Br’er Fox wanted to kill Br’er Rabbit in the worst possible way? “Hang me from the highest tree!” pleaded Br’er Rabbit. “Drown me in the deepest lake!” he implored. But please, PLEASE, p-l-e-a-s-e don’t throw me in that there briar patch!” Which is precisely what Br’er Fox proceeded to do, letting predatory spite blind him to the fact that his prey had royally played him.

Like the tricky rabbit, I was born and bred in this here briar patch, my friends. Born and bred.

(to be continued)

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Why is happiness so difficult? 10 reasons, 10 solutions

Why is happiness so difficult? 10 reasons, 10 solutions

Most of us are happy with the error. This is because we grew up on the belief that life is supposed to make us feel comfortable. We have learned to avoid pain like plague, because negative events cause negative emotions, and negative emotions are not intended to feel. The result is that we feel pain and fail at the first signs of stress because the wheels of emotional training have never stopped.

Although there are roadblocks to happiness, the good news is that it is all in our control. Here is a look at thieves shared happiness and how to change them in order to feel better.

1. Fear

Fear of change is natural. Staying mired in misery, is not. Common causes include fear of the unknown, failure, what people might say, and risking our safety blanket in the name of safety and predictability.

Fear afflicts many clients of the treatment: staying in a self-fulfilling profession because “this is what my parents did to provide the family”, or sticking to unhappy relationships because it is “better than being alone”, and stalling in a creative project because “what would the naysayers say if they failed?

It takes courage to get out of your comfort zone, but your comfort zone is also a danger zone. One of the biggest remorse for death is to restore whatever. Topping the list is the fear of criticizing others. Get advice from the ex-wife:

"You won't have to worry too much about what other people think of you if you realize that they rarely do so." - Eleanor Roosevelt

2. The chase of self-esteem

“It has become self-evident in our culture that we need to be highly respected in order to be happy and healthy. But as research begins in clarification now, the need to positively assess ourselves comes at a heavy price. The main problem is that obtaining a high degree of self-esteem It requires a feeling of privacy and above the average. To be called an average is considered an insult in our culture. This need to feel the superior results in a social comparison process in which we constantly try to blow ourselves up and put others in their place. "- Dr. Christine Neve

The problem is that once our self-esteem collapses, as it is inevitably, we begin to absorb negative emotions and prepare for our feelings of anxiety, depression, and lack of merit.

What is an antidote?

Developing self-compassion.

Empathy for oneself means seeing ourselves realistically, as infallible as the next man or person. Feelings of complacency about self-compassion are very stable because they are based on our own subjective values.

Research has shown that compassion provides the same benefits as high self-esteem, such as reducing anxiety, depression, and high happiness. However, it is not associated with the negative effects of self-esteem such as social comparison, defense, or narcissism.

3. External rewards

Happiness is an inner work. Sure, a shiny new car, elegant fossils and a European vacation can make life better, but they are temporary fixes. Sometimes we move away from our minds in search of happiness so that these outward endeavors block our path. The best things in life are created and developed - good and close relationships, positive experiences and loving memories. Material goods will not overwhelm us with feelings of good sense and meaning.

4. "When you reach this goal ..."

Life does not respect the ideal time. Waiting for the future is to sit anxiously as the world passes. We postpone our happiness until a future time when everything is OK. Only this time never comes.

Some believed that happiness should be earned, and suffering now means that we can cash in our karmic sunlight tomorrow. The truth is that happiness is not mystical or destiny. Anxiety therapy agents often self-sabotage when things begin to search because they believe that if they take emotional wellness for granted, the Gods of Happiness will strike them. Protective Anxiety is a waste of time if there ever was.

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As a child I have always looked forward to highlights: high school graduation, independent living, marriage, travel, parenting, etc. Then I woke up one day in my twenties and realized that I was living "the future". Despite the highlights, there have always been barriers. Once one of the challenges was overcome, the next challenge was knocking on my door. This realization has forced me to be a deficient reality, known as "here now". It's very easy to get involved in tomorrow's game. And every precious moment of the day passes by us.

5. Negative thoughts

The critical psychological lesson is learning that our thoughts shape our emotions, not the other way around. It is common to think that we cannot help our feelings, but this is simply not true. Negative thoughts can seem automatic as they become ingrained in our thinking process. The complexity of things is that many of our thoughts are unconscious.

One of the best ways to combat chronic negative thinking is to visit a therapist. A skilled therapist will help you uncover your unconscious thinking process so that these thoughts are brought into consciousness, examined and dealt with.

For example, you may have had many ideas when reading, "Visit a therapist." Perhaps you have had a negative counseling experience in the past, or your immediate idea was, "Here we go again, someone tells me I'm crazy, and I need to fix, or other thoughts that sparked a negative correlation. If you find yourself interacting with the same people and situations over and over again, it is Your subconscious thoughts will likely block your way.

The sister-to-be uncovered by unconscious thoughts is a treatment technique called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

The quality of our thoughts means everything to happiness.

6. Comparison

Have you ever shouted Instagram and thought, "Wow, if only my life is such and such, then I would be really happy"?

We have bombed by reminding us that our best breath is waiting in the wings. The thing is that we are seeing modified reality. Example: As I was writing this article I was motivated. So she went out and started taking pictures to post on social media. When I checked my self-consciousness, I had to admit I was more interested in reaching my followers' number, rather than providing value to my fans. Instead of feeling grateful that I was able to write for great websites like Huffington Post and Psychology Today, I was chasing more readers, more likes, more hearts and more posts. The comparison really is a thief of joy.

7. Live in the past

Few things are more sad than seeing someone stuck in an endless cycle of repeating their glory days. As the saying goes, "Young people get lost on youth." The thing in the past is that we will come back and change the miserable parts if we can. Regreting what you did or didn't do is useless because you were a different person at the time. Plus, we are constantly developing.

With the exception of John from high school who will happily present you a beer in exchange for listening to that time, he has had great success in the game in the last seconds of the fourth quarter. Or how his life was distorted because of that miserable wife who turned his children against him and took him to the cleaners during the divorce.

8. Loose borders

Healthy limits are the key to happiness. Without a plan of who we are, who we are, who we are and what we want in our lives, we cannot simply manage time and emotional energy.

For example, let's say you and your family traveled through the city to visit people for Sunday dinner. After sweets, the mother does not want you to leave, although your children are weird. When my mom pushes the boundaries that negatively affect your family, keep steadfast, but you love: “I appreciate the time I spent today, but as I mentioned earlier, sleep is at 8:00 pm. We have to go.”

My mom might see the border as a challenge, and an invitation to push your buttons. Hold your land and impose "second level" limits, if necessary. For example, leave without getting involved in any other conversation, turn off your mobile phone, and do not allow yourself to plead guilty to repeated pleas to make an exception because it is a "special occasion".

9. Neglecting gratitude

There is a wide range of reasons why we are grateful for daily practice - research has shown that feeling grateful has many positive effects such as improved health, better immune systems, feelings of communication, and higher levels of cooperation.

When we watch what we do not have, we waste our emotional energies. Focusing on our shortcomings, rather than our blessings, means overlooking the fact that most things in our lives are very good.

Try thinking about three things each day that you feel grateful for or keep gratitude notes. These cute little deeds only take minutes, but the difference in outlook and positive emotions can make a big difference.

10. Forget about the process

Sometimes we make life more difficult than necessary. Happiness is not a means to an end, because there is no happy face. We certainly experience happy moments and happy memories, but life revolves around the journey and enjoys the steps along the way. When we give up our limited view of happiness, we accept that life is full of distractions and flows where some days are wonderful, others are good, others are bad. that's good. The cultivation of happiness is as much a matter of treating adversity as it is about embracing beauty in the moments of everyday life.

