But what does #PathologicalDemandAvoidance feel like from the Inside?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO6Nua9jkBQ
#mentalhealth #avoidance #ADHD #autism #spectrum #emotions
#pathologicaldemandavoidance #mentalhealth #avoidance #adhd #autism #spectrum #emotions
Story of my life #PDA #PathologicalDemandAvoidance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO6Nua9jkBQ&ab_channel=I%27mAutistic%2CNowWhat%3F
#pda #pathologicaldemandavoidance
#PathologicalDemandAvoidance problems…
I had a voicemail. I avoided listening to it for so long that my mobile service deleted it. Now I still have the badge on the phone app to tell me I have voicemail, but no way to clear it, because the voicemail it refers to no longer exists.
Do I need to change my phone number?
@scrivolical you might be #ActuallyAutistic if… #PathologicalDemandAvoidance @devxvda
#actuallyautistic #pathologicaldemandavoidance
I need breakfast #help.
I used to eat oats, but started putting more fruit in it than there were oats.. which wasn't great ( #diabetic and fruit has a lot of sugar) and was getting expensive.
I had muesli and yoghurt for a while, but the only muesli I can eat also pushes my blood glucose too high.
Then I started eating weetbix, which is ok for my #diabetes but I'm now at the point where I'm adding sugar to it, which is bad.
I have a #ChronicPain disorder, #MentalHealth issues, #audhd with #ExecutiveFunction issues and I'm pretty sure I have #PathologicalDemandAvoidance. I have #SensoryIssues with some foods.
Does anyone have any suggestions or help? Because I can't keep eating rice crispy treats for breakfast...
Thank you! 😊
(also, please don't give me advice on how to lose weight. I'm just trying to feed myself in a way that won't make me sick)
#help #diabetic #diabetes #chronicpain #mentalhealth #audhd #executivefunction #pathologicaldemandavoidance #SensoryIssues #food #health
Here’s a #AutismAwareness pointer to, and a few personal reflections about the much-maligned and misunderstood #PathologicalDemandAvoidance profile of #Autism
Let me tell you: if this was better known, *I* wouldn’t have made it to my 40s in any doubt that I’m #ActuallyAustistic…
#autismawareness #pathologicaldemandavoidance #autism #actuallyaustistic
#PathologicalDemandAvoidance may be my new favourite identified symptom within my personal spectrum
Autistics are the real experts.
Nothing about us without us.
(PMM)♧
@Neurodivergent Socks 🧦page🧦🙂♾️ (Facebook)
🙂🧦♾️☘️🖖♥️🫖☕🎶🧦
#Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ADHD #Autism #CPTSD #GAD #AutismAcceptance #stimming #stim #Overwhelmed #ExecutiveFunctionDisorder #ExecutiveDysfunction #RejectionSensitiveDysphoria #RSD #Hyperfocus #Hypervigilant #SensoryOverstimulation #SensoryIssues #SensoryPain #Speechless #mute #PathologicalDemandAvoidance #PDA #AutisticInertia #BrainFog #Daydreaming #Focus #AutisticBurnout #ReactiveAttachmentDisorder #RAD #MajorDepressiveDisorder #MDD #Depression #Suicide #Suicidal #Alone #Dysgraphia #Dysthymia #Dyscalcula #Dyslexia #Dysphoria #Dysplasia #Dualistic #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #Overthinking #BlackAndWhiteThinking #PersistentDepressiveDisorder #PDD #EmotionalDysregulation #ChronicFatigue #ChronicPain #NervePain #Insomnia #Parasomnia #Nightmares
#Autistic #actuallyautistic #AuDHD #adhd #autism #CPTSD #gad #autismacceptance #stimming #stim #Overwhelmed #executivefunctiondisorder #executivedysfunction #rejectionsensitivedysphoria #rsd #hyperfocus #hypervigilant #sensoryoverstimulation #SensoryIssues #SensoryPain #speechless #mute #pathologicaldemandavoidance #PDA #AutisticInertia #BrainFog #daydreaming #focus #autisticburnout #reactiveattachmentdisorder #rad #majordepressivedisorder #mdd #depression #suicide #suicidal #alone #Dysgraphia #dysthymia #dyscalcula #dyslexia #dysphoria #dysplasia #dualistic #anxiety #socialanxiety #overthinking #blackandwhitethinking #persistentdepressivedisorder #pdd #emotionaldysregulation #chronicfatigue #ChronicPain #nervepain #insomnia #parasomnia #nightmares
When the spirit is willing but the flesh (PDA burned out nervous system) is weak...
Yesterday I got the sudden urge to work on my novel, which I haven't been able to do for months, so it was a Big Deal. I wrote 2 paragraphs, and despite the writing itself being easy and enjoyable, the demand avoidance and anticipatory anxiety were so intense that:
1) I melted down from sudden sensory sensitivity
2) my heart was in my throat from overwhelm and anxiety and still is 24 hours later
3) I dissociated and shut down to non speaking
4) I gor (and continue to have) agonizing psychogenic itch and temperature dysregulation so bad I couldn't sleep.
I wanted to write. I was *enjoying* writing. But my nervous system is so shot and my demand avoidance+anxiety so high that just 2 paragraphs was enough to fuck me up beyond belief for hours/days.
How do I do the things I want to do in life in the face of this? 😭
#PDA #PathologicalDemandAvoidance #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ADHD @actuallyautistic
#PDA #pathologicaldemandavoidance #actuallyautistic #AuDHD #adhd
#MentalHealth #pathologicaldemandavoidance
Hi all, I’m writing an article on PDA and seeking lived experience voices to speak to their experience having PDA. Let me know if this is you and you’re open to chatting. Thanks!
#mentalhealth #pathologicaldemandavoidance
I'd like to find other #parents/caregivers to #autistic young children with the #PathologicalDemandAvoidance (#PDA) profile, acute fight/flight response, or similar (and who are either autistic or good allies, e.g. anti-ABA, etc).
Personally, I'm an allistic parent to an autistic 6-year-old who may be PDA. I try to be a good ally, to learn, and to accommodate.
Any tips on seeking community on Mastodon?
#pda #pathologicaldemandavoidance #autistic #parents
Nobody's perfect. It's always easier said than done. But if you want to practice self-care, and you want to have more peaceful and enjoyable days and nights, then tips like these will take you a long way. Your goal is progress, not perfection. You can do it. Peace. (PMM)♧
___________________________
LIKE and FOLLOW Our 'facebook' page:
🧦 @Neurodivergent Socks🧦 Page🧦
🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦 🧦
#Neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #ADHD #Autism #PDA #CPTSD #Dysthymia #Depression #ExecutiveDysfunction
#PathologicalDemandAvoidance #Anxiety #AbuseAndNeglect #Stimming #Echolalia #ComplexPostTraumaticStressDisorder #AdultAutism #suicide #artists #musicians #craftspeople #trauma #masking #Anhedonia #burnout #selfemployed #OCD #AutisticInertia #EmotionalDysregulation #Alexythymia
THANK YOU!! 🧦🙂🧦
#neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #adhd #autism #PDA #CPTSD #dysthymia #depression #executivedysfunction #pathologicaldemandavoidance #anxiety #abuseandneglect #stimming #echolalia #complexposttraumaticstressdisorder #adultautism #suicide #artists #musicians #craftspeople #Trauma #masking #anhedonia #burnout #selfemployed #OCD #AutisticInertia #emotionaldysregulation #alexythymia
"Recovering Addicts
are not bad people
trying to be good--
They are sick people
working to be well."
(PMM)♧
Pádraig Michael Mann ♧
Historian, Musician, Neurodivergent
January 2, 2023 ♾️
___________________________
LIKE and FOLLOW Our 'facebook' page:
🧦 @Neurodivergent Socks🧦 Page🧦
🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦 🧦
#Neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #ADHD #Autism #PDA #CPTSD #Dysthymia #Depression #ExecutiveDysfunction
#PathologicalDemandAvoidance #Anxiety #AbuseAndNeglect #Stimming #Echolalia #ComplexPostTraumaticStressDisorder #AdultAutism #suicide #artists #musicians #craftspeople #trauma #masking #Anhedonia #burnout #selfemployed #OCD #AutisticInertia #EmotionalDysregulation #Alexythymia
THANK YOU!! 🧦🙂🧦
____________________________
#neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #adhd #autism #PDA #CPTSD #dysthymia #depression #executivedysfunction #pathologicaldemandavoidance #anxiety #abuseandneglect #stimming #echolalia #complexposttraumaticstressdisorder #adultautism #suicide #artists #musicians #craftspeople #Trauma #masking #anhedonia #burnout #selfemployed #OCD #AutisticInertia #emotionaldysregulation #alexythymia
Rest. You deserve rest. Don't apologize for resting, or for taking care of yourself. Leisure time is as important as work time. You can't be always "on", without burning yourself out. There's a little known but logical old proverb that says, 'when you find that you have dug yourself into a hole, stop digging.' Rest. You do deserve it. Peace be with you. (PMM)♧
_____________________________
LIKE and FOLLOW Our 'facebook' page:
🧦@Neurodivergent Socks 🧦Page 🧦
🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦🧦 🧦🧦
#Neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #ADHD #Autism #PDA #CPTSD #Dysthymia #Depression #ExecutiveDysfunction
#PathologicalDemandAvoidance #Anxiety #AbuseAndNeglect #Stimming #Echolalia #ComplexPostTraumaticStressDisorder #AdultAutism #suicide #artists #musicians #craftspeople #trauma #masking #Anhedonia #burnout #selfemployed #OCD #AutisticInertia #EmotionalDysregulation #Alexythymia
THANK YOU!! 🧦🙂🧦
#neurodivergent #Autistic #AuDHD #adhd #autism #PDA #CPTSD #dysthymia #depression #executivedysfunction #pathologicaldemandavoidance #anxiety #abuseandneglect #stimming #echolalia #complexposttraumaticstressdisorder #adultautism #suicide #artists #musicians #craftspeople #Trauma #masking #anhedonia #burnout #selfemployed #OCD #AutisticInertia #emotionaldysregulation #alexythymia
self-reflection question of the day: when are you gonna wake up and fight for yourself?
I’d love to see your replies 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 and good morning from the US east coast!
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #adhd #ableism #lgbt #queer #pdaer #pathologicaldemandavoidance #hardrock #shinedown
#actuallyautistic #AuDHD #adhd #ableism #lgbt #queer #pdaer #pathologicaldemandavoidance #hardrock #Shinedown