#not even mentioning that a-spectrum experience is so varied in general

[bumbleboa]

of all the good reasons to have an ace headcanon for him, why would you land on this

#not maintagging this #and I wish I could say this was a singular instance #but sadly it isn't #people can be uninterested in sex without being reduced to children or having their intelligence insulted #not even mentioning that a-spectrum experience is so varied in general #the two sides of terrible asexual generalisation: unfeeling robots and children #if you say someone is too dumb or emotionally immature to understand sex #you imply that if they just grew up a little or learned a bit more they would change their mind #ace people get that kind of patronising enough we don't need the call to come from inside the house as well

[realmermaid333]

my first autism awareness month post lol (im so late)

For this autism awareness month I want to talk about the more I guess "taboo" part of autism acceptance and the Autistic Experience TM

People say they support people with autism until an autistic person makes a social mistake and says something weird or stims in an "odd" way or does literally anything "strange". As soon as we unmask or the mask slips people no longer want to support us. 

I see this a lot with social mistakes being made then people being extremely judgmental and even going as far as saying people are using autism as an excuse to make social mistakes. While this has happened before, it isn’t always the case.

A big reason why we need autism awareness is people don't fully understand what autism is. 

I'll give a simplified definition: Autism is a developmental disability that impacts the nervous system. It impacts social and emotional development and common symptoms are difficulty with communication and social interaction, obsessive interests, and repetitive behaviors. 

There's more to it but that's the gist. Autistic people misinterpret social cues pretty often and that can lead to small miscommunications or even huge misunderstandings. Some people with autism struggle to tell when someone's joking, some autistic people struggle to tell when a joke or comment is appropriate, some autistic people struggle to tell if they are arguing with someone, some autistic people can't tell they are hurting people's feelings unless they are told. 

We are a wide spectrum. There are varying levels: level 1 (generally low support needs on most days/for most people), level 2 (generally medium support needs on most days/for most people), and level 3 (generally high support needs on most days/for most people). 

I find that a lot of the time when people are introduced to the topic of autism it is from a level 1, low support needs autist who is great at masking. While those people deserve and need platforms too- I myself am a level 1 with lower support needs, though I am not very good at masking- we often ignore the level 2 and 3 autistics and those who are visibly autistic.

There may be a time when an autistic person says something that makes you upset or uncomfortable and you need to communicate that. Not everyone can tell they said something that made someone uncomfortable. I think we would all also benefit from being less judgemental when someone makes a social mistake. All humans make them from time to time, though especially autistic people and other neurodivergent people do. 

I am also tired of people saying that mentioning you’re autistic after accidentally saying something that makes someone uncomfortable is using it as an excuse. It is not an excuse and shouldn’t be used as one! But it is an explanation. Understanding that someone is autistic is really good background to knowing why they may have said something. An autistic person may share they are autistic after a misunderstanding so you know it wasn't intentional and that they understand now and hope to avoid the same thing in the future. 

As a lot of ya’ll are my friends, and I may be one of the only autistic people you are friends with, though only online. I want to tell you about my own social mistakes. I come across much more neurotypical online because I can overthink what I say lol. And most of the time it isn't healthy. I am so anxiously self aware to the point of self sabotage sometimes. When I am in online spaces I overthink what I'm going to say and sometimes edit and revise messages before I send them (I am trying to stop doing this). This is how I tend to avoid misunderstandings! I do get scared I'll mess up and people won't want to talk to me anymore. I shouldn't do that! But yeah, irl I have accidentally said things that people didn't like. I've accidentally made people uncomfortable because I couldn't edit and revise my words after I said them like I can when I type before sending. 

This is an easy thing to do in general even for someone who isn't autistic! We've all done something like this before. But when you're autistic and you may miss the context of jokes others were making or you may entirely misread a social situation. Then you try to join in and sometimes it doesn't work or you fuck up. It happens! I've done this before many times. And unfortunately people tend to be really judgmental about social mistakes, at least in my experience. It makes being autistic really hard sometimes. 

And this does not mean that you shouldn't tell an autistic person they've made you uncomfortable or said something you didn't like! That kind of constructive criticism is okay and necessary! People won't know you're upset if you keep it to yourself, especially if this is a person who reads social cues and body language poorly. This post isn't to excuse something negative an autistic person may say or say your feelings are invalid if an autistic person makes you upset. It's just to hopefully help people be more understanding. 

i don’t wanna type a tldr, just read/skim i guess. but here’s a crappy one. 

Social mistakes are a huge thing for autistic people and it just saddens me and makes me self conscious sometimes the harsh ways people deal with them. it can be really easy to make a social mistake for most people, but especially for autistic people, and especially in online spaces. 

prepare for more of my rants & musings about autism related things

#actually autistic #autistic women #autism #autistic #autism awarness month #autism awareness #autism acceptance #disability #neurodivergent #fandom issues #fandoms #online spaces

[heterochromicnachos]

Serious post, please respond appropriately and respectfully in comments, tags, and reblogs.

The treatment of autistic people on the internet and autism in general is something that has been bugging me for months, and I am entirely disgusted with how people treat them.

Important things to know

Autism is something you are born with, and is not something that develops. It is not a disease, a virus, or anything contagious. It cannot be corrected, as there is nothing to correct. The development happens in the womb, and it is not the parent’s fault that their child is autistic. Main point, it CANNOT. CAN. NOT. be caused by vaccines.

Autism is a spectrum. Autistic people are like snowflakes, as no two are alike. Each autistic person is unique in their own way.

Autistic people can experience sensory overloads, where they are so overwhelmed that they shut down. How they shut down varies. This can occur in going nonverbal, having a meltdown, and much more.

Autistic people are not always disabled or unable to speak. Remember, autism is a spectrum. The people with the abilities to talk and speak are referred to as a high-functioning Autistic. The people who have difficulties with the previously mentioned things are not high functioning, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t autistic.

Now. Let’s talk about why this post exists.

It has recently come to my attention that a tiktok account is posting their daughter’s breakdowns to the platform. You heard me correctly, they are putting their child’s sensory overloads and vulnerable moments ONLINE. and they are essentially painting their child as a bad kid, when in reality they’re just autistic.

One such TikTok occurs on a Christmas, from the looks of it. The captions claim the child is upset because they didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas. While yes, that can warrant a meltdown, it’s a difference from a breakdown. Thw mother is sitting and recording this while the father antagonizes the child, taunting them. The child then goes to start hitting the adult, which causes them to THROW the child into the couch, from where the child begins to violently hurt themselves.

This is not the effect of an unruly child. This is the effect of a child being overwhelmed to the point of not understanding what’s happening anymore and is trying to take out their emotions in any way possible. And the reactions of the parents, recording a child SELF HARMING HERSELF and did NOTHING. I am genuinely livid, and I have the overwhelming urge to find that child’s parents and literally beat sense into them. (I will not act upon this urge, however.)

Upon further investigation of the video, every single adult present is recording this child having an overstimulated breakdown, and no one is doing anything to help. This isn’t dealing with an unruly child, this is borderline ABUSE.

These videos aren’t spreading awareness, they are demonizing their child and their mental difference all for the purpose of clout.

The next topic is the use of autism as an insult and a slur.

People have begun use the phrase “autistic” to essentially the same effect as the word “retarded.” They believe they can use a word to entirely make an opponent’s argument crumble because “they don’t know what they’re saying, they’re stupid.”

It pisses me off that people think this is okay. But the minute I make fun of someone’s depression to the same effect achieved with the “autistic” argument, I’m suddenly the bad guy. Yes, making fun of their depression is not nice, but the fact that making fun of someone’s autism is perfectly fine makes me want to scream.

Finally, the representation of autism in media and online.

Autism is basically the laughingstock of mental differences. People use it as an excuse to not get vaccinated. (Even I, with a severe fear of needles to the point of growing faint thinking about them, has to get vaccinated. We are attempting to find a way to get me vaccinated anyway) They use it to make others irrelevant, and they use it to make the younger generations look stupid, claiming it didn’t exist until we made it up.

Autism has continued to get a bad rep, and I needed to get all of this information into the world. The more people know about this mental difference, the better we can help he children with autism.

Thank you for reading.