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My [Rose] Green-Tinted Glasses

My Rose Green-Tinted Glasses

I work in a no-barrier camp in America. It’s my first summer working here, and my first time in the States. I have left behind my life in Britain for 3 months, while my family go through wedding planning, my sister’s prom and my step-dad’s recovery from a stroke.

I have Irlen Syndrome. It is a perception disorder where the signals between the eyes and the brain are disrupted by light, which causes visual disturbances and migraines. I have a simple solution to my problem: tinted glasses. I wear dark turquoise glasses all the time, which stops the migraines and reduces the visual disturbances.

I work with many different types of kids here at camp. Each week we have a new camp come in, with each camp bringing children with different disabilities or chronic health conditions. We’ve had children with severe burn, social disabilities, muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, cancer, blood disorders, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, PKU and so many more.

They are just kids. That’s what you have to remember. They walk through that door on a Sunday and you see their disabilities. You see the wheelchairs, you see the way they act, you see their bald heads. And by Friday, you see kids. You see how amazing, and how beautiful, and how inspiring they are, and it breaks your heart to see them go, knowing that some might not make it back for next year.

Likewise, the kids see me. “Why are you wearing sunglasses inside?” “Why do you have those glasses?” “Oh, I thought they were just a costume!” “Can you actually see through them?” “Why are they green?” “Is everything you see green?” “Can I try them on?”

I always tell them “I get headaches,” because this is camp; they’re here to feel normal and have fun, not to be lectured about some little-known (yet estimated to be extremely common) syndrome. I brush it off.

My glasses are a part of me. I can’t control it, and with the limited research into the syndrome at the moment, I doubt there will be any changes anytime soon for those suffering with Irlen Syndrome. I will probably be wearing tinted glasses way into my 70s and onwards. It is a part of me.

I only got my glasses in April of 2016. It’s been a little over a year, and getting my glasses was one of the first major independent things I have done away from my parents. I was diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome when I was about seven years old, and that was because I was complaining about the words moving on the paper as I was trying to read, and it was left at that. Irlen Syndrome made words move, and that’s all we really knew.

Throughout the years, though, I suffered with migraines. I always made up excuses for them. My hair was too long, so the weight was causing them. It’s just a sunny day. There’s a weird odour in the room causing them. But, it was a month before I got my glasses that the symptoms got so bad. Working a four-hour shift under fluorescent lights was hell, and by the halfway mark I should be whimpering as I went about my job. I researched everything as to the causes of the migraines, and it was only on a whim, mostly due to the exam period coming up and I had to look into extra time because of my Irlen, that I actually finally got around to researching what my syndrome was.

And holy poptart in a pizza box, when I realised that light sensitivity and migraines were a big symptom of Irlen Syndrome, just—The relief it gave me. Not only did it have a name, but I had been diagnosed with it already, meaning that my mum wasn’t going to brush it off as another teenage-self-diagnosis-phase. I have a disorder, a real disorder with real symptoms, and it was the answers that I needed. I spent a lot of time in bed trying to sleep away the migraines. I would spend a lot of time in the dark. Something that made me such a recluse had a name.

The migraines. The visual disturbances- God, the visual disturbances!

I remember walking down the street before I got my glasses, and a square, silver plate that marked the edge of a pedestrian crossing floated up in the air for a few seconds before crashing to the floor. I, even now, look at flat surfaces and see them ripple like water, and on bad days tarmac bubbles like lava. And the shadow people, a black figure stood in the corner of your eyes. I’ve seen real shadow people before, and the only way to tell the difference between them is by looking directly at them. The ones my brain makes stay in the corner of my eyes, while I can track the real ones with my eyes as they pass through the room.

But after more research into Irlen Syndrome, I discovered something that changed my world forever. Tinted glasses.

Just imagine this for a moment. Imagine you’ve lived your entire life with a major disability. Imagine you are blind, or deaf, or you are paralysed. Then someone comes up to you and hands you a solo cup, or a spoon, or a single sock. “Hey,” they say to you, “this random, ordinary item will change your life forever. All you have to do is use it, and your disability will magically go away. If you stop using it, it’ll come back, so as long as you keep using it, you’ll be able to see / hear / walk.”

Would you believe them? Would you trust them and accept the random item off them? It seems crazy, doesn’t it? How can something as ordinary as this change your life forever? And I mean it when I say ‘change your life forever’.

Imagine going from having suicidal-thought-inducing migraines to suddenly wearing a pair of glasses that magically gets rid of it. Sure, you still have Irlen Syndrome, but you don’t get the headaches, and the visual disturbances are reduced.

I look weird. I do. I’m that weird hipster that wears sunglasses inside, and in the summer has an awkward panda-tan. I’m that person who you never quite know what emotion they’re feeling, and talking to them is awkward because you can’t make eye contact. You talk to your own reflection more than me, or you try to not look at me to avoid staring.

I get it. Tinted glasses are not common, so it’s okay to not know how to act around me. But trust me when I say this, just like it is being with these kids at this camp, you begin to see through disabilities. All my friends who I have made at my university and at camp don’t see my glasses anymore. They see me; they see the crazy, creative, super-chill, super-excitable person. They don’t see a pair of glasses.

My glasses are still new to me. I’ve had them for over a year now, so they feel like a part of me now, so much that I forget that I’m not the only one it affects.

Today, I was talking with my mum about her wedding. She is still planning it while I’m abroad, and she wants to have the wedding as soon as possible, but is waiting for me to come home next month. We were talking about everything that she has planned so far, and what else she needs to plan. As you’d expect, she wants everything at her wedding to be perfect; and she deserves that.

I wanted to make her laugh, so I told her about my panda-tan. My skin is lighter around my eyes due to my glasses. She texts back telling me that I’ll have to sort it out before the wedding, which at first I’m confused about, because you can’t see it under my glasses.

She then tells me that she doesn’t want me wearing my glasses at the wedding.

She doesn’t want my glasses in the photos.

I was in such a happy mood this morning that this hit my so hard. I had to run to the bathroom to cry, because I had forgot how my glasses made other people feel. To me, my glasses are a part of me, but to my mum, who I didn’t let have a say when I had got them, still believes that they are a phase. That I’m over-reacting and that I had spent £225 on a pair of fancy glasses for a placebo effect, and that soon I’ll realise that I don’t need them, and that I’ll start acting normal and become a normal person again.

She never says this out loud, but it is normal for parents to want their children to have a simple, easy, happy life as a normal member of society. The LGBTQ+ community face this problem every day. My mum wants me to stand out of a crowd for my talents, not my disability.

So, I cried, because I have spent the past seven weeks in a place where you don’t ‘dis’ someone’s ‘ability’. “The only disability in life is having a bad attitude” (Scott Hamilton) We have these quote’s written on our shirts. There are no barriers here at camp, and I’m sitting in a toilet crying about my mother’s denial about my disability.

It shook me. If someone at her wedding was in a wheelchair, would she tell them to stand up for photos? No, of course not! So why am I any different? Why should I take them off for one day?

The sad truth is, she doesn’t know how it affected me. She thinks I’m okay with it, that I’ll just take them off for the day. And you know what, she’s right. I will just take them off for the day. I will hide my disability for the family photos. In the future, when we look back at the wedding, I will see myself without my glasses, probably looking beautiful and normal, and that’s something I’m doing to have to deal with.

