Once we easily downed our mochas and felt ready to face the day we decided we should go get some real breakfast in the canteen before having to head for group therapy. I change my shoes out of my comfy slippers and decide on my favourite purple sparkly converse, they always help me feel confident…
Hell Found Me Part 19
I wake up a little dazed with with a warm feeling in my stomach that I have the greatest of friends who stayed until very late last night. I pick the note up that reads “sorry didn’t want to wake you, you were so deep asleep, we finally got kicked out late when nurse meanie…
Hell Found Me Part 18
I set a timer on my phone for 15 mins so I didn’t stress about how long they were going to be and so I didn’t watch the clock. I went into my bathroom to freshen up and got changed into a pair of comfy pj bottoms with disney on them and a loose tee…
Hell Found Me Part 17
We head out of the ward and as the first breath of air hits me and feels so refreshing and calming. “oh that is lovely and refreshing isn’t it, and we got lucky today that the sun is out.” Doctor Whittaker comments and I say quiet. “Now that we are outside, would you like to…
Hell Found Me Part 16
“What happened? How am I in my room?” I say all jumbled. “Hi Anna, you had a panic attack that caused you to blackout and faint. Willow notified us, we moved you to your bedroom for monitoring until you recovered and not to worry, your parents have been notified and are coming by later when…
My Hopes and Goals for 2026
Hello everyone, hope you all had a merry Christmas and overall a good holiday season for whatever you do celebrate! Since it's the end of 2025 and 2026 is happening in the next 24 hours from writing this, it's always a good time for reflection and new goals. These are not resolutions as such as…
Being surrounded by people and still feel alone.
This post is all sparked off a Instagram story that @beckiejbrown posted about a day ago which I have screen-grabbed so you can read the caption. credit@beckiejbrown Firstly I really admire beckiejbrown, have been following her youtube and social media for many years and highly relate to her content as a fellow late diagnosed autistic…
How I am dealing with Christmas as an autistic to avoid overstimulation
Merry Christmas! Here are four things I am doing to accommodate my autism during this Christmas season to prevent overstimulation and burnout. Just to state I am very lucky and grateful that my Christmas is always pretty chilled and not over the top as we have always never made Christmas a massive thing but still…
Hell Found Me Part 15
The corridor lights turn on, I start to awake and rub my eyes. The nurse walks and opens my curtains, “Good Morning Anna, time to get up, it’s 8:30 am, get dressed and head for morning medications and breakfast, then we have group art therapy at 9:30 am followed by a morning walk in the…
Hell Found Me Part 14
I head back to my room as I need some time to decompress and be alone, this week has been alot to deal with. I unlock my door and wished I could lock it again behind me but I can’t as while I am in a room nurses have to be able to do checks…