#nacho talks #text post #dump #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autism awareness #spreading autism awareness #autistic community #i needed to say this

[a-god-in-ruins-rises]

excluding the wicca, and other weird kinda basic "spiritualism" that usually young women get into for aesthetic or out of boredom, what part of modern european derived paganism is cringe? are the public celebrations or festivals people have insincere or incorrect? are a lot of westerners and especially americans who practice it just cringe in general unrelated to what they practice? why is wicca even considered cringe?

well, what you mentioned is the bulk of what i consider cringe. i find the pagans on the other side of the spectrum cringe too though. the ones who are so rigid and dogmatic in their reconstructionism that they are basically christians in all but name.

anyway, this got a bit long so keep reading if you dare...

most public celebrations i see are pretty embarrassing. but i think that's mostly because most are performed by the aforementioned new age/spiritualist groups. so i think some of their inherent cringe just rubs off on the ceremonies, even if the ceremonies are done sincerely/correctly (which i'd say they rarely are and that definitely contributes to the cringe). not that i think there is only one correct way of doing things. i'm all for creating new traditions.

as for why wicca is considered cringe, it will obviously vary from person to person. but to me it just comes off is deeply basic and artificial. the religion was almost entirely invented wholesale in the 50s based on a bunch of ahistorical assumptions. and it just feels really larpy and performative and surface-level. i've never known a wiccan with any real deep theology or philosophy. it feels like it's only ever a phase. and honestly that's all it ever should be.

and just my personal experience with wiccans has always been cringe. i've known wiccans and they always just act cringe. they'd dress up in cheap costumes and stand in circles around crystals and recite awkward chants. they'd find spells and curses on the first new age blog they find. no real consideration for history or the seriousness of magic. no serious study or thought. it's always just doing "whatever feels right." it's like the pagan version of satanism. it's just what loner kids get into to be edgy and find some sense of community. and that's fair. it's baby's first heterodoxy. but don't expect me to take it seriously as a religion for adults. like i mentioned earlier, it should only ever be a phase and i expect any serious pagans to grow out of it.

#and to be clear i draw a distinction between the specific religion known as wicca #and the more general practice of witchcraft #in this answer i'm only talking about the former and not the latter

[bumblebeerror]

I’m sorry, I know this is beating a dead horse but I HAVE to break down this anon.

For context: This anon was sent to me, and similar ones were sent to @maybe0rdinary [if you want to be untagged lemme know] because we both expressed nondisordered (in this context, meaning: symptoms that do not negatively or significantly effect our quality of life at this current moment) symptoms that are associated with psychosis. In my case, I have ongoing hallucinations of common repetitive noises, such as doors closing or opening, footsteps, doorbells, phone buzzes/text tones, phones ringing or hanging up, dogs barking, people talking, etc. These hallucinations happen almost daily, but because they are easy to check and only startle me occasionally, I’m both used to them and don’t really have an issue with them. I don’t know why they happen, and honestly I don’t particularly care to find out unless it becomes more bothersome.

So, let’s break it down, shall we?

I don’t know what “fucking disgraces to the medical community” is supposed to mean, if I’m honest. I’ve heard of transmeds? Maybe it’s something similar but either way. I don’t really care that much tbh. The medical system has a long and sordid history with mental health and I don’t really seek their approval whatsoever.

Whilst I absolutely can HAHA FUNNY 🤪 my way out of whatever I want because I am awesome and cool,

I in no way said that faking a mental illness is okay. However, I will say that fakeclaiming random people online based on your understanding of a book of diagnostic criteria meant to be used by doctors is absolutely far more harmful to mentally ill people as a whole than someone pretending to be mentally ill for clout.

L.A. and I are in no way effecting doctor’s opinions of psychosis in any meaningful way. I assure you that just like homophobes, doctors in general who already have low opinions of psychotic disorders and the people who have them will not be further swayed.

Ah yes, I forgot I cannot have Symptoms until I am designated my Disorder by the doctor.

Delusions can and do happen in disorders besides psychosis. In fact, there’s a whole disorder called Delusional Disorder. They can present in Bipolar Disorder and even Major Depression, dementia, and that’s not even mentioning various schizophrenic disorders…

Visual Hallucinations can also be caused by various schizophrenic disorders, bipolar disorder, dementia, and also PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Parkinson’s, migraine…

Auditory Hallucinations can be caused by the above and also by insomnia, narcolepsy…

Point being, psychosis is not the only disorder or condition that causes delusions or hallucinations.

“OBVIOUSLY you would have had to have gotten them treated” presumes a lot about the cost in both time and money of getting those things diagnosed. It presumes a lot about someone’s resources. It presumes a lot about how much literally anyone at a job or in the medical field cares about someone who is struggling, even if said struggle is obvious.

“Literally wouldn’t be able to hold down a job” presumes that anyone with psychosis or a disorder that can cause hallucinations or delusions is helpless, useless, or otherwise incapable by default of acceptable or masking behavior, mental fortitude, or any other ability really.

Which is incredibly ableist to assume off the bat about such a wide and varied spectrum of disorders and such a large number of individuals.

“Shut the fuck up and let people with actual psychosis speak” is presumptuous at best. I won’t say anything more.

I do not have psychosis - and I have never claimed to. I don’t presume to speak for everyone who’s ever had an auditory hallucination the same way L.A. talking about a delusion from years ago isn’t presuming to speak for anyone but them and their own experience, and I feel that was obvious from the way they phrased their experience.

Disorders are disorders only if they negatively effect your quality of life. If you were to have clinical depression, and you learned coping techniques to combat it effectively to the point that it doesn’t impact your day to day life, your brain has not stopped having a predisposition to not having enough serotonin receptors. Your brain has not magically been made neurotypical. But, provided that your coping mechanisms adequately negate the symptoms that negatively impact your life, you could be considered no longer disordered.

The same is true with any symptom or condition that could be categorized as a disorder - if it doesn’t impact your quality of life… it’s not a disorder. It is a requirement when it comes to shit like this that the thing be hurting you. If it doesn’t hurt you, like my auditory hallucinations don’t hurt me, it’s not a disorder.

Speaking about a symptom of a possible disorder does not equal stolen valor or speaking over others with that disorder, and using it as such feels very much like a silencing tactic. I hope you think carefully about doing this in the future.

All in all, I think maybe you need to spend more time researching and speaking with other mentally ill people in general.

I think you are probably pretty young and pretty new to discourse in general, and that’s okay. The benefit of the doubt is a powerful tool, and I hope when it comes to these things you use it more, because your passion is admirable.

I’m glad you were on anon - it means I can pull this ask apart now that I’m done clowning on it and explain why I clowned it without fear of you getting personally hurt.

I think this is an opportunity to learn, and I hope you take it. I think that this is something you care deeply about, and I hope you continue to do so and aren’t doing so only for internet points. I hope you can take a moment to listen to new voices, and try new perspectives. They have important and helpful insight to offer.

#bumble rumbles #disability #mental illness #cw fakeclaiming

[rustedskyprisms]

I actually have such a strong desire for a friendship with another woman who is on the autism spectrum. Autistic women’s experiences are varied, obviously, but when I read threads/anecdotes some of these women write….that is one of the few times in my life that I ever feel “seen” or understood. It’s a very isolating experience.

And I need people to understand, that when I talk about feeling sort of odd with a lot of women, this is why. And many, many, many other autistic women have written about this feeling. This is not a “not like other girls” thing for you to mock; these are real experiences a lot of us are having. 

And it’s actually one of the few reasons I stay on this site. I mean, yeah, tumblr is obviously full of people like that. There’s less pressure to hide. Although, that has not been my own experience. Talking about my main interest with this (I’m sorry I hate typing/saying “special interest”) has gotten me shit, because of what it is (iykyk). But even then, it’s still a much better environment for women “like me” than anywhere else I can think of online. It’s one of those things that is like, I don’t even have to like you specifically as an individual, but it makes me happy that you’re comfortable. Because….I have not reached that place yet. I have not accepted that this is just part of who I am. I have been made to feel that, ever since I was a child, something is just majorly, majorly “wrong” with me. I mean holy fucking shit, I essentially got told a couple of months ago, that if I wanted to meet someone, I need to change everything about myself. My interests, my demeanor, my appearance, everything. And I need to point out that it was another woman who said this, and the reason I mention this is because….so many of the people who do the mocking  “not like other girls” shit also push this idea that another woman would never say something like that.

I am just tired of masking, I really am. I’m tired of living, day in, day out, with the effects that trying to be “normal” has had on me. I don’t care if you think I’m weird, and want nothing to do with me, but stop pushing your standards on to me. I mean, I couldn’t even follow them if I tried, but seriously. 

I also have this fear that this post in and of itself can be interpreted as “offensive”. I’m not trying to imply that I’m “shocked” that a person with autism is comfortable expressing themselves, or anything like that, I’m just comparing/contrasting it with my own experience. Because yeah, in my own life, on my own blog, everywhere, I never feel like I can truly be who I am because it’s too much of an inconvenience/annoyance for other people. Whether that’s talking about my interests or my emotions or just my thoughts in general. I internalized that as a child, once it really dawned on me that I was “different” from the people around me. And it’s never left, and I don’t know how to just stop giving a shit and be myself. 