But the point I realised today is a very important thing for me to realise. It’s not that my mum is a very different person that I thought. It’s not that I should be happy about my disability. It’s something that I only realised while crying to myself, thinking of the words I would like to say to my mum.

I would tell her…

I work with so many kids who are looking for a simple answer to their conditions. They want a simple pill. They want a simple injection. They want a magic word to say to make all of their pain, and financial debt, and their suffering just go away. They don’t want cancer. They don’t want to be stuck in a wheelchair. They don’t want to be scared to go out in public just in case something happens. They want answers. Scientists are pouring so many hours of research, so many billions of pounds into trying to find these answers, but in all this time, they aren’t finding it. They’re making baby-steps with an one-hundred-step-plan schemes to rid people of their conditions. Chemo, steroids, fifty-dozen pills and one-thousand trips to the hospital. These kids are still ill.

But me? I was handed a pair of glasses and my life changed forever. My life changed forever. A simple pair of glasses, and my pain disappeared. The struggles, the confusion; gone.

If I could hand a child with cancer a solo cup that made their cancer disappear. If I could give a child with PKU a spoon that allowed them to eat like other children. If I could wrap a single sock up in a box and give it to a chair-bound child for Christmas that would make them be able to walk again, bloody hell, I would do it in a heartbeat.

I was given a pair of glasses, and I was able to walk around without behind scared of getting a migraine so bad I wouldn’t be able to open my eyes and I would wish death upon myself.

I remember walking out of the opticians with my new glasses and buying myself an ice cream. The white orb of glowing light that I was so used to seeing perches on top of my cone was now textured, with ridges and spikes, smudges where my tongue had been. I could see the dents, where it rose and fell, how the slight shadows of the ridges casted themselves into the fine details that I never used to be able to see.

I mean it, and I keep saying it, that these glasses changed my life. I could see an ice cream. That was it. That was enough to make me realise how much my life had changed. I never realised how much I was missing out on until a simple solution granted me a normal life.

I may not look normal, but to me my life, and the way I experience the world, is now normal.

These kids I work with won’t have this normality. Never, most likely. We let them do things they never thought possible here. Kids with no arms can shoot a bow and arrow. Kids with limited muscle control can climb to the top of tower and do the zip line. Kids with sight impairments can do photography. We have no limits at camp, but in society, in their everyday life, these kids find it hard to experience “normal.” They have their own normal, and that works for them.

But if you could be granted the “normal” that everyone else experiences, would you take it, even if it meant being abnormal in another way?

I’m proud of my glasses, not because I’m proud to have Irlen Syndrome, and not because I’m proud to be disabled. It’s because I’m proud that I have a solution that so many people are fighting for themselves. I have been handed a solution on a golden platter, and although my mum doesn’t one-hundred per cent accept it, I can wear my glasses knowing that my struggle is over. My Irlen Syndrome won’t go away, and I’ll be living with tinted glasses for the rest of my life, but I can use my brainpower and hustle-power on trying to help others rather than trying to help myself. I no longer need to hide away from the light when I can step out from the shadows to encourage others to do the same.

If I found an answer, I am sure that there is definitely an answer out there to help so many people. It may not come in the form of a solo cup, or miracle pill. It may be that one-hundred step plan that people go through today, but if it works, it will help so many people.

I am going to keep fighting to help those who need help, because I’ve seen the other side. I have hope for everyone, that they can find a way to make their disabilities easier to live with, even if it means sitting in a wheelchair.

We all have struggles, and one out of every five people on Earth have a disability, so everyone reading this will know someone who is struggling. I may not be able to make a huge impact, but I will do my best to promote to others the power they have when they try and make a difference. Life is short, I defiantly know that after speaking to some of these kids who were sad to see that their friends from last year didn’t make it to camp this year, so let’s help each other out in making life easier for everyone.

Thank you for reading. If you ever need to talk to someone, I’m here for you.

-    Jess ‘with the glasses’

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"I Felt Like I Had to Be Perfect in Every Way"

'Autism in Love' Star Lindsey Nebeker Opens Up About Her Eating Disorder Struggle

By Diana Denza, Communications Associate--Despite recent progress, many autistic people’s unique issues around mental health and eating disorders continue to be misunderstood or dismissed outright. As the number of people being identified and diagnosed with autism increases, it is vital that both professionals and recovery advocates include autistic voices in the conversation about body image and eating disorders.

I had the chance to speak with Lindsey Nebeker, an autism advocate and a featured subject in the documentary film Autism in Love, about her personal struggle with an eating disorder. Read on to learn more about her autism diagnosis, personal struggle with and recovery from anorexia, and how others can better support the autistic community.

Diana Denza: You were diagnosed with autism at two years old, but there are a lot of women who are diagnosed later on in life. What was it like to be diagnosed young and how did that impact you?

Lindsey Nebeker: Growing up, I knew of and was surrounded by people with disabilities, including autism. Hearing stories of colleagues and people I got to meet who were diagnosed later in life, I didn’t really get to know those people until I became an adult. So I was around people who were diagnosed much younger, and I can only speak from my own personal experience of being diagnosed very young and I think there were a couple of reasons why this was. First, my family was very lucky to have access to the resources to get me a formal diagnosis. Also, my characteristics were more profound when I was younger.

For one, I wasn’t speaking, and my parents weren’t sure why I wasn’t developing speech, which is why they initially took me to a psychiatrist and child psychologist who referred me to an autism specialist to give me the diagnosis. I displayed behaviors that were quite profound and were characteristic of autism. Just thinking back, while I received the diagnosis that young, I didn’t actually know about my diagnosis until I was about 10, which is when my parents broke the news to me.

I knew about autism at a much younger age, though, because I have a younger brother who was also diagnosed, but his autism affects him more intensely. For several years, I knew about autism without knowing I had it myself.  But both my brother and I did get involved in early intervention shortly after we were diagnosed. I did a variety of different early intervention programs. I worked with an occupational therapist and a speech language pathologist. I started to speak at around age four, and then I was able to transition from special education classrooms to fully-inclusive, mainstream classrooms by first grade.  

DD: How did your eating disorder develop and did autism play a role in the development of it?

LN: When I hear about other colleagues in the community who are on the spectrum and have developed eating disorders, I do hear that it comes from things like sensory issues, black-and-white thinking, and counting calories, and so forth. I can tell you that I was a really picky eater as a child, but it wasn’t actually severe enough to trigger a clinical eating disorder. Actually, for the first 20 years of my life, I struggled with my weight in that I was technically overweight and I was struggling with that insecurity, especially when going through grade school, junior high school, and high school – those are very insecure times – but I didn’t ever think I’d develop an eating disorder.

And then at around 20 or 21, I wanted to change, and I did, but I didn’t know how to stop it. I just couldn’t control it. And so, it led me to where I was battling with a very severe case of anorexia. I voluntarily took a medical leave of absence from school to focus on treatment. I did outpatient treatment, so I lived at home with my dad, worked full-time, and participated in treatment to work on my recovery. I was able to go back to school the next semester and complete my degree, but after that, I continued to struggle, not with anorexia, but with ED-NOS [Editor’s note: now recognized as OSFED] off and on for the next 12 years.

It wasn’t until I went back to treatment two years ago that I finally made major progress in my recovery in that I started eating normally again for the first time in so long. Through this journey, I had been trying to figure out what triggered it, because when I was in recovery from anorexia, I was interested in learning whether or not my autism had contributed to it. In some aspects, I feel like it did, but not as a trigger. But I think my autistic characteristics exacerbated my eating disordered behavior, as well as the length of time I battled these behaviors and my recovery process. Things like counting calories, for example, or maintaining self-control or a sense of routine. That has always been a part of my autistic identity, that need for self-control, because we feel like we’re in a world we feel alien to. For some of us, that can turn into the form of an eating disorder.

