Heather, RN
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Heather, RN
@birdnerd_rn
Autistic + ADHD ♿️ 🌈 Chronic pain | Type 1 Diabetic | Adrenal Insufficiency | Nurse | Disabled | Trekkie | Sci-Fi | she/they
U.S.S. Enterprise (NC-1701) Katılım Eylül 2011
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been nothing but nightmares when i sleep for weeks on end. last night featuring the anguished screams of a mother who lost their child (from almost 20 years ago, the sound will never leave me).
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Autistic life in a nutshell ✨
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ppl told me I was shy, quiet, standoffish, self-conscious, anxious, lacked confidence, needed to be more assertive, etc. they considered their "feedback" to be "helpful & necessary" for my "growth & development" thus I should be "grateful" for their "constructive criticism" 🫠
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@DrDoyleSays Not me having nightmare after nightmare of being trapped in some hellish maze. 👀
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Your mileage may vary, but one thing the overwhelming majority of complex trauma survivors-- very much including me-- seem to have in common is, our worst triggers often trace back to feeling trapped and/or "in trouble."
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Heather, RN retweetledi
@MEHtheNurseTwin come on, we all know as soon as joint commission is there, or some clipboard holder, those gloves immediately shred upon contact with your hands lol
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Is someone watching me or no?
Oren Gottfried, MD@OGdukeneurosurg
For those who’ve ever struggled with sterile gloving…
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@thehouseofpod You watch, this will be your most popular tweet 😂
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Be honest, when you pop a zit and it hits the mirror, you secretly enjoy it.
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@thehouseofpod its the release of pressure for me *ah* (sorry derm, I know, I know). Not me side-eyeing any juicy pimples/scabs on my adult children and offering my services 👀
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@meandmybirds oh man 😭 missing my babies today, and this hits hard. Say hello to Rain, Stormy, and Olli up there, Smokey. 💕
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Our Smokey’s grave marker was just delivered…😭
Miss Daisy and I miss him so much…he was such a sweet gentle soul🪽💔😢💔🪽
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@AutisticCoach_ It’s decent, I guess? Being the nurse of the family I take care of my parents. My relationship with my brother is less than what I wish it was, but 🤷♀️. The rest of my family is distant and I don’t have the energy to put towards them anymore.
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Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades have a good relationship with their families of origin?
#AskingAutistics
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Heather, RN retweetledi
TW: depiction of a neglected bird
Education can prevent relinquishment for these common reasons:
1. Noise
2. Cost
3. Messiness
4. Biting/aggression
5. Difficulty to train
6. Not enough time or space
7. Feather destruction
Source: KAF Parrot Relinquishment (KAFPR) survey
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Heather, RN retweetledi
Living with trauma is itself a trauma.
It's not "just" about what happened "back then." It's also the however many years since of flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation, body memories, mood swings-- & the struggle to pretend it's all, you know, just a scratch. A mere flesh wound.
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@EmbraceAutism__ Tick all those boxes for me at my last assessment. 🫠
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I heard some really bizarre reasons medical professionals presented to their clients for why they thought their clients couldn’t be autistic:
- You’re too intelligent
- You’ve been married
- You can hold a job
- You’re too hygienic
- You don’t live in the gutter
Autistic Lauren 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈@Autistic_Lauren
To other autistic people, what’s the most bizarre reason someone has given as to why you “can’t be autistic”?
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@quality_nguyen but they are fluent in two languages! Feed them already! 🤪 lol
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Thank you insurance, I am now completely out of humalog. Awesome. Thankful I live with other t1d, or I’d be in DKA rn. Haven’t had a pump since yesterday. Just existing on novolog. 🫠
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Heather, RN retweetledi
children who are constantly criticized
grow into teens who learn to hate themselves for failing to live up to others’ expectations
who grow into adults who reflexively over-apologize because they have been conditioned to believe they are always disappointing everyone
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Preparing a special cake for tomorrow.
Back in 2021, I baked myself a cake on my birthday to celebrate that I made the choice to live, instead of dying by suicide.
Now in 2023, I am going to bake a cake to celebrate that I made it through everything these past three years.
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This time of year frankly, fucking hurts
If this is you, I send you the hope for a beautiful new year...it's coming right around the corner💗💗hang on💗💗
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