And that’s what I’m saying-if I met some other people, irl, who have had similar experiences to me, I think it would help a lot. 

[after-nine-at-the-oasis]

Hi guys!!!

I wanted to let y'all know that it's Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month!!

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (or EDS) is the general name for a group of complex connective tissue disorders. For example, the type of EDS that I have is Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). It's the most common type, but due to the complicated nature of narrowing down genetics and a lack of funding for EDS research, there is not a known gene that causes it.

EDS has no cure, and symptoms can vary greatly between person to person. It can be completely debilitating. For me personally it means joint pain and instability, subluxations (partial dislocations), maybe even dislocations (I'm not entirely sure), muscle pain, soft skin, easily bruised skin, exhaustion, circulation issues similar to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), gastrointestinal problems, and more.

Honestly, my life right now is a great example - due to weather, hormones, my bad decision to wear heels yesterday, and probably just bad luck, I'm currently going through a flare up. Coincidental that it's in the beginning of May! This all means that I have greater, sharper pain, I'm more tired, and finding it more difficult to walk than usual.

EDS greatly impacts my life. Perhaps not constantly, but just one thing I could mention is the fact that EDS has taken my ability to run. I can't run for very long, and it is not near as easy for me as it is the average healthy person. Often I regret it afterwards due to the pain and exhaustion it causes.

Having EDS also caused me to develop what is most likely Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome - my nerves don't treat pain like they should, and they often overreact.

Sometimes, it's honestly really hard to stay positive. But, I don't have it as bad as some, and I still have a lot of good things in my life. I'd really like to preserve those. My life is not hopeless just because there is no cure or even true treatment right now.

EDS research is underfunded, and many people don't even know this disorder exists. If you'd like to donate, that would be wonderful, and I've reblogged some links for that. You could also probably find some online with a little research. But my main goal here is just to raise some awareness! That is the whole purpose of the month, after all :). If you want to know more, please don't hesitate to reach out to me or do some research. I might even be able to provide you with some resources :). Everyone's experience with EDS is different, though, so I'm just one opinion. For me personally, my symptoms worsened about a year and a half ago, and I got my official diagnosis (the previous one was Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, which is a general term) just a few weeks ago, on April 22nd, 2022. I'm quite new to this disorder and this community, so despite my research, I don't have much personal experience yet.

Also, the symbol for EDS is a zebra! Specifically, a zebra-patterned ribbon - think the pink ribbon for breast cancer. People with EDS are commonly called Zebras, due to the medical saying "If you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." The saying means that a symptom is usually not indicative of the rare disorder, it's indicative of the common one. But, there are the rare ones that exist! EDS is one of them, often being missed. A few other diseases go by a zebra, but EDS is the most common one. So, if you want to show your support, post some zebras!!

Lastly, there are many other underfunded disorders and diseases that have awareness months in May, so maybe look them up and learn a little bit :).

Thank you for reading this, I truly appreciate it. I am sorry that it got so long - I have a lot to say on this topic and it's not often that I get the chance to.

Happy Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness Month!

Have a great day 🥰🥰🥰🥰.

#ehlers danlos syndrome #ehlers-danlos syndrome #eds #zebra stuff #zebra #zebras #medical zebra #medical zebras #ehlers-danlos syndrome awareness month #ehlers danlos syndrome awareness month #eds awareness month #awareness month #may #medical #chronic illness #chronic disorder #please check out some other posts and resources!! #they're great :))) #just if you want to though!! :D #I'd love it if you did <3333! #oasis's zebra chatter #have a great day y'all :))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️!

[erloeser-a]

❤ —                          𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒; SEXUALITY.  

             in honor of pride month; this is gonna be me rambling about how yuna defines her sexuality. it will be structured into two parts — discussing her pansexuality ; being greyromantic.

      trigger warnings; mentions of homophobia & sexism  | applies: all verses; mostly main verse. 

                                                𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋

        yuna was born in the 18th century within a secluded community deep in the siberian woods; food was scarce as well as individuals who were able to work. the mortality rate among infants was alarmingly high which is why a lot of relationships happened for one sake only; procreation. nevertheless, the love between same sex couples was never seen as something bad; it took a few years of travelling for the demon to be confronted with what she later found out to be ‘homophobia’. the she-devil never understood it & hated everything that came with it; it made her question humanity as a whole even more. while studying demonology & the tales of the old gods, there was never once a mention of homophobia. the love between individuals of the same gender wasn’t something out of the ordinary. it was like the stars glistening at the firmament; always there, even when you couldn’t see them.        so, why does yuna identify as a pansexual individual? because she simply does not care. she feels a sexual attraction to people regardless of their gender; it is not a factor that plays a role or that she pays much mind to. she just simple doesn’t care. 

                                           𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐂

       to preface this; yes, yuna does experience sexual attraction & romantic attraction very very differently. she has sex very often; after all, she is a sexual being, though, she does not experience romantic attraction very often. in fact, there is only one person within her canon whom she considers her first & only love. keep in mind that yunaeisha is many centuries old. nevertheless, she has had many relationships, though, most were because she felt lonely or just liked someone a lot  — both of these factors, however, do not conclude a romantic interest in said person. it’s just interest or even less than that; comfort.          now, an explanation on how yuna experiences being greyromantic; she is on the aromantic spectrum, however, doesn’t think that it describes her experience fully. romantic attractions is experienced but very infrequently; sometimes it even happens that she does feel love to a certain someone but does not wish to pursue a relationship like that. this is mostly due to her trauma & general outlook on love, but also because most, not all, romantic experiences are experienced very weakly. her romantic attraction also heavily varies with individuals, circumstances & how they present (those differences focus heavily on those who either present feminine or masculine.)

#﹛ ＃ headcanon . ﹜ ♥ 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝖉𝖔𝖓'𝖙 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 ; 𝖜𝖔𝖓'𝖙 𝖍𝖚𝖗𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒 𝖞𝖊𝖙 . #( i also wanted to add how romantic attraction to female presenting & male presenting individuals differs ) #( but i might add that or make a seperate post some time soon ) #( cuz that will be a lot ) #( anyways happy pride month ♥ ) #( mun is panromantic & demisexual ) #tw long post

[achillesmonochrome]

Please normalize using assistive devices

I had seen this before, and never thought of doing a post myself since I didn’t have the knowledge to speak on the behalf of the disable community. Now, while I don’t think I can call myself disable, using a cane has help me see how people see assistive devices, and how stupid some people can be. 

Use assistive devices if it makes your life easier, you don’t need any type of diagnosis whatsoever. 

(After this, I go in a long talk about disability, assistive devices, the experience of others and my own. Feel free the skip all of this, if you decide to listen to my words, or jump to the end where I say my conclusions in bold as well) 

Like I say, I had seen post like this before. The example that pops in my mind is someone who used his dad’s shower seat while on the shower, and how that has actually been a great help since his current job made him stand long hours, and sitting in the shower made the whole process a lot less painful than standing. He mentioned that he also feel guilty, for being lazy.

This is stupid, and I am not going to get into where this mentality comes from, because if I am right, someome may try to go for my head for saying it. 

The reason of where we got this idea doesn’t matter, is dumb. 

People in general tend to think of assistive devices as something you do in your last resource, media contributes in a way with this idea; when the blind people depicted on the screen can’t see absolutely anything, or people in wheel chairs cannot move their legs whatsoever.

And those people do exist! I would never say that isn’t the case! But like many things, there is a spectrum; and I think people are aware of this, in a way, but they never give a good thought about it.

What I mean by this is that people know that things like canes and wheelchairs exist and help people, but they have trouble realizing they don’t need them at all times.

When I was in college, I spend most of my free time in the Queer Space that was there, in there I meet this girl who used a mobilty scooter. On the space she would walk or stand, but needed the mobility scooter to anything that was a long distance for her (Distance that is not the same as abled people. I never asked about her limits on the matter, I just know she used the scooter to navigate the college)

She told me how she actually used to have a wheel chair, but it had lead to too many issues. None of them were really about the chair, but was about people who thought she was “a poor, fragile little baby” (She was ready to throw hands without hesitation, hell I wouldn’t be surprised if someone told me she tried to fight G-d), people who try to move her wheelchair for her (don’t do this unless the wheelchair user asks you to do so; this is the equivalent of taking a stranger from the street, put said person in your shoulder, and telling them you will help this person to their destination. It comes more as creepy than anything else), and people who called her fake if she stand up for whatever reason. 