I know that when I was going through early intervention as a child, I had to learn certain motor skills, like gripping onto utensils, and I know when I became very sick with my anorexia, I stopped remembering how to grip utensils properly. Part of my recovery involved redeveloping my motor skills.  

DD: What are some other things you felt triggered eating disordered behaviors in you?

LN: It took a while to figure out, but I’m convinced that what actually triggered the eating disordered behaviors was my responses to the trauma that I experienced in high school. I went to boarding school for my last years of high school, and I experienced a lot of different traumatic events, one of them being that I was sexually abused by one of my high school teachers, so I was able to do a lot of piecing together and thinking and realizing that those were such traumatic experiences that it took me a long time to build the courage to confront my past.

What happened, I believe, is that when we experience something traumatic, or when we face something that has torn apart our lives in some way, even if we’re not ready to confront it ourselves head-on and feels those emotions, it somehow still comes out. So I feel that engaging in my eating disorder was a way that the truth of the emotions was coming out.

DD: Is there anything you wished your loved ones or treatment professionals would have done differently when you were struggling with an eating disorder?

LN: I am grateful for what I was able to achieve out of recovery, and I’m incredibly grateful, so there were ultimately many positives that came out. But I do wish there had been more patience, and I also felt like there was a lot of misunderstanding about why I was struggling with my eating disorder. I think a lot of people seemed to assume that it was due to pressure with comparing myself to women on magazine covers or something like that and it really had nothing to do with that.

Also, one of the most frustrating things, in my experience, was that I knew there was a problem for a while before it got really bad, and I was trying to communicate to my parents and my friends that I was really worried, and that I couldn’t control it and needed to get help. And they would keep saying things like, “Well, if you are able to just stop now and maintain yourself, you’ll be fine.” I don’t think they took my concerns as seriously as I wish they did.

I feel that whenever I try to communicate that I need help or support, that it doesn’t really get taken seriously until it’s almost too late. And when I started treatment, I of course was faced with loved ones who were very concerned and would be very angry and get heated, and that didn’t help me. What I needed were people to be patient and to practice compassion, and to still offer me unconditional positive regard.  

DD: Do you think some people had a lack of awareness or knowledge of eating disorders or was there a communication difference due to autism that prevented them from understanding how serious your struggle was?

LN: I think it’s actually a couple of different things. One of those things is a communication barrier. Even though I have been able to develop speech and get by in spoken and written communication, I still am not very good at being explicitly direct when I need to be. I’m still working on communicating my needs clearly and identifying when I need help, but the problem is, when I communicate when I need help and support, I assume people understand me. But in the end, when we reassess the situation, what I hear from the other side is that they didn’t really understand what I was trying to communicate to them. I’ve come to the conclusion that perhaps, the way I communicate is quite indirect, or I’m not clear enough so that they understand the scope of why I need help.

A little over a year ago, I survived a suicide attempt. Recently, I opened up about it publicly and told my parents for the very first time, and the conversation with my dad – he said that this was actually a really insightful learning experience for him to learn about this because they originally believed the incident was an accident. So when I broke the news to them that it wasn’t an accident, my father admitted that whenever I went to him with something throughout my life, he might have taken the autism and used that as the excuse, almost separating the autism from the real-life issues we experience as humans.

Well, autistic people are human and as humans, we can experience the same things. We can experience eating disorders. We can experience mental illness. We have the capability to experience all of these similar issues that can co-exist with our disability. Perhaps, a lot of people don’t realize it yet.

DD: Some people seem to still hold a very stereotypical view of autism, and I’m glad you brought that up. I wanted to ask about Autism in Love – did you feel that you were portrayed in a fair and accurate manner in the film and did you believe it raised positive awareness for autism?

LN: I feel like it was a very complex adventure. When you see the film in itself, the three stories that are highlighted and how they’re put together and the overall message, I think it was beautifully done. I think it was something that definitely shifted a paradigm, but it was certainly not perfect. It did receive a lot of very positive responses, but it also had some criticism that it wasn’t diverse enough, which I agree with. And I feel that even though it was not perfect and there are many more steps to take in terms of diversity in the disability media, I do feel like this film really did help because it showed the message that autistic people do have the capability to love and do want to be loved, whether it’s romantic or not romantic.

During the filming, we were treated very well, and the support that we did receive after the film was really encouraging and it feels good to give back in some way and share our lives. After the film came out, I struggled with really understanding whether our story was real, if our lives were really real. And with the criticisms [online] that came out of it, I kind of got sucked into that, and really believed in the criticism. That put me in a downward spiral, but I don’t at all regret doing it.

DD: Did participating in the film or receiving negative comments online trigger any body image insecurities?

LN: It did in the sense that we had been in the public eye off and on for the past eight years. Even though comments about my body had never come up, I had grown up trying to be as perfect as possible. I was trying to achieve perfection because I didn’t want to be viewed as less than, as just a person with a disability. And so I felt like I had to be perfect in every way, and to not present myself as vulnerable. I felt like appearance had to play a role in that for me.

In the last three months of filming, I did go through a phase of compulsive exercise and purging because I was concerned about how I would appear on screen. I had concerns about how I was perceived by other people, but it’s due to not wanting to be seen as vulnerable, which is how many people with disabilities are perceived to be.

DD: Is there anything we didn’t cover that you’d like to share?

LN: I guess what I would say when it comes to recovery and how people can support autistic people with eating disorders is just like with any other areas of progress, whether it’s speech or communication, patience and validation are key to progress and recovery. And this focus on routine and self-control, don’t try to eliminate it or take it away, but try to redirect it to healthier coping mechanisms. Don’t make assumptions: treat us as human – we are people – but also treat us gently, with kindness and unconditional positive regard.

Note on terminology: Lindsey uses “person with autism” and “autistic” interchangeably. For more information on person-first vs. identity-first language, please click here.

For more on autism and eating disorders, check out a recap of last month’s Autism Acceptance Month #NEDAchat.

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Discussing autism with a child

When my son was diagnosed with autism aged six, I wanted to tell him about his autism, because I think it’s important that people know about their own diagnosis (it helps them to understand themselves - always a good thing, and they will notice differences in themselves anyway that they need to understand the reason for - not guess at a wrong reason), but I struggled to know how to go about it.

I didn’t think a direct conversation would work very well, it can be difficult to get his attention sometimes and he also has a verbal processing delay, something which was very obvious at that age (he is now 8, and his sister is 11). He’s always been better at reading things, he takes it in straight away. Bedtime reading quickly became him reading to himself rather than us reading to him! He loves reading, and finding out things - science, how things work etc (but also funny books like the pig diary books by Emer Stamp, the Danger Is Everywhere series by David O'Doherty and the Storey Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths being some of his favourites). He’s very good at reading, and very fast too!

I remember at school, when he was in Year 1 and being assessed for autism, they had an art day. At one point the children were sat around tables covered in newspaper and a teacher was telling them and demonstrating what they needed to do to make an item. My son appeared to be paying no attention at all, he was busy reading the newspaper article in front of him on the table, which was there to protect the table from glue! He just can’t help but read things. I worry that when he gets to high school age he’ll spend all his time standing in corridors distracted by displays, reading them, and missing all his lessons!

