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Autistically Me
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My Blog
Welcome to my ramble filled blog on this corner of the interweb. I don't have a set schedule for when I update this, I mostly use it as an online processing diary type thing. And unless I know the people mentioned would be ok with their names being used, all names included within any blog post, are fake. But the people behind the fake names are 100% real. Enjoy reading thoughts and lessons from my brain
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Beth Woolley
Jun 20, 20234 min read
Stimming for me = crocheting?
Date 20th June 2023 Ok, I want to explore a newfound point of interest for me that relates to my wellbeing and mental health recovery...
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Beth Woolley
Jun 13, 20235 min read
Feeling Broken
Date: 13th June 2023 Sometimes I feel so broken, so afraid of my own reaction to a perceived wrong doing, and how I spiral out of control...
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![Dear Jack](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_679e86cb88754d809cb9eb529101a8e7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_313,h_418,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_679e86cb88754d809cb9eb529101a8e7~mv2.webp)
Beth Woolley
Jun 10, 20233 min read
Dear Jack
Date: 10th June 2023 Dear Jack, when I came up with your fake name, I named you after someone in my family who has been by my side since...
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![Dear Luna](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_15cbe7ed567a481aa572883939e7ad10~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_313,h_418,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_15cbe7ed567a481aa572883939e7ad10~mv2.webp)
Beth Woolley
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Dear Luna
Date: 7th June 2023 Dear Luna, if I had all the bravery in the world, here are the things I would want you to know. Some I will send to...
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Beth Woolley
May 26, 20235 min read
6 years on
Date 26th May 2023 There's not many times I truly stop and appreciate just how far I have come since 2017. And honestly if you had told...
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Beth Woolley
May 24, 20236 min read
Friendship...?
Date: 16th May 2023 I had a moment this evening when I suddenly realised something has shifted with my internal relationship boundaries...
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Beth Woolley
Apr 29, 202311 min read
Pushing myself too far...
Date 30th April So I started yesterday off stupidly happy and ended up with my trauma and anxiety convincing me to run from my friends...
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Beth Woolley
Apr 25, 20234 min read
The "Fuck It " method
Date: 25th April 2023 Well it's been a while hasn't it? I am still alive just been partially buried under the mountainous pile of work...
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Beth Woolley
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Ableism can fuck off
Date: 21st March 2023 So I do love how my uni gives me a mentor because they threw a hissy fit over a genuine mistake Luna and I made...
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Beth Woolley
Mar 13, 20235 min read
High Achiever but at what cost?
Date: 13th March 2023 I am the hardest person to please when it comes to anything I do. I'm never good enough for myself. If I ask for...
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Beth Woolley
Mar 7, 20234 min read
My Little Shadow
Date: 7th March 2023 I have lost so many parts of myself I used to love and treasure, that I sometimes wonder "who am I?". I feel like...
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Beth Woolley
Mar 3, 20237 min read
A Perfect Creative Mess
Date: 3rd March 2023 Well if life has taught me one thing dear reader, it is that when you least expect it, things fall into place. I've...
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Beth Woolley
Feb 16, 20238 min read
Have a little faith?
Date: 16th Feb 2023 Hello dear reader, before we delve into this court case I have dealt with, let me make something really clear: this...
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Beth Woolley
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Alone Again
Date: 10th Feb 2023. Hello lovely reader, I do hope whoever is reading this is having a better week than I currently am - wouldn't take...
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Beth Woolley
Jan 10, 20235 min read
The Inevitable Disaster
Date: 10th Jan 2023 Well fuck, today's gone about as badly as it physically could. Anything and everything that could have gone wrong,...
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Beth Woolley
Dec 31, 20225 min read
Reflections on 2022
Date: 31st Dec 2022. Dear reader, as 2022 draws to a close, I want to take some time to reflect on the things I have done this year that...
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Beth Woolley
Dec 14, 20227 min read
Asking for help is hard and that's ok
Date: 8th Dec 2022 Hello my dearest reader, asking for help is super hard for me at the best of times. There's so many reasons behind...
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Beth Woolley
Nov 28, 20225 min read
Buckling under the stress
Date: 27th November 2022 I reached a point last week where I genuinely questioned if I could handle my life. I didn't want to die. In...
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Beth Woolley
Nov 24, 20226 min read
Am I safe with you?
Date: 23rd November 2022 Over the past few weeks I have been doing a lot of reflecting on the questions of "do I feel safe with (insert...
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Beth Woolley
Nov 16, 20227 min read
What does Trauma feel like?
Date: 16 Nov 2022 I was reflecting on how best to describe what I am currently experiencing at the moment to someone who has no idea what...
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