"But she can stand up and walk! If she can do so, why she needs any assistive device whatsoever?”

Let me say an example, that not only applies to her, but my current situation (Which I will explain soon) 

I am going to assume that you, the person reading this, is abled body; since this example is for people visualizing the problem. 

In theory, you could walk 100 kilometers (I am using an extreme example here), You can walk, and it would take you days, but in theory, you can do that, so why you don’t?

Because by the end of it, you would be exhausted, in pain, and in this fictional sceneary where you don’t take any breaks or sleep, would be probably half dead by the end of it, if not dead before being over.

My point is, even if you are able body, your body has a limit of how much walking you can do. The limit varies from person to person and if you are an atlete. but the point remains. 

For her (and me, again) the limit of how much she can walk is a shorter distance. Sure, in theory, she could walk on the school without the scooter, but that would probably mean she would be in a shit ton of pain, if not needing to see a doctor for putting such strain in her body. 

I am, kind of, a similar situation.

A few years ago, I broke my ankle, it was a couple of bones, and if it wasn’t because the guy who was setting up my bone was fucking amazing at his job, I would had needed to go under surgery (my doctor literally told me this). I used a cast, rested, went to physiotherapy, and as far as I know, it healed well.

Cue to last Thrusday, it was a long day at work, that for situation in the store, I needed to stay more hours that what I was schduled, my ankle is hurting, badly. It goes to the point I feel I may start crying. 

From time to time, I would have pain, like when is cold, or I had been standing/walking for hours, but in general it would go away with rest.

I wake up the next day, I am no longer in the verge of tears, but is still hurting. 

That Friday I was scheduled to be in my store all day, aka 8 hours and half. In paper, I am a store clerk, in reality, I do whatever it needs to be done; be on cash, do paperwork, do online orders, clean, request new inventory, closing, opening, etc. As you can imagine, there is a lot of standing involved. 

I work in a place that sells a variety of things, but is focused on selling seed for birds, feeders, bird houses, etc. Since is spring we have a lot of people who are starting putting feeders or want to get into bird watching, but have no idea how it works and have some questions. We also have regulars who are elderly, and buy 50 pound bags of seed, and need help carrying them to their cars. 

Any logical person (or at least one with better mental health that mine) would had been like “I cannot do this, I need to call sick” and go to the doctor that day. Me on the other hand, knew my other coworker was very tired and needed a day of rest, and I say other coworker rather than one of my coworkers because the store essentially works with the two of us; the third person that comes is a part times that only does seed and doesn’t even know how the syster at cash work, and the fourth person comes once a week and the rest of the week works full time in another store of the same chain, and she was scheduled to be on that other store that day. 

Could I still call sick anyways? Yes, yes I could, even if my coworker was tired, I know she would understand if I was sick, and she says even if she tired more hours means more money which is good as well. 

However the idea still feel like too much, and decided to at least try to work, and worst case scenario I will call her to finish the rest of the day; even if deep down I know I wouldn’t do such a thing unless I needed to be taken my ambulance. 

(Yes, this is not a good mentality, I am aware, I am working on it) 

Going back to Friday, I start working, and my pain worsens. I am visibly limping, with the pass of hours becoming more pronounced, I try to help to hold my weight on anything I can, while I am trying my best to not show pain in my face. 

No one really comments on it, people still ask me questions, ask me to show certain items, get certain stuff, and carry bags of seed to their cars. 

Is halfway through my shift, I am in a lot of pain (both from the injured ankle, to my other leg who wasn’t accustomed to handle most of my weight for so long), and I am wondering how the hell I going to do the rest of the days (I was scheduled to work thrusday, friday, saturday, sunday and monday)when while looking at a list of items that need a price change, I see one of them is a walking stick.  

We sell a lot of stuff, so I didn’t remember we sold this before, but I knew in which area they were. I went there, and one of the sticks is one that is specifically for hiking in mind, and has a way to adapt the stick to the high you feel most comfortable.

So, I was able to put this to a comfortable heigh for a cane; it wasn’t perfect (the handle was thought to take it from the side, not the top, but it was still light and sturdy) so I try to see how it would feel using it.

The easiness and relief that washed over me was palpable, I could finally not put that much weight on my good foot, while my injured ankle could still not be under a ton of pressure. Sure, my arm wasn’t accustomed to handle this, so I still needed to sit a lot, and it wouldn’t mean I wouldn’t get tired or feel pain, but it mean that it would take a lot longer to get to my breaking point that before.

That’s the important part here, it would still hurt and get me tired eventually, but it would give me more time and less pain. 

And suddenly, all the customers who came after behaved differently around me.

Granted, they weren’t the same people who saw me limping that morning, but it feels like too much of a coincidence that somehow all the people who came after just so happens to be kinder. 

There is a lot of examples who I can give, but this may be the clearest of all. 

I have this gentleman who told me he wanted to buy 50 pounds of sunflower seeds. He is a regular, he know where those bags are, and normally someone carries it for him.

I have no one else working on the store, and I am sitting at that moment, but I had my cane in hand in case I need it, so I start walking with the hiking stick, and put it aside once I am there so I can lift this thing, and once the man sees this, he goes almost running towards me and takes it himself. 

In theory, I can do this, but when the guy realized that I have issues walking as it is, insisted on doing it himself.

There are other examples of this, people bringing me the thing they have questions about rather that expecting me to walk to them towards the item, insisting they can lift whatever they bought themselves, even people apologizing if I needed to stand for too long. 

Because I am stubborn as a mule, I work all the days I am scheduled to work, I just don’t stay extra hours outside what my scheduled ask me to. All of these days I had been the one who open, and I had tried to not use the hiking stick/cane (by saturday I just bought my own cane) because I was half-convinced all this pain was all in my head and if I stopped with the cane and just do it, it would work (spoiler alert, it didn’t)

While I am thankful the clients and my coworkers had been kind about the situation, I had also notice that most of them, if not almost all of them, had been under the idea that I cannot walk without the cane. 

It was specially obvious with my coworker, I had told her before that I broke my ankle and that from time to time it gives me trouble, but even when on Thrusday (That again, when the severe problems started) I say I was tired and wanting to go home, she just thought it was better for me since I would make more money.

Then on Saturday, when we sees me and I show her I was using the hiking stick to walk, she is shocked and concerned, she insist for me to just sit and do cash, and she could handle everything else.

I explain the situation to her, that yes, it hurts, and I get tired of standing more quickly, but I can still do stuff. Despite this, she insist of not letting me do anything physical, even cleaning some seed that was spilled on the floor (I ended up just kneeling, since that way I would not strain my ankle) 

I adore her, she is a dear friend, but it really puts me in perspective how people are seen my situation. 

She knew about the pain, and others saw me in it, but no one thought it was serious until I started using the hiking stick/cane, and then suddenly I couldn’t do anything.

I somehow wrote too much about this, my point is: it shouldn’t be this way, and if you want to know what I think should be the approach, let’s go with the most used assistive device, that people forget is an assistive device: glasses.

Anyone reading this has meet someone with glasses, if you aren’t wearing some yourself at this moment. 

Glasses are a every day object, you can even buy some reading glasses without a prescription. And while in media the common trope is someone who can’t see anything without their glasses, I imagine most/all of you are aware that there a lot of people who can see well enough without them, they just help.

That’s what I am getting at, help.

Someone who uses reading glasses, more often than not, could read without them. But by doing so, it means reading is more difficult, slow, and would probably end up in a headache. Even if the glasses is something that they only use to read instead of being compledtly blind without them, that’s enough. 

And I think we should have that attitude with other devices as well.

You don’t need to suffer until you don’t have any other option, you don’t need to be in horrible pain to justify using them. If it makes your life a little easier, that’s enough.

And you know another good thing about this? It actually helps the disable community! 

Part of the reason glasses are the assistive device everyone forget is an assistive device, is because they are so normalized. If assistive devices are seen around more often, it helps with normalization and to stop.

Get a stool to seat on the shower if that helps you after a long day. Use assistive technology, like get close captions if reading and hearing helps to understand better. Even other things, like stim toys if you want to keep your hands busy!

You don’t need permission anyone’s permission to get something that makes your life easier, nor need to suffer enough to warrant doing it. 

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How Dublin Depression Counsellors Can Help You Save More Than Just Money

Depression is a pervasive mental health condition characterised by sustained feelings of sadness, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, and an all-encompassing sense of despair. These feelings can impact your daily life in profound ways. It’s a silent shadow that can quietly infiltrate all areas of your life, turning even the simplest tasks into insurmountable challenges.