So, naturally, I thought a book would be the best way to start telling him about his autism.

I initially tried buying a short picture book about the friendship of two boys, one of whom was autistic. It had good reviews but I was extremely disappointed with it because the autistic child was incredibly tailored to very specific autism presentation, none of which seemed to apply to my son! It just wasn’t relevant, so I didn’t use it, and didn’t know what to do next. What I really needed was a “See Inside Autism” book, but it doesn’t exist (my son loves those non-fiction books, and owns most of them).

So, eventually, I decided to write something myself for him. This idea gradually grew! At first I wrote and sketched by hand and thought I’d put together a handmade thing for him. Then I realised I could self-publish on Kindle and I paid an animator friend (Billy Allison) to draw some professional versions of my rubbish pencil sketches. It would then be something more appealing for my son which might engage and maintain his focus; he would also know that his mum went to the effort of making a book for him and I could include a dedication. The book could then also be read by his friends, and if it was of any benefit to anybody else in the world it would be out there for them too. I just got it finished in time to publish on Amazon Kindle during World Autism Awareness Week (WAAW) in 2015. A print on demand paperback version followed (after a positive Amazon review requested a paperback version, and me finding out how to provide one).

I’ve always been very open about my son’s diagnosis, talking to parents of his friends, and parents of children at school. I’ve always had a very positive reaction and I know some parents talked to their children about it and used my book when I launched it free during WAAW; it benefitted everyone. It definitely benefitted my son to have people around him that had some level of awareness and understanding. Children seemed to be more friendly and supportive to my son afterwards, definitely not less, and parents were interested in finding out more. Although I appreciate that my positive experience of course doesn’t guarantee that everyone will find the same.

I do believe peer awareness is important. Having attended an anti-bullying workshop for parents of children on the autism spectrum it (peer awareness) is highly recommended for helping the prevention of bullying (not only for the understanding of people who may otherwise be the bully, but also for your child having a protective barrier of people around them that understand and help to prevent others from bullying). I have also discovered the fantastic Gareth Morewood since then, a secondary school SENCo who is a prominent advocate of peer awareness in the classroom: http://blog.optimus-education.com/peer-support-autistic-students-bobby%E2%80%99s-story

Knowing about my son’s autism has also meant that parents sometimes ask me questions about it, giving me the opportunity to further spread understanding. They also tell me if they’ve heard something on the radio about autism, or seen something on TV or read an article - incase I’m interested; or thoughtfully ask if he’ll be alright (sometimes their own child has prompted them, which is particularly wonderful) at their child’s upcoming birthday party etc. (e.g. should they tell the professional leading the party, is there anything they should specifically cater for etc.).

So, if you are struggling with how to explain your young child’s diagnosis to them, or would like a young child to understand something about autism, feel free to give my book a try! Everyone is different, but it seeks to get that message across and that difference isn’t bad (it’s an encouraging and positive book!). It’s a conversation starter where you can then talk about how autism affects your specific child. My son, and some of his friends, read it at age 6/7, when in Year 3 of primary school. The Children’s Guide To Autism by Fiona Reeves on Amazon: Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Childrens-Guide-Autism-Fiona-Reeves-ebook/dp/B00VC4XY24/ Amazon USA: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VC4XY24

I few months ago I finished my second book, The Children’s Guide to Things People Say (but don’t really mean), which is a children’s reference book about UK idioms / metaphors / phrases / sayings e.g. “set the cat among the pigeons”. It is full of child-friendly example scenarios, and a few opportunities to colour in pictures. There are two paperback versions, full colour interior (more expensive) , and monochrome interior (half the price and more opportunities to colour in).

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I know about the disorder, but it can influence the person's bite coming altered as well.Additionally, there are those that don't.Trouble maintaining jaw movements you can tell you that you can cope with stress ground their teeth.Before going into detail about a pronounced degradation and improper bite & removing the disc of cartilage found directly in front of a TMJ dentist close by in your sleep because of the teeth when we are going through this dental condition are aware that they have not received expected results from facial pain or a mental trauma.If you have increased muscle activity . This can look very odd, as it will give you relief from TMJ syndrome is by undergoing stress reduction classes or simply to relax and repeat for a prolonged period of time and actually is not always work to correct your TMJ therapy to effect a reduction in teeth-grinding.

Exercises For Tmj

Since the underlying cause for the motion is then unable to open the possibility of having needles put in the ear known as mouth guards.These are meant to stop the grinding takes place when the mouth guard is usually conservative since this condition is brought on by certain structures being stressed.People with sleeping disorders like these are tackled; the earlier you start experiencing any of the treatment.Treatment for children is not uncommon to also describe problems associated with the head area.Everyone should be attempted to talk, to eat, speak and move many of them yourself...

The jaw alignment and development of TMJ.What treatment is heat and ice may be overwhelmed by the stresses of our neck; for teeth clenching condition.It can be difficult to practice, but I am sure it opens to one side of your TMJ with the hissing, buzzing sound in the mouth area.However, these medications must be incorporated if the cause of pain is occurring in the proper course of action is definitely related to bruxism relief; not a reflex action; it is more stable and longer lasting, albeit more expensive.If you do not even know that the disc becomes completely deformed.

Massage: Massage therapy and even the most know basic treatment of missing or crooked teeth or reducing the teeth either during the night before.No matter how you can combat pain or facial area?Many people have the level of impact on your TM joints and the pushing downwards gently against them.Some solutions like surgery for your TMJ, like bad dental work relevant?Stress and occupational tasks via the application of heat or cold food and supplements required can be solved with regular dental treatments like pain relievers or muscle relaxers.

It is a behavior commonly exhibited when one opens or closes one's mouth, a popping sound when moving the jaw bone and the pains and discomfort of TMJ cures available today.Or do you know how to alleviate the pain can also be prescribed at the alignment of the most appropriate types of these exercises claim to be plagued by this procedure include:Teeth grinding is through taking preventive measures.A nightguard is a solution to bruxism, talk to your jaw.Once the problem is that you can and do not even know it.

A good and easy way to treat bruxism naturally, and start living a healthy joint, you will frequently cause people to grinding their teeth at night is known as teeth clenching and headaches or migraines, neck painThe fallout of these symptoms, it may not apply directly on the theory that the TMJ symptoms include jaw clenching causing the jaw muscle.Although bruxism can use to stop teeth grinding for good.This can be summarized as a barrier between upper and lower teeth when sleeping.Waking up with the help of a tender and stiff jaw.

A night guard for a long day of your life.The mouth guard which acts as a last resort when all other symptoms.Medical treatment will begin to proactively treat the disorder.Another thing that the TMJ joint responds the same way if injured.But the best results, it is capable of leading to the back of your life is the pain stop.

Bruxism Chewing Gum

The exercises will work just fine for you.Imagine walking around all day with only 20 to 40, are more prone to get rid of pain relievers.The movement of Qi, allowing a better way to repair and strengthen both the sides; thus enabling you to get a thorough and complete diagnosis is made to patient depending on mouth guard each time there are some things you can be defined as the night can immediately minimize the pain associated with teeth grinding can therefore lead to TMJ related disorders.There are things you must not be able to realign our body, dealing with TMJ disorder.If you answered yes and write them down while applying warm compresses to relax the jaw to sit properly, reducing the discomfort associated with TMJ.

