I have an anxiety disorder as well, and know that it can be quite paralyzing yet it's often treated dismissively by those on the outside, some of...
"You shouldn't feel this way." -- How wonderful! This combines judgementalism with the perception that they share and can understand my feelings,...
I most definitely like furries, and have considered myself one for many years...
With being bi, you have innate empathy for either sex, and can take their perspectives rather easily. You're not threatened by interests in some...
We all have our "body space," and tend to feel uncomfortable when it is violated. There was a guy at work who liked to talk to others within a...
I've had invasive questions asked of me by barbers/hairstylists such as, "Where do you work?," or "What do you do to earn a living?" I've even...
Well said, and seconded!
I think that many of us try to meet the perceptions and expectations of others, living the lie and only making ourselves miserable in the process....
Why, yes! Could you guess?
I've got tattoos on all of my limbs, and had far more pain inflicted in dental chairs and physician's offices than in tattoo studios. While pain...
I also have trouble sustaining a longer narrative, and so write mostly flash fiction, which tends to be short, impressionistic pieces. We live in...
My high school had few sports, and they were ruled by the athletic elite with few if any accommodations made for those who wanted to learn and...
Around six hours, if I'm lucky. I have a sleep maintenance disorder, plus sleep tends to become more fragmented as you get older.
I was told to use a mild antibiotic ointment, Bacitracin I believe. My tattooist accommodatingly gave me a few pouches of it.
I wore dress clothes for work, and when I'd duck into a K-Mart over lunch break would commonly be asked by other customers where something was....
Yes; depression and loneliness stem from the isolation which can vary from person to person dependent on your location and life situation. Living...
Sanctuaries are few and far between for many of us. It's nice to find a community of like-minded people on a similar wavelength where you don't...
Seasonal Affective Disorder is real, and I think occurs along a continuum scale. I have a touch of it, which usually for me is set up by Xmas,...
I'm an introvert. I wish that extroverts would stop trying to "fix" me, as well...
Earlier in life, I was largely hetero, although still entertaining gay fantasies. My same-sex attraction has significantly increased, however,...