While depression is a universal condition, Dublin has its unique set of challenges that can exacerbate it, from the notoriously dreary weather to city-specific stressors like housing crises or work pressures in a bustling city. Coupled with these is the anxiety around the cost implications of seeing Dublin depression counsellors. This is certainly a valid concern, but what if we told you that not addressing depression could cost you far more?

Hidden Costs of Unresolved Depression

Depression doesn’t just live in your mind. It seeps into every aspect of your life. It affects your productivity at work, strains your relationships, and wreaks havoc on your physical health.

Consider the smaller paycheck from those unproductive hours or lost workdays because you simply didn’t have the energy or motivation to face the day. Add to that the potential healthcare costs due to physical health problems linked with depression, such as heart disease and diabetes.

These expenses are rarely discussed, but they are very real. They paint a very clear picture – the cost of not treating depression can be enormous.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide. It significantly compromises work productivity and results in missed workdays, with the degree varying depending on individual circumstances and the severity of symptoms.

Dublin Depression Counsellors: Your Ally in Mental Health

Fortunately, there’s a broad spectrum of help available for people like you who are struggling with this mental health condition. These include Dublin depression counsellors who are always ready to assist during your recovery journey.

These dedicated therapists and counsellors act as an unbiased, sound support system working with you to identify triggers, address negative thought patterns, and devise coping strategies. Their role is holistic, aiming to realise lasting changes for an improved mental state.

Therapies facilitated by Dublin depression counsellors come in various forms, each designed to cater to your unique situation. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and interpersonal therapy are some of the widely practised approaches. The counsellor’s objective in offering these therapies is to equip you with the necessary tools to regain control over depression, making each therapy session a stepping stone towards recovery.

It is worth mentioning that depression is not a “one-size-fits-all” condition, and neither is its treatment. Depression counsellors in Dublin acknowledge this, emphasising the importance of personalised therapies to individual needs. By understanding your specific circumstances and tailoring techniques to address these, counsellors help you to individualise your path to wellness.

How Much Are the Fees of Dublin Depression Counsellors?

As mentioned, the question of cost often looms large when considering therapy. So, let’s talk specifics – how much does depression counselling cost in Dublin?

Fees vary depending on factors like their experience, location, and type of therapy offered. Generally, you can expect individual sessions to start at €75, with lower rates starting at €35 sometimes available for students or through organisations offering subsidised therapy. Though this might appear steep at first glance, consider it primarily as a long-term investment for your mental well-being and quality of life.

Furthermore, some alternatives can be easier on the pocket. For example, group therapy sessions typically cost less per person. Similarly, online depression therapy may be more affordable than in-person counselling. It’s also crucial to note that many depression therapists in Dublin, including those from Access Counselling Clinic, operate on a sliding scale basis, adjusting rates based on your financial situation.

Ultimately, financial constraints shouldn’t deter you from seeking help. Remember, prioritising your mental health is crucial, and there are options to fit your budget.

How Can Depression Counselling in Dublin Lead to Cost Savings

Depression counselling presents direct financial benefits that often go overlooked. One such advantage is the potential to reduce reliance on medication.

While medication can be crucial for some, therapy can offer a complementary or even alternative approach, leading to significant savings in prescription expenses. This is achieved through the empowerment and coping strategies gained in treatment, which can reduce the frequency of depressive episodes over time and, consequently, the need for medication.

Furthermore, regular counselling sessions can improve psychological health, resulting in fewer clinic or hospital visits. In fact, studies have shown that effective mental health care can significantly reduce overall healthcare costs, with some suggesting savings of up to 24% for specific conditions.

Indirect Financial Gains From Depression Therapy

Apart from the direct savings, depression counselling can yield valuable indirect financial gains. One key benefit is workplace productivity.

Depression often leads to “presenteeism” – being physically present at work but mentally absent. Counselling equips you with coping mechanisms and stress management skills, turning presenteeism into productive engagement. Studies show a 21% increase in work performance for employees treated for depression, translating to financial gains for both employers and employees.

Notably, counselling’s impact extends beyond managing symptoms. It leads to improved focus and motivation. Moreover, as you address and manage your depression, you are more likely to build stronger communication abilities and enrich your interpersonal skills. These newly acquired competencies don’t just alleviate emotional anguish but can leave a lasting impression on colleagues and superiors. Honing these skills can pave the way for career advancements, pay raises, and access to superior job opportunities in the future.

Furthermore, by helping manage depression, counselling can influence overall decision-making abilities. Depression can cloud judgment and lead to impulsive spending or neglecting bills. Improved mental well-being paves the way for rational financial decisions, enabling you to plan effectively and manage your finances responsibly. This can prevent debt accumulation, improve credit scores, and free up resources for future investments.

More Than Financial Savings: The Other Benefits of Seeing a Depression Counsellor

Counselling’s benefits go far beyond financial gains. It’s an investment in your mental health and overall well-being, which can pay dividends in every aspect of your life.

For one, depression therapy helps unlock self-discovery, guiding you through reflections and explorations to understand your thoughts, emotions, and triggers. This newfound self-awareness becomes the starting point for positive change and personal growth.

Working with a depression counsellor can also help cultivate resilience, equipping you with coping mechanisms and stress management techniques to navigate challenges and bounce back from setbacks. The result? A life empowered and brimming with fulfilment.

But the ripple effects don’t just affect you. Depression can cast a shadow on relationships, but counselling offers tools for repairing and rebuilding them. You will learn effective communication skills, expressing your needs and concerns clearly and openly. This can foster deeper understanding and empathy with loved ones.

Therapy can also develop conflict resolution skills, allowing you to navigate disagreements without negativity or blame. Consequently, this can strengthen your bonds with family, friends, and colleagues.

While the specific outcomes differ for each individual, the essence remains the same: counselling empowers you to live a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life. It’s not just about saving money but investing in a happier, healthier you.

In conclusion, depression counselling is more than a tool to regain control over your mental health. It’s a comprehensive approach towards a better quality of life. While cost is often a concern when seeking treatment, remember that the benefits of counselling extend far beyond monetary savings.

If you or a loved one is struggling with depression, Dublin depression counsellors can provide invaluable support tailored to your needs and circumstances. Choose to prioritise your mental health. Remember, you are worth more than just savings – you are worth investing in.

Looking for help to overcome the challenges of depression? Our dedicated Dublin depression counsellors are here to offer you a safe and supportive environment to navigate your journey towards well-being. Call us today on 01 5240708 and experience the life-changing benefits of counselling.

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Please observe that you will always add more paint to the container than a medium. When uncertain, verify the instructions on the pouring medium for the best ratio. Now that we have defined the concept of paint pouring, let us get you started on your project. Below, we've listed every of the steps you need to take. Boreal Forest - acrylic paint on wood covered with a layer of epoxy resin. ArtResin epoxy resin will bond well to every medium, aside from wax paper and a few plastics including silicone (i.e. supplies that repel water). Normal epoxy resin incorporates xylene which could be hazardous for private well being and the setting, so to restrict it might be a good thing for the surfboard manufacturers. You also needs to search for a container, which you need to use to create your combination and pour the paint onto the canvas. With an exciting new paint style available, even those who usually are not that nice at portray traditional art are moving into this new fashion. After all, you don't want extensive experience as an artist to create something, as you only require somewhat bit of creativity with colors. Today, we take you on a journey into the world of paint pouring and what it's all about. Also, acrylic is water clear resin - it naturally improves UV resistance and retains good color stability for longer. The added benefits are that it's also warmth and scratch resistant. Lastly, the clean up of instruments can be accomplished with white vinegar decreasing the usage of acetone around the surfboard manufacturing unit. This resin was the basis of the Surfset Resin range and we began collaborating on building the range and making it person pleasant for the surf market. Surfset Resins are distinctive new epoxy resins that are high energy, straightforward to make use of, top quality with epoxy and acrylic hybrid expertise acrylic resin. The Surfset Resin methods are presently available in Surfset FLEX and Surfset PRO. In addition to this paint pouring being incredibly fun, we must also mention that this is a type of painting that may be accomplished in minimal time. We stock Atelier vary of acrylics as we consider they are a fantastic quality product, Australian made at an inexpensive worth. These acrylics are extremely easy to make use of with a combination of the Atelier mediums to fit your art type. acrylic one are growing in reputation, we stock a growing range in brands like Art Spectrum & Amsterdam. Both manufacturers are colourfast & all colors are highly pigmented. Mix to create your own colours or select one from the extensive color range on offer from every brands range. Effects Paints can be found to add & assist you to achieve completely different ornamental finishes with your art work. The Surfset resin is more durable than commonplace epoxy surfboard resins, hence you get less compression dings and improved impression resistance plus a discount in stress cracks. So, are epoxy resins, polyester resins, and different casting acrylic resins all of the same? We can skip the complicated chemistry part as a end result of the brief answer is sure. However, they've different properties and can be utilized for many different purposes. Since each epoxy and polyester resins are found in all kinds of products, it could be tough to differentiate between casting epoxy resins and different polyester resins. The Reflection is an attractive resin coated acrylic fluid painting on canvas.