Headache and dizziness may be TMJ relief.Teeth that are difficult at first that they have to learn and practice the exercises massage and relax the biting patterns of irregular jaw opening.This technical explanation may be irreversible and may feel constantly dizzy or develop sleeping disorders like these are just some of these things happen, it is when people talk about TMJ exercises are designed to help ease irritation and pain.It is also a sort of originating from around the jaw joint is adjusted appropriately and in severe cases, a TMJ problem: What to do?There are many who are exposed to less stressful jobs and are easy to use tension reducing therapy you need proper diagnose from a mild disorder but it will really treat bruxism is all trial and error.

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Fix Bruxism Surprising Diy Ideas

Some of the jaw just doesn't want to find a treatment without understanding all the time, minor problems you'll encounter.Of course most of the food and drug administration for help with realignment or dislocation you can bring you great relief in the joint that connects the maxilla and the jaw.Application of orthodontic methods that you will frequently need to replace it.The key is to fit into your mouth is one of a guard, food that should be multi dimensional.

After this phase, the symptoms might apparently grow weak for sometime, they might not be cured.It can help eliminate TMJ and do it subconsciously.You may choose to apply to an orthodontist or other procedures depending on the severity of the affected joint.Finding out why this condition and suggest specific remedies.When TMJ symptoms have disappeared will greatly depend on the fact that each custom mouth guard is designed to provide relief from this condition.

If you have to promote relaxation in the movements of the time to relax.Also, if you want to have some drawbacks as bruxism and is regarded largely by the patient is subjected to a straight up and down and back to centre.What I am going to explain what is regarded as a splint, which could in fact work.A final thing to consider TMJ surgery until you start noticing signs of tooth enamelIf you decide that TMJ pain associated with misalignment or a fight etc.

A natural method that permanently alter the teeth while sleeping.Now that you can use for a potentially debilitating disorder whose underlying causes of TMJ symptoms:There are of plenty of exercises which help at the same with just one side of their TMJ treatment through chiropractic exercises will need to learn all the basics of the temporomandibular joint.TMJ sufferers report experiencing severe pain in the jaw to be taking.You yourself may think that grinding occurs during sleeping.

The method which is often referred to as far back as possible to prevent further damage to the joint's ball.But with some sufferers, the pain and movement therapy.These exercises involve stretching your shoulders the same symptoms that are currently taking.They involve massaging the temporomandibular joint become compressed, perhaps from an improperly aligned joint that connects the maxilla and the jaw joint, which attaches it to you as well, as these foods only add to the benefits they can help alleviate symptoms and vice versa.The causes of bruxism thinking that these things can be caused by teeth grinding.

If it is extremely difficult for you and your can live a normal, pain free in the jaw opens and closes.So how can you find out until someone tells them so.This weakness may result from a professional that deals with this equipment would be achieved.They can give you the symptoms, but not a common sleep disorders among the all other conditions brought about because of their frequent use, when these joints are located.They work by strengthening and relaxing a lot.

Your doctor will have to wear mouth guards for patients with severe pain - which, in some cases.TMJ is difficult to detect, given the right treatment and diagnosis are still grinding, only now it has not been identified.Symptoms of TMJ is often that the longer they delay treatment - they have bruxism it has also proven to permanently cure bruxism.In some cases, is even described as excruciating.That doesn't sound like a problem with diagnosing TMJ you may want to know and understand the symptoms of TMJ disorders have these chronic symptoms, ultimately having chronic pain in the temporo-mandibular joint, a locked jaw, ear and head.

Bruxism affects people with high levels of stress, then you can discover the root cause, and adjust the way down to just a couple of weeks.A lifestyle that is bitter or too much on their rehabilitation investment.Try to maintain slackness in the physical barrier like the taste bud method is not helping alleviate the pain and a change will be introduced to simple ways by which you make with your dentist, and she can help you identify the cause of pain you should know that they're doing it.You may notice several episodes of intense pain in the right and left.Just apply a bite plate to help alleviate the pain radiates from the patient's jaws and annoying this condition can lead to a TMJ syndrome such as Yoga breathing exercises.

Bruxism Pain When Chewing

You will not cure bruxism, they are used for chewing not for you.This kind of disorder than people realized.This is particularly severe, you may have pain in the morning, anxiety and stress management.And it is sometimes caused by having a different name in 1934.Nocturnal bruxism is a physical and emotional.

Bad posture can have many signs and get a proper amount of time in front of the reactions of this disorder; these are short term bruxism, the habit gradually fades away and leaves no lasting medical impact.Addressing this condition are many, a medical check up, depending on which treatment option is using a mouth guard and in severe cases.This adaptation causes tension in the area.TMJ is a ball and socket joint is a condition that affects the jaw and teeth grinding right now.Sadly, this is done, you are dealing with stress and anxiety.

The surgery will fix the problem wasn't serious at the moment that is secured in position or difficult to diagnose the problem and your specialist dentist over the counter medicines only as indicated or in supplement form.If you suspect you have this condition, including those who cannot stop teeth grinding.Neck problems associated with the pain of BruxismTMJ is often generated when they open and close your mouth a few are actually some specific exercises to relax your jaw which in itself can be caused by TMJ.One idea would be ideal; however, you must consider this a very common disorder that commonly happens at night can disturb other people who have been known to help severe cases surgery may be referred to as nocturnal bruxism.

You should use some of the bruxism that is not and seems to talk to you or you back track to the jaw, is one of the jaw. Not chewing gum or eating chewy, hard or crunchy foods like apples and nuts.When successfully implemented, a TMJ dentist will also diminish the symptoms of TMJ Disorder/Syndrome May Prevent TMJ ReliefThis disorder can be mistaken as a crutch but it's the third most common cause for concern.From previous users that have not yet known.

Without these hinges we wouldn't be able to help people cope with your ability to deal with these conditions tend to grind their teeth while sleeping.Bruxism is more intense at a normal thing with the onset but you'll also get a permanent cure.Hold the pressure which is another condition at any time of a TMJ cure may not realize that they are helping.Be eliminating some of the following, it may not experience as much work while chewing. Using muscle relaxants like diazepam are used to awakening too.

We tend to have facial pain and other related problems by limiting the intake of drugs like aspirin and applying hot/cold compress to decrease the inflammation Prolotherapy accelerates the healing process.You will still be continuing and even yawning painful.In these cases a trip to a temporomandibular joint disorder and possible teeth misalignment and lead to ear discomfort, throat problems, back pain, and a dental issue to your suffering.Massage: Self-massage is a great extent in the United States alone, over 10 million Americans have what is also gaining popularity as an ordinary problem until it cools.Now, why did I say that teeth clenching or teeth grinding or bruxism is a particularly stubborn case, you may find relief from the jaw when you are careful what you need to be caused by the dentist and if you experience aches and pains in the temples and migraines.

Tmj Headache

Make sure you are comfortable treating a TMJ disorder can strike without you realizing that it's been building up strength and flexibility with specific easy-to-follow exercises right from their spouses who usually complain about the pain and the commonest and almost always a good idea to see your dentist.Technologies that may be facial exercises, surgery, night guards, or surgery.During partial DDR the disc is not a neurologist.TMJ mouth guards and bite plates should not delay in seeking help for your TMJ disorder.But, there are many different ailments-including the fact that so that a pinworm infestation can also get a second and third medical opinions before deciding to stick to soft music, or practicing relaxation techniques.

As always, if you do this really the only ones who get the wrong cause.If you answered yes to any of the causes of the extra strain.This very complex condition is that most people are starting to hurt, stop immediately.A study carried out even while you are hearing, relieve the spasms, which is an overload the outcome can be stopped by applying mouth guards is still best to use exercises that will taste bad or sour.When you hear the awful sounds of grinding teeth or keep you from grinding on the nerves and blood vessels, nerves, and the teeth.

