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  • Difficulties with Coping

    Difficulties with Coping

    I find these days more than when I was in my early 20’s that I burn out much more quickly. Although I still suffered burn out after a few weeks or months these days in my 40’s it seems to happen in a matter of days. I have been learning to pace myself. I try…

  • My Pillars of Wellness

    My Pillars of Wellness

    Everyone has different ways of coping and I’m no different. I was thinking today what were the core qualities or pillars that have helped me survive in recent years. I have identified Jesus, a home, an income, medication and Snoopy as my core pillars of wellness. Home After being homeless in 2022 I am much…

  • Counselling

    Counselling

    I have recently been seeing a counsellor. I have used counsellors on occasion but they have been very expensive. Usually I would see a counsellor for 2-3 months or so on a weekly basis. They usually practiced CBT and general psychotherapy. In late 2016 to early 2017 I saw a counsellor weekly from a charity.…

  • Benefit Reforms

    Benefit Reforms

    I presently claim Universal Credit (UC) and Personal independence Payment (PIP) for my disability condition of Autism and Schizoaffective Disorder. In 2022, after my boyfriend made me homeless in a psychiatric hospital I was found unfit to work and placed in the Limited Capability for Work-related Activity (LCWRA). Before I was with my boyfriend I…

  • 8 Months on from Prosecution

    8 Months on from Prosecution

    About 2 years ago I wrote about a situation where I had Psychosis in 2023 and punched a police officer in the A&E of hospital. Although I immediately sent a written apology the police decided to prosecute me. It has been a very stressful time with many court hearings. I was interviewed by a Forensic…

  • Sovereignty of God

    Sovereignty of God

    I was just reading in my book today about the sovereignty of God. The sovereignty of God is the idea that God is the ruler of creation and has the right to exercise his power over it. In the past it was an easy one to answer as I simply refused to believe in God…

  • Beholding

    Beholding

    I’ve read 4 chapters of my Christian book ‘Beholding‘. It was a struggle initially as the author kept trying to make the point that God and prayer shouldn’t be a transactional relationship. I had no issues with this as I’ve become less pleased with the greed of capitalism. I don’t like transactional relationships at all…

  • A Thank you Poem to my Twitter Friends

    A Thank you Poem to my Twitter Friends

    Here is a a Thank You poem I wrote for Easter to my Twitter friends using ChatGPT (AI). Once more, I write with grateful heart,For followers who play their part.On Easter’s day, you’re my crew,With tweets that help me start anew. Promethazine, you recommend,And Star Trek episodes to mend.In times of crisis, dark and deep,Your…

  • Reflections on Anti-psychotics

    Reflections on Anti-psychotics

    I was thinking what it’s like being on a high dose of anti-psychotics to a low dose/none. I am different between both. On a low dose I have a sense of adventure and push myself too hard. Sometimes I feel bulletproof and have to be careful of not pushing myself to crashing. On a higher…

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About me:

I’m Shaun, aged 40, I am a follower of Christ, diagnosed with Autism and Schizoaffective disorder. In this blog I discuss my reality, beliefs and interests. When you meet one person with Autism, you’ve met one person with Autism.