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Live Performance at JHFA: Perceptions and Benefits

Written By: Alan Berkeley

Live performance can be a daunting task for anybody, regardless of experience or expertise. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health reports that around three-quarters of the population suffers from glossophobia, a fear of speaking in public settings. Even musicians who have graced the global stage, including Rihanna, Adele, and Luciano Pavarotti (who would famously mutter “I go to die” before he would step on stage), have suffered stage fright and a general fear of performing in front of an audience. For musicians with autism, one might imagine that this fear would be even more prevalent. Musicians with autism may have trouble reading social cues and can suffer from heightened anxiety, particularly in places with high levels of sensory stimulation like concert halls. 

Still, this does not prevent many musicians with autism from performing to the best of their ability. Parents with children who have autism have a deeper insight than most into how their child performs, as they have observed their children through developmental processes throughout their lives (Rea-Amaya et al., 2019). After speaking with some of the parents at Jazz Hands For Autism, it seems that the perception of a child’s ability prior to their first performance varies. Some, while wanting to be supportive as parents, were slightly apprehensive about how their child would do. Others had no idea what to expect. However, their faith as parents was usually rewarded after seeing their child perform for the first time. All of the parents that I spoke with were blown away by their children’s performances, with little mention of stage fright or any other form of discomfort, autism-related or not. 

Live performance can be an extremely effective learning mechanism for musicians with autism. Parents reported increases in self-confidence and self-esteem in their children after performing. Furthermore, students at Jazz Hands For Autism seem to just enjoy the thrill of performing live. Music and performance are particularly important tools for individuals on the autism spectrum, as they provide a medium of expression when other styles of communication can prove difficult. People with autism can exhibit delayed language skills and inattentive behavior, which can lead to difficulties in conveying meaning effectively. However, as one JHFA parent put it, “Music is its own form of language. Whether you have autism or not, music reaches the soul.” Music has long been considered a universal form of expression, so it should be no surprise that individuals with autism can utilize it as a vessel for communication. The social benefits of live performance are equally as important as the musical development it facilitates. It allows musicians with autism to connect with one another in a friendly setting and improve their skills without the stress of having to be overly competitive. Live performances are also excellent opportunities to foster teamwork, communication, and confidence around other people. Studies like that of Kern et al. (2007) and Kim et al. (2008) support the idea that music provides these benefits.

So, although parents of children with autism may sometimes be apprehensive regarding their child’s capabilities in a live performance setting, the skills that are developed in this environment are extremely beneficial. While musical, social, and communicational skills are developed, at the most fundamental level live performance is simply an enjoyable experience, one that any individual, autistic or not, should have the opportunity to experience.

References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, March 28). Signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorders. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/signs.html 

Farrant, D. (2022, April 20). 15 famous musicians who suffered from stage fright. Hello Music Theory: Learn Music Theory Online. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/famous-musicians-with-stage-fright/ 

Kern, P., Wolery, M., & Aldridge, D. (2007). Use of songs to promote independence in morning greeting routines for young children with autism. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 37(7), 1264-1271.

Kim, J., Wigram, T., & Gold, C. (2008). The effects of improvisational music therapy on joint attention behaviors in autistic children: a randomized controlled study. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 38(9), 1758-1766.

Montopoli, J. (2021, January 31). Public speaking anxiety and fear of brain freezes. National Social Anxiety Center. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/2017/02/20/public-speaking-and-fear-of-brain-freezes/ 

Rainer, P. (2019, June 6). Ron Howard’s ‘Pavarotti’ offers a tenor for the masses. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 10, 2022, from https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Movies/2019/0606/Ron-Howard-s-Pavarotti-offers-a-tenor-for-the-masses 

Rea-Amaya, A. C., Acle-Tomasini, G., & Ordaz-Villegas, G. (2019). Parental Perception of Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Relationship to Transition Processes. Psychology, 10(9), 1333-1351.

Simpson, K., & Keen, D. (2011). Music interventions for children with autism: narrative review of the literature. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 41(11), 1507-1514.

#JHFA Intern Research #autism #music #socialization #motivation #communication #confidence

[aspecpplarebeautiful]

How often do allosexual people feel sexual attraction? Everyday? Every now and then? Only to people they have a crush on? What’s the allosexual experience? Maybe it’s not the best to ask this on an aspec blog but it’s worth a shot

Can they feel it towards only close friends or do they feel it towards strangers as well? I’m questioning if I’m aroallo after developing sexual attraction to a close friend (i feel really bad :( hoping it fades soon)

It can definitely vary from allosexual person to allosexual person. And there isn't a clear distinct line where on one side the person is clearly allosexual and the other they're clearly ace spectrum. Instead there's a large grey area where some people in that gray area will relate more to allosexuality and some will relate more to asexuality. (And there's a lot of factors that determine which side a person falls on, including personal experiences, what they individually determine to be useful, personality, etc.)

As a general rule though allosxual people tend to experience sexual attraction fairly regularly. So if you're going long periods between experiencing attraction, or after being attracted to a person it's a long time before you're attracted to another, that's something a lot of ace-spectrum people experience too. And how long that period is can vary, it could be weeks, months or even years for some people.

Allosexual people will also often usually experience strongly and in a sustained way, whereas some ace spectrum people who experience sexual attraction will feel it weakly or it will fade easily.

So yeah maybe allosexual people won't experience sexual attraction every day, but won't usually have long gaps between experiencing it either.

Some allosexual people will only be sexually attracted to one person at a time and it may be they also have a romantic crush on that person as well. Others won't, and will experience it to a wide range of people at the same time.

Often they will experience sexual attraction towards strangers.

Another common thing for ace spectrum people who do experience sexual attraction is that often they will experience it only under certain circumstances. So for example you mention needing a crush on someone or only being attracted to close friends, both of those can be a form of demisexuality, which means someone who only experiences sexual attraction to someone they've developed an emotional bond with. So if that sounds like you, Anon, I would definitely look into demisexual as a label and see if that resonates.

Another big thing to look at is sometimes it can be easier to tell if identifying as ace or ace-spectrum is right if allosexual feels wrong, or you feel alienated by allosexuality or that you're not meeting the criteria allosexual people are expected to meet.

And also don't worry, this is a great question for this type of blog, because I think it's something a lot of people who are questioning wonder about.

All the best, Anon! And let me know if you have more questions.

[titan-fodder]

The Warrior Experience; ft. the Marley Warriors

Rating: Explicit; mdni

Pairing: Zeke, Reiner, Porco, Pieck x fem!reader

Word Count: ~5.3K

Warnings: mildly dubious consent (reader isn’t exactly there of her own free will but is still dtf), multiple partners, voyeurism, virgin Colt, rough blowjob, rough sex, unprotected sex, mentions of unpleasant contraceptives, lots of cum, clear bias toward Reiner

A/N: I don’t know what happened today. I just got possessed by the horny ghost. Enjoy~

It’s always Magath who retrieves you, the sour-faced General swinging open the door to your small room without any type of knock or warning. 

On most nights, he takes a look at you, frowns, then grunts the name of whoever is actually calling for you—requesting your “presence”. This evening, however, he remains silent, leaving it a mystery that keeps you curious as you make yourself slightly more presentable, pulling on a skirt, running a comb through your hair, just enough to look a little more human. 

You walk in silence down the hallways, your hands clasped behind your back as the older man struts in his usual militaristic fashion. As you near the Warrior quarters, you do your best to prepare yourself, but without an idea of who you’re meeting, it’s difficult. 

Because they’re all so different. Galliard, for instance, usually starts the nights off aggressively. He particularly likes slamming you into various surfaces, pinning you down with a bruising grip, but his demeanor changes as soon as he’s inside you. The once careless young man turns to jelly underneath you, gasping and groaning as his adrenaline wanes and he unravels. 

Always tired and slightly unstable, Reiner is soft. Even when his thrusts are deep and harsh, his hands remain gentle, calluses feather light as they dance up and down your ribs, over your breasts. His stamina varies. Sometimes, when he’s a little more out of his head, a little more haunted, he ruts into you for what feels like an eternity. Most of those instances, he doesn’t even come. You’re just there for a distraction— “A nice one,” he tells you quietly, gratefully, but you still know where you stand with him. 