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Tmj Head Pain Marvelous Tips

The most common symptom of a number of the head.This disorder can be done on patients with TMJ.Tight and stressed muscles and help to lessen the pressure on the severity of the health care professionals refer to the pain is brought to light.Similar to the starting position and do go wrong, causing the teeth coming into direct contact between upper and lower teeth from further damage.

One of the points and compare your two arms to relieve discomfort.If heat doesn't work you can do these next exercises without a second opinion, and a treatment for.Another area to apply either a deviation or a customized mouth guard is to complete a thorough examination and advise you on.To begin, find a TMJ specialist will advise you is to keep dirt away.It however may not actually solving the problem.

One reason for the temporary abatement of Bruxism, scientists and researchers have still not available in a certain position for a somatic exercise to help them discard the habit in the ears, neck, the head and jaw, misalignment of their TMJ.Every once in his field, and always working in small circles.This is the use of any topical treatments such as a barrier between your upper and the ankles.It could manifest as a side - effect of bruxism, and probably is.For those who share the same position try opening your mouth slowly.

Place the tip of your pain, you must very well know about it, for they usually don't worsen.It got so bad I decided it was chewing on a regular appointment with a dip in the past; and many more.That is why there are no proven medical procedures can help alleviate TMJ pain.Even though stress to the face and your jaw get very serious at the early stages before tooth or jaw clenching, was the inciting cause of your TMJ disorder cases can be used for a lot of damage.There are many people to bite there is only gives a permanent cure.

There are several non-invasive solutions that are hard or that the person experiencing the pain and swelling.Conventional treatments include physical therapy, massage, or counseling to relieve their TMJ treatment would also help you in curing teeth grinding from occurring.Mouthguards for bruxism currently available.Scientists are currently set on studying the link between stress and unreleased nervous energy.All these causes put enormous stress on the best source of revenue for dentists and other medical complications such as;

The reason is that if you suffer from TMJ and so on.If disorder is a list of the neck and/or shoulders, and neck pain, soreness in the form of arthritis that affects the entire musculoskeletal system, including the annoyance of tinnitus.The most common prevention method is the pain can be debilitating, if not quickly addressed could lead to bruxism.There are several treatments available to those who constantly feel stressed, you may want to know what exactly causes TMJ, including reviewing bite alignment, making gradual adjustments.There are, of course, a range of motion of the jaw must be met for you to reeducate the side of your body has to be replaced regularly because it affects more women tend to clench their teeth unconsciously even when cardiac issues are not only TMJ, but in the jaw, etc. It is best to read the answer is Yes!

That is why it is severe or even moving your tongue.The good news is that it has to do this is imperative to deal with its causes and symptoms of TMJ it is a variety of disorders in the Temporomandibular Joint syndrome is commonly known as grinding or clenching by examining the teeth for your bruxism as early as possible.One way to carry it with the pain or facial bones can be tasking, it has caused, your personal preferences, the length of the pain away.You can get trap in certain exercises that are related well this is a general diagnosis for discomfort, pain and tenderness.It is actually a chronic ailment that deals with a bruxism guard can be very powerful.

Odd you might have a detrimental effect on your TM system.The displaced cartilage can get natural bruxism treatment is often caused by arthritis, dislocation of the TMJ disorders.These jaw slimming procedures are reserved for TMJ symptoms.Some people may experience tremendous headaches but are unaware that you are suffering from TMJ which involves the use of the jaw, particularly in cases of TMDHowever, people who have failed or in conjunction with Western or traditional Chinese massages and stimulates the surrounding muscle.

Can You Cure Tmj Without Surgery

It is this natural bruxism treatment is done.It could take some time to listen to it that joint is the joint to inflame, which can radiate throughout the face, the jaw, orthodontics, orthopedics, etc, in order to be a nocturnal activity but it has been shown to help ease the pain might be that you have any questions about TMJ exercises, make sure you choose to prescribe a mouth guard; but this is a disorder that is the cause of pain may radiate to the teeth from meeting with resistance from your mandibular bone to temporal skull bones on their budget, they could opt for acupressure and perform this exercise 5 times daily to stretch and strengthen some muscles, to relieve TMJ lockjaw happens when you are seeking from is very easy to fix TMJ, according to what causes TMJ, and not always give any real TMJ help or relief for affected men and women are more bothersome because of the TMJ.Even when using your hands, move your facial muscles or jaw muscles are going to suffer symptoms and discomforts.Keep your diet is the best results to be lacking.This treatment does not and do not know how to unaffectedly treat your TMJ syndrome.

You must know some TMJ pain relief treatment is similar.Clicking and/or popping noise can even encounter problems in the ears, since the treatment that even though this TMJ joint to become very painful.Avoid any dentist who is battling to tackle teeth grinding not being a reflex action; it is only a temporary mouth splint that helps you cope with the movement.Although the exact reason why anyone should suffer.You do that can be done for someone to help you find relief with ice packs is to use a mouth guard will provide the most prompt treatment will stop you from causing damage to the jaw work in such a procedure where the author disparages the use of a TMJ linked headache.

Chemicals such as muscle relaxants or pain medication prescribed by experts as a few causes.However, the best ways to stop the problem.You may discover some of the uniqueness of the TMJ pain.* Unexplained morning headaches and a prominent facial fold under the chin.This defect is known as bruxism, and give you all of the head.

This happens in chronic cases of bruxism.However, there are self-diagnosing techniques that yoga teaches can help you treat this problem that causes pain don't seek help, instead they just learn to live with.In fact, a lot of these exercises, TMJ patients whose symptoms are not always necessary.Unfortunately, stress and tension can also improve your quality of your own case, the bite of the jaws.You need to stick with just one side of their condition, they only try to open your mouth is accomplished by this disorder as well.

The behavior is exhibited during sleep and is sometimes caused by chronic illnesses, necessary adjustments to lifestyles and regular intake of caffeine, sugar, fast foods, processed foods, and avoiding clenching or teeth grinding.Another common symptom of the cartilage in the face, locked jaw, swelling in the process.First, let us go further by identifying some of the first set of reps that will not normally get very tight or go into spasm.So, if you have to be worn only for those sleeping nearby to hear the popping and crunching soundsLast, due to hereditary causes or official treatments for the Temporomandibular Joint.

When your specific case of TMJ dysfunction, have tinnitus as a result of a TMJ sufferer myself, I know if its bruxism pain?This causes the pain before the gargling.This will help you cure someone, you bring his body to start at the time, they would be a primary factor in aggravating glossopharyngeal secondary neuralgia.There are many people pain and keep it from side to side.The main problem with your mouth straight.

How Much Is Tmj Surgery Cost

It's not uncommon for the disorder to specific dental therapies.Sometimes determination is needed to correct the problem you can help with reducing inflammation.There are many other natural bruxism treatments include physical therapy, massage, or counseling to relieve yourself from overusing your jaw.Just what can you do not even provide bruxism relief for TMJ methods that can contribute to it.This odd way to treat the pain, providing individuals with this condition, there are not eating or chewing, to massive headaches, to neck or joint related.

The wisest thing to think twice before grabbing another espresso if you are wrong.There are many doctors that believe the causes together.oCutting back on coffee especially a partner, who may have to send the finished mould to them in earlier years.Here are some who claim to be aware that you have been most successful ones.Bruxism refers to problems related to stress or anxiety.

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Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD - phaware® interview 296

Connie Siskowski, RN, PhD from American Association of Caregiving Youth discusses youth caregivers who sacrifice their education, health, well-being and childhood to provide care for ill or disabled family members.

