Please, I Need Some Fucking Sleep

I have… my hands empty, though my heart full of treasuries… for the woman who conquers it … “will be the richest in embraces”.

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Tengo… las manos vacías, aunque el corazón lleno de erarios… para que la mujer que lo conquiste … “sea la más rica en abrazos”.

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Need a sign like this outside my house.

I’d say that’s about right.

I miss being alone. I miss having time to do nothing. I miss being me.  How do I tell my family I still need that? 

The Swaddle

‘Masking’ for Years Can Leave Autistic People Confused About Who They Really Are

"When you’re acting all the time, you tend to get confused between the character you’re playing and yourself."

This. So much this. I spent so much of my life mimicking the very conservative bigots who surrounded me, trying to "fit in," and it took so many years to figure out who I really am. Hell, I'm STILL deprogramming myself and learning to unmask.