There are nights when he’s desperate for release, however, taking you with quick, sloppy thrusts, spilling inside you within minutes then rubbing your clit until you squeeze him back to full hardness so that he can do it all over again.

Zeke is the hardest to predict, on far ends of one, sadistic spectrum: he either wants you to do all the work while he smirks up at you with a cigarette between his lips, occasionally blowing smoke into your face, or he wants to dominate you entirely. When he falls into the latter category, you’re in his bed for hours, sniffling or sobbing, biting your lip to keep yourself from begging him to stop—one, because he won’t listen, but also because it isn’t your place. 

The Warriors are honorary Marleyans which means they’re much more important and valuable than you are. Your opinion never matters, least of all in the bedroom. 

You’re more or less a toy for them to use, an Eldian plucked from Liberio and brought to the military base with no real say in it. The Warriors are all young and virile, after all. They have needs like anyone else, but despite their honorary status, they’re forbidden from sleeping with Marleyan women. 

So, you live here, at their beck and call with one purpose and one purpose only. 

To your surprise, Magath stops before you can get to the sleeping quarters you are very familiar with at this point. You stand outside of a closed door, raise an eyebrow at the General but don’t dare question him. 

“They’re in there,” he grumbles, nodding to the door before turning around and walking away.

They…

Raising a suddenly very heavy hand, you knock lightly then shift awkwardly until the door opens and reveals Galliard. His perpetual scowl is in place, but he nods his head in acknowledgment then moves to the side to let you in. 

Galliard isn’t the only one in the room—what looks like some kind of conference area with a sizable wooden table surrounded by chairs, a window on the far end displaying the night sky and twinkling stars. Nearly all of those chairs are full, one scooted back from the table that you can easily assume belongs to the redhead standing behind you.

Zeke is lounging comfortably, feet kicked up on the table as he puffs on a cigarette. Reiner is sitting in his chair backwards, slumped forward to rest his head on the wooden backing, though he lifts it to look at you with bloodshot eyes. Pieck, who you do not see often at all, is slouched with her arms pillowing her face, offering you a lazy smile that’s laced with something you cannot place. 

There’s one more person in the room, the vaguely familiar face of Colt Grice, Warrior Candidate slated to inherit the Beast Titan in a few years. You’ve seen him around the base, usually trailing closely behind Zeke, but haven’t gotten the chance to speak with him yet. 

You remain standing even as Galliard takes his seat again, nibbling on your bottom lip, waiting expectantly—nervously. The last time you were in a room with all of them at once was when you’d first been brought here, and that had just been for informal introductions. There had also been another Eldian with you at the time, a male to keep Pieck satisfied, but he’s… No longer with you. 

In true leader fashion, Zeke is the first to speak after taking a long drag from his cigarette, tilting his head back to blow it into the air and creating a haze over himself. 

“Glad you could join us tonight, sweetheart,” he shows a short, unconvincing smile, and that paired with the condescending pet name leads you to believe he’s in one of his more controlling moods.

“I’m just glad to be able to service the Wa—”

“Yeah, yeah, you don’t need to do all that,” he waves you off. “I’ll cut to the chase.”

“Let her sit down first, Zeke, geeze,” Pieck murmurs before holding a small hand out for you, beckoning you to take the seat next to hers.

Never one to argue or disobey, you shuffle over to it and lower yourself, but you can’t relax, not with so many pairs of eyes on you. 

Galliard is twitchy, bouncing his leg up and down, pushing his hair back too often. Reiner, unmoving, just blinks slowly at you, expression flat. Grabbing your hand, Pieck offers a nod that isn’t the slightest bit reassuring while Zeke pins you with an icy gaze. 

“Colt here is gonna be a big boy Warrior pretty soon,” he says, motioning to the boyish blond in the corner who suddenly seems more interested in the floor than anything. “And, he hasn’t been given the chance to have the experiences he deserves. You follow?”

You nod, easily putting the pieces together. They want you to sleep with him, some sort of sexual initiation.

“As I’m sure you’ve picked up, Titan holders don’t have the longest lifespans, so I figure he needs to enjoy what life he has left.”

Another nod, then you start to stand only to be stopped by Galliard who asks, “What’re you doing? Sit back down.”

“Oh,” you plant yourself back in the chair, eyes growing as your stomach sinks. “I thought you wanted me to show Colt—”

Zeke laughs around his cigarette, adding even more smoke to the air around you, and shakes his head. “No, you misunderstand. You will be showing Colt a thing or two tonight, but in here where we can all watch and… Lend a helping hand if need be.”

Mouth going dry, you can’t stop yourself from frowning. Sleep with Colt… In front of all of them? You don’t fancy yourself much of a performer, doubt you’ll be able to put on any kind of good show under so much pressure.

But, you can’t protest. You can’t go against their wishes or complain. You should consider yourself lucky, being able to service the Warriors. It means you’re a half-step above the other Eldians—a devil but a halfway useful one.

“Um. Okay,” you consent.

Zeke claps his hands together. “Excellent,” then tells you. “Bathroom’s down the hall. Go rinse off, do whatever you need to do to get ready, then meet us back here.”

You don’t dawdle, doing exactly what you’re told. The restroom is obviously for multiple people, a few stalls with cheap curtains to block you from view. You make quick work of bathing so that you’ll have time to prepare yourself, starting the process of stretching yourself while under the spray. With no idea how large Colt might be, and taking into account that he might be completely clueless about female anatomy, you make sure to work three fingers into your cunt, moving them as best you can until you’re a little loosened up and wet. 

When you return to the conference room, you’re just in a towel, folded clothes under your arm and placed in an empty chair. 

“Easy access,” Galliard smirks. “Good call.” You squeak when he slaps your ass then sit on the edge of the table as you’re directed to. 

Most of them have shed their boots and jackets, looking a little more casual now. It doesn’t put you at ease—if anything, it makes you think the others will get a little more involved than Zeke originally let on, and the thought alone is enough to overwhelm you. 

It takes some prompting for Colt to muster the courage to approach you. The others scoot to the edges of the room, giving the two of you center stage. It's daunting, but you do your best to forget about them, to focus on the nervous blond in front of you. 

Spreading your legs, you pull him by the shirt to stand between them then look up at him through your lashes and ask, "Am I allowed to kiss you?" You can never assume. Everyone has different rules. 

When you're with Reiner, he has his mouth against yours more than he doesn't, Galliard will nip and suck against every part of you that isn't your mouth, and the closest Zeke gets to your mouth is prying it open to spit on your tongue. 

Naturally, Colt looks to his War Chief for answers, but Zeke just shrugs. "Your choice, big guy. You're the one calling the shots."

Colt contemplates for a little while but eventually nods and swallows. "Uh, yeah. That's okay, I guess."

He seems to feel just as awkward as you do about this whole situation, would also probably prefer for it to happen in private, but you imagine he's doing everything in his power to show that he's worthy of inheriting Zeke's Titan. He's basically in the same boat as you. 

Reaching up, you lace your fingers behind his neck and pull him to you, pressing your lips to his slowly, softly, trying not to spook him too much. 

After gaining as much experience as you have over the last year or so, it's rare for you to feel shy when getting intimate. Three of the other people in that room have seen everything there is to see about you, your most private of body parts, your most visceral, primal reactions. You have nothing to hide any more. 

Colt is stiff against you. His hands are still by his sides, lips firm but unmoving. 

He has no idea what to do. It's almost disappointing, knowing you're about to spend the evening teaching this kid, fresh faced, twenty years old at most and completely clueless. 

You're saved when a gruff voice makes you pull away: "Alright, this is hard to watch." Reiner sits up and rubs his eyes, then swings his leg over the chair to stand and walk over. "Grice, have you ever even seen anyone kiss before?"

Cheeks turning red, Colt moves out of the way, stuttering out "W-well yeah, but I never watch." 

The taller man takes the vacant space between your legs, and you inhale sharply when he slides a large hand to the back of your head, tilting your face even further upward. Reiner kisses you in a way that makes your head spin. He has that desperate taste he always has, and even without opening your eyes, you can tell he's frowning. But his hand is cautious, careful not to tug your hair just like he's careful not to knock his teeth into yours when he parts your lips with his. 

"There we go," Zeke laughs, clapping twice and cheering, "'Atta boy, Braun!" 

Reiner's tongue dances with yours in a heated back and forth for a few seconds before he pulls back. He doesn't smile, but he does sigh in a thoughtful manner before turning to Colt and pointedly telling him, "That's how you kiss a woman."