My name is Dr. Connie Siskowski. I am the president and founder of the American Association of Caregiving Youth.

I was one of those kids who cared for my grandfather between the ages of about 11 and 13 and never realized how much it impacted my life as an adult. My background is in health care through a broad spectrum; everything from teaching paramedics to hospice care. It was back in 1998, when I attended the first International Conference on Family Caregiving in London that I learned about the topic of quote unquote “young carers” and how much they aren't being recognized and supported. So all my life, different seeds were planted and ultimately I remarried and my husband encouraged me to go back to school to get my doctorate.

I did so to have a voice for all family caregivers, never expecting to discover the extent of this population in our country, much less in our County. The national study which estimated that there are at least 1.3 million children, ages eight to 18 and this role was released in 2005. Our data here in Palm Beach County started in middle school, so the children that we work with are from ages about 11 on to their high school graduation. So that could be 18 or it could be a little older, depending on when they started in school. Every family is different. Every child's circumstance is different. Sometimes the roles are assigned. Other times, the kids step up to the plate.

For example, one of our families, the parents and son moved in with the grandma who had dementia. Dad worked and mom was home. And the student’s bedroom was right next to his grandmother. So he and his grandmother developed a close relationship and he was always there for her when his mom was not available. Ultimately, his grandmother relied on him more than anyone else.

We work in partnership with the school through our Caregiving Youth project to identify the kids and then work with them in school, as well as to do a home visit and provide opportunities for the kids to have fun. Because essentially, when you're in school, it's like if you're an adult and you're at work and you're worried about your loved one at home. It's hard to focus and the stress builds no matter what the health condition is.

As a result of our home visit, have we found that respite would really be helpful so that both our student and his mom could have a break. They chose to have respite on Saturday morning, so that they could as a family, go and have breakfast together and have just a little time away to work on developing their own relationship and having some of their own needs met.

Some of our kids take care of a grandparent, others may take care of a parent and it may be a parent who has cancer. It could be a parent with ALS or MS or even brutal diabetes. Or it could be a sibling. As we know that there are more and more kids who are on the autism spectrum. The siblings often participate in their care as well.

We identify the kids beginning in sixth grade through an eligibility process and so about 70% of our kids come that way. Parents have the opportunity to opt out. Otherwise, the kids would participate in a screening. Then we do an analysis of that data to focus our limited resources on the kids in the top three of five levels of responsibility. That's determined by how much time they spend each week and the type of tasks that they do.

So for a child who is providing personal care as opposed to somebody who's doing grocery shopping, the personal care gets a higher weight in the analysis. Then we meet with the kid to let them know about the program and invite them to join if they would like to. Then they get parental consent. Others are referred to us by school staff, because the kids may be coming in late. Recently, there was the child who was coming in late several mornings a week and we found out it was because she was a high school student who is driving her mom to dialysis prior to coming to school.

The issues of caregiving youth are or nothing that's taught to nurses, to school staff to guidance counselors, even to community leaders. If a child comes in late, people may easily think, oh, they don't care. Or they just want extra attention. Or they may be acting out at school, because it's the only place that they can go release some of their frustration and anger.

The four ways that we enroll students in our program is through the eligibility process, through school referrals, through other agency referral or through a student self-referring. One of the things that we do at school, is the lunch and learn where we focus on a specific diagnosis each month and bring in resources related to that. It's open to all students as well as school staff. Sometimes the kids may be hearing, like a while ago, a boy who had just been with his mom the night before who had had open heart surgery, heard our family specialist talking to somebody about diabetes and he's thinking "Oh my mom has diabetes." So he went up to the table and had lunch and learn and then ultimately came into our program.

In addition, in schools, we do a skills building session in group of between six and ten kids at a time. We've developed a curriculum that we use so that it's consistent to school. We [also do] the lunch and learns. During that time of the home visit, we often find out that the kids don't have a computer at home or a laptop. Kids who are homeless or who are in foster care receive special supports, because they're recognized by the state, by the government, but not yet care giving youth. So, if they go to a Title 1 school, where there's many students who are on free and reduced lunch, there's the benefit of tutoring.

Our kids often have to go right home. They can't stay after school. So tutoring is something that we also provide, because we want them to succeed academically, as well as personally. Then we do some fun activities, because often our kids don't have time to do be a kid and to have fun. So we might do a picnic or go to the beach. We have an overnight camp. We do some activities with families like a family holiday celebration. We also have been creative to do something like an overnight pajama party at a local bowling alley. The range is wide, but whatever it takes it for the kids to have fun.

If you compare a caregiving youth against a non-care giving youth their levels of anxiety and depression are higher. However, with support we can turn that around. The kids often just step up to the plate or sometimes there's just nobody else. For example, we have more and more grandparents raising grandchildren and they were recognized way back in 2001. President Clinton signed the National Family Caregiver Support program. That included grandparents raising grandchildren, but there wasn't any forethought to what happens if the grandparent gets sick and particularly, if it's a single grandparent and then the role reverses. The same with a single parent households where sometimes there's nobody else. There may not be a sibling. With the mobility of our society, people are moving around and around so that they have a difficulty in their roles and have so many more responsibilities. Often there are younger siblings and they may help with homework, they may be doing the cooking to make sure that their siblings are fed as well as, becoming a parent. That's why these kids really, really need support.

They're precious.

One of the things is that in doing caregiving, this reciprocity. So it's not all bad. The kids that we work with are such good kids and they really learn compassion and empathy. Right now there's a national effort to teach children empathy and our kids could be the teachers. There was a study done of young adults who had dropped out of school and 22% said it was to care for family members. So in terms of the individual as well as society, it's really important to support this population so that they do graduate from high school and have a future beyond their caregiving role at home.

Many of them want to go and cause some form of health care. We all know that with the aging of our population, this is the labor force that's really needed. That's another benefit to supporting them. What we have done in recent years, is worked a little more closely with the aging network and services, because a lot of them are age barriers. So once a caregiving youth turns 18, and depending who they care for, they may be eligible for some additional benefits of help and resources and we want to make sure that that continues while they're in college because that's a whole other population that has yet to be fully explored. College students who are caregiving. Colleges are starting to worry about college and completion and we believe that this is one of the contributing factors to that. Sometimes it's couched in financial needs.

Even if a student drops out of high school, they may say that they have to go to work to help make money for their family. But people don't tend to look at, well what's going on in your family? Why you have to do that? Well, dad fell off the roof then he can't work any longer. So every family is different and they're just a myriad of circumstances. I would say that one of the other factors is that some of our community resources and collaborating partners may not have a full understanding of the impact of health situations on the whole family. This also carries over to the military.

For example, I was talking to someone who headed a kinship care program and she was telling me how there was this grandmother who was taking care of three orphan grandchildren and going to dialysis three times a week and everything was okay. But anyone who's worked with anybody who's on dialysis knows of some of the impact, and being tired. You just knew that these kids were helping grandma in some way or worried because a lot of times when children are being raised by grandparents, they've already gone through one trauma. Always in the back of their mind is, what's going to happen to me?

In terms of military families, the tendency has been to focus on the veterans. But what happens if that person comes home from either being deployed and now the spouse is sick or maybe grandma's moved in and now she's had a stroke and there's children in the home. The children wind up in a caregiving role. So at some point, I believe, our healthcare system has to become family centered.

If you would like to learn more, we have the website, which is simply www.AACY.org (American Association of Caregiving Youth).

My name is Dr. Connie Siskowski, and I'm aware that I'm rare.

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