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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • I find the minimal obligation to respond immediately to text messages convenient and relieving. Perhaps it may help to consider text messages like emails instead of like chats. My first phone displayed texts like emails, so that’s how my brain treats them, despite the chat layouts of modern apps.

    If I want to have a conversation with someone, I will either call them or meet up with them. As a general rule of thumb, if something requires urgency or more than a couple of texts to resolve, it should probably be a phone call.


  • I’ve just become very open about my issues. My leaders know that I get overwhelmed easily, that I shouldn’t be left doing one thing all day long, and that I sometimes need to be left to just do one thing and not be bothered with anything else. In turn, I am open about how I’m feeling. When I start my shift, I can tell them, “I’m really struggling to focus today; I’m a bit tired; I’m not all here right now.” They know that despite my condition, I’ll try my best and they expect me to let them know if I start to get anxious and overwhelmed and need to do something different.

    You need to work with people that exhibit empathy and will take your needs seriously.