Reiner softly scratches the back of your head in a fond gesture, then steps away and motions for Colt to try again. 

He's slightly more confident this time around, starting off slowly at first but eventually pushing against you harder and harder until it's a little much, and you just barely push at his chest to get him to let up. He replaces pressure with tongue, probing and curious but not awful. 

"Undo her towel, Grice. Get a move on," Galliard demands. 

Colt reaches up with a shaky hand, breathing through his nose while keeping his lips attached to yours as he pulls at the loose knot just above your breasts. The material falls and pools around you on the table, and before he can be criticized again, you grab one of Colt's hands and place it on one of the perky mounds. You move your fingers over his, showing how you like to be massaged then guiding him to your nipple. 

"Oh, this is very romantic," Zeke drawls, snapping his fingers to get someone's attention then addressing, "Pock," who grunts in response. "You're a tit man, right? Your turn to show him how it's done." 

The sound of a chair scraping on the floor rings throughout the room, but instead of pushing Colt out of the way, Galliard stands on the other side of the table behind you, bends forward, then grabs you by the hair to pull you down. The breath is knocked out of you as your back hits the table, and you blink up at the redhead in surprise. 

Upside down, your face is about level with his hips, maybe a foot away from his pelvis, but before you can dwell on it, Galliard's rough hands are on your tits, groping, massaging, then pinching your nipples so that you arch and moan. 

"Know I probably shouldn't like it so much, but you sound so pretty, baby," he growls, flicking over the hardened buds then squeezing again. 

"We're all devils here. You can like it as much as you want," Reiner gruffs. 

"Justifying your own feelings?" Zeke snarks. 

You aren't able to see or hear Reiner's response, too busy whining as Galliard starts to slap your tits over and over, making the flesh burn and sting. 

Porco groans, "Mm, love that bounce," hitting them a few more times then stopping and allowing you to take a shuddering breath. 

Your body is hot all over, especially your chest, and your pussy is starting to throb. After playing with yourself in the shower, the heated kiss you shared with Reiner, and now the abuse Galliard just showered on your tits, you're starting to get restless, ready to be filled with something. 

"While I'm right here, m'gonna show you somethin' else, Grice."

Galliard grips your upper arms and slides you closer to him on the table, then undoes his pants and pulls his cock free. As soon as you feel the tap on your lips, you open up for him, relaxing just in time for him to shove his length over your tongue and into the tight sleeve of your throat. 

And, pride actually wells up inside of you. That hardly ever happens. 

There's no time to acclimate really, your only choice being to just lay and take it, so you do, choking and gagging around Galliard's cock as everyone else watches. Tears stream down the sides of your face, but you feel them get wiped away and open bleary eyes to find Pieck peering down at you, soft hands catching the drops as she coos, "You're doing so good, love."

You squirm on the table, start to rock your hips into nothing—no one—in desperate need of friction now. 

"You want something stuffed in that pussy?" Zeke calls out. 

The vibration of your responding whine makes Galliard curse and thrust into your throat until your forehead is pressed against his heavy balls. Strings of spit leak from the corners of your mouth. You try to slurp and suckle, but the steady pistoning of Galliard’s hips just keeps pushing more out. 

“I’ll take that as a yes. Colt, you wanna go for it, or do you wanna watch first?” Zeke questions.

“Um, I—I’ll watch first, I think.”

“Good choice. See how it’s done before diving in.”

You’re barely aware of the conversation around you, mouth full of cock, gentle hands on your face. Pieck must not be fazed by being so close to her comrade’s privates because she just keeps stroking and praising you, like she thinks you might break or lose it. 

There are fingers on your wet folds, spreading them apart, then the harsh sound of spitting before a glob of thick fluid lands in your pussy. Zeke smears his saliva over your clit, and you buck under his touch, moaning when two thick digits are pushed into your heat all at once. Your cunt spasms around the intrusion, getting used to it as he continues the job you’d started in the shower. 

“I don’t always do this sort of thing just ‘cause I like the way she feels all tight and tense on my dick, but if you don’t want her to whine as much, I’d advise prepping her with your fingers or mouth.”

You squirm and writhe, the glide of his fingers getting easier with every thrust as your hole drools slick onto the table beneath you. Zeke’s palm grinds against your clit, pressure and friction where you want it most for half a second before it disappears—comes back, disappears—until you’re forcing yourself down on his hand. 

He lets out one of his standoffish little chuckles as you slide up and down Galliard’s length and fuck yourself on Zeke’s fingers, but the delicious sensation disappears entirely when Zeke pulls out, probably to work himself out of his pants, then presses the blunt head of his cock against your clenching hole. He pushes the tip in only to pull it back out, tap it against the swollen bundle of nerves a few times, then finally pushes in all the way. 

You’re a little too far up on the table now, and Zeke doesn’t bother warning you or Galliard as he tugs you back down to better situate you on his cock, causing the other man to slip out of your mouth.

“Fuck man, I was getting close!”

Without a care in the world, Zeke shrugs him off, tells him, “Come on her face or something then, I don’t give a fuck.”

Your voice comes out hoarse as you moan for all of them to hear, teary eyes cracking open to see Galliard step back and lean against the wall behind him. His fist is tight around his shaft, but he’s pumping himself slowly, like he’s suddenly pacing himself despite just having fucked your throat raw. 

A rough pinch to your nipple brings your eyes to Zeke, blond hair hanging in his face, glasses slipping down his nose. The top few buttons of his shirt are undone, but other than that, he’s basically fully clothed. He’s flushed from his neck down to his chest, jaw barely hanging open as his eyebrows raise. He’s certainly enjoying himself, and you can’t say you aren’t because the drag of his thick cock in your pussy is incredible. 

Your head lolls to one side and you find Colt staring at you with wide eyes, watching the way his superior sheathes himself in you over and over. It makes you blush, so you turn to the other side, see Reiner posted up in the corner, about half hard in his pants as he watches your face. 

Mouth dropping open, you shut your eyes, trying to will away the skin-prickling sensation of being watched. You raise your arms above your head, hands dangling off the other end of the table, and Pieck takes them, squeezing once before lightly running nimble fingers over your sensitive skin.

You’ve never been with her, not that you’d be opposed. She’s very pretty and seems kind enough. But you had guessed you weren’t exactly her type. Now, though, you second guess yourself since she seems more than content with touching you. 

The painful squeezes of Zeke’s fingers are batted away, replaced by the ghost of stimulation on your sore nipples. Pieck rubs over one so lightly you hardly register it, but it still shoots right to your pussy, makes you clench around Zeke. 

He’s holding you by the hips now, pulling you onto his cock, and it goes like this for a while. At some point, the wet sound of Galliard jacking off fades, but you doubt he’s come; he’s typically quite vocal when he climaxes. 

Zeke never lets up, fucking deep and fast and right over the spot that makes you leak until he suddenly pulls out and shoots strings of hot cum onto your thighs and the table between them. 

“You don’t… Inside?” Colt speaks up.

Rubbing his forehead with the sleeve of his shirt, Zeke answers, “Never. That’s preference, though. I just don’t want any accidents to happen.”

You would remind him that you go to the medic after every encounter you have with the Warriors to get checked out, given an unpleasant medicine that leaves you sick for a few days, but it’s hard to think straight right now. 

Before Colt can move toward you again or any more questions can be asked, Galliard is rounding the table, cock in hand once again, shouldering Zeke out of the way so that he can bury himself in your pussy. He’s a shorter length than the man who was in you just moments ago, but a little thicker. Veiny and curved upward, Galliard always feels good inside of you. Unfortunately for you, he’s basically been edging himself since you were pulled from him, so he doesn’t last long at all. 

Unlike Zeke, Galliard has no qualms about coming inside of you. You feel his seed fill you, mixing with your own wet arousal and making you drip with it when he pulls out. 

“Couldn’t help myself,” he grins before giving your pussy a slap, making you push more of his cum out. 

You hear someone suck in a deep breath, and Colt slowly shuffles over to you. He stares at your throbbing cunt for a while, raising a timid hand to stroke over now messy folds, and you let out a mewl, a very soft, “Please…”

Pieck places a tender kiss at your hairline that makes your heart jump into your throat, such a kind gesture as she murmurs against you, “You’re doing so well for them.”

“Can I—” You blink up at her face, floating upside down over yours. “Can I do anything f-for you, Pieck?”

She shows another one of those smiles, the kind that’s hiding a little something, and she shakes her head, wavy, black hair flowing over her shoulders. “I’m just enjoying watching. You’re very pretty to look at.”

You bite your lip, unsure of how to respond