Social Anxiety: Escaping the stress of summer on the old road to nowhere.
There's this old road that we've recently been walking. It's the kind of road that is no longer used, overgrown and unkempt, it is just a...
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Laura
Feb 175 min read
Paranoid road trip in a world of uncertainty
It’s 5-something-am on another howling day in the depths of winter. The world is hitting out hard right now. We’re on a paranoid road...
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Laura
Dec 27, 20236 min read
Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.
Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.
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Laura
Dec 24, 20236 min read
Social anxiety: Five tips to overcome the awkwardness of opening Christmas presents.
You know the feeling. That moment when all eyes are on you..
Five tips to overcome the social anxiety of opening Christmas presents.
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Laura
Dec 23, 20233 min read
Insomnia at Christmas: You're not the problem...
Christmas. A time of chaos, obligation and long nights of insomnia. Long and short, it's not your fault...
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Laura
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Social Anxiety Chat: What is Christmas like for people with Social Anxiety?
Social Anxiety Chat. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about what Christmas is really like for people with social anxiety.
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Laura
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Boundary hunting in a world of demands
Too many of us are losing our own boundaries in this wild world of demands. That's why we need to become boundary hunters.
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Laura
Nov 13, 20236 min read
Social anxiety: Lessons learnt from a weekend away.
Sometimes, we need to laugh or else we'd cry. A story and lessons of social anxiety, being away from home and what happened this weekend.
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Laura
Sep 22, 20234 min read
People think we’re ok (because it’s easier)
In a world where we are expected to mask, it is all too easy for people to think that we are ok when we're not.
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Laura
Aug 23, 20233 min read
The world is overwhelming, but it isn't your fault.
Let’s talk about autism. The world is overwhelming, but that isn’t our fault. I wish others could see this crazy society through our eyes.
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Aunty Social World
Jul 28, 202311 min read
Social anxiety: Five alternative ways to enjoy summer
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Following a bright and breezy June where we spent most if not all of our free time...
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Laura
Jun 22, 20235 min read
Grave new world: Why we need to look at what social media is doing to us all.
Social media is affecting us all in some way. Its greatest protection is its culture of silence, denial and disinhibition
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Aunty Social World
May 1, 20236 min read
Social anxiety: Why those of us who seek privacy often have the least.
Those of us who are autistic or live with social anxiety have a great need for privacy, but we are often left with the least.
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Laura and Jon
Apr 6, 20236 min read
Social anxiety: Five ways to survive the Bank Holiday weekend.
The bank holiday is upon us. Time to get out, relax and have a good time. But what is often not discussed is how stressful they can be.
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Laura and Jon
Mar 27, 202312 min read
Autism Acceptance: Five practical changes that could create a more inclusive world.
It is not enough to just merely accept or be aware of autism. We need real practical change. Here are 5 lessons we can learn from lockdown.
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Laura
Mar 18, 202311 min read
From break away to breakdown: A story of post-holiday depression and self-realisation.
We know that being able to go on holiday is a relative privilege, but the aftermath isn’t. Irrespective of the reason, depression is real.
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Laura
Mar 9, 202314 min read
A journey in the dark: We drove all night...
It began with a midnight breakfast, a police officer and a herd of rams. This is the story of a journey in the dark.
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Laura
Feb 24, 20234 min read
Alone online: Seen but not heard.
Social media is a minefield for those of us with disabilities and mental health struggles. Many of us are seen but not heard...
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Laura
Jan 29, 20235 min read
Twitter: The social anxiety of engaging.
Social anxiety online is as prevelant as offline. Simply replying to people can be a minefield..
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Laura
Jan 10, 20235 min read
Social media: Attention is survival.
Social media. Whether you love it, loathe it or have mixed feelings towards it, we cannot avoid it.
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