Being an autistic person in an emotionally abusive relationship is like being a dumb dog that gets kicked every time its owner walks through the door, but keeps waiting by the door for the owner to come home anyway.
If I woke up one day with powers it would be to be able to transfer my feelings to others.
Maybe if they knew how deeply the things they've done hurt me, they would stop doing it.
Or maybe it would be to detect peoples true intentions. So I could avoid them in the first place
Imagine getting yelled at by your boyfriend for not making him dinner, then the next day you slow cook for 6 hours and prep sides as soon as he gets home from work - and he doesn't eat a single bite. Chooses to go to bed hungry.
I dont know why I even try to be loved
I know I'm irritable and stubborn and particular. I know people think I'm abrasive, judgemental, they think I'm a bitch. But I can't possibly be that hard to love. I just don't understand why I was born just to live this life.
India Rose Crawford crafts and makes stop motion videos of Frog & Toad, two cute knitted puppets living their best life in a dreamy and cozy domestic world.
This is Frog painting a special gift for Toad.
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Preliminary studies have shown enlargement of the amygdala in cases of PTSD.
The DSM-5 doesn't currently recognize C-PTSD as it's own diagnosis but psychologists recognize it in treatment.
Did you know people with ptsd have increased activity in the amygdala and decreased activity in the hippocampus.
This is because the brain prioritizes making connections to the amygdala during survival situations, which in turn suppresses the function of the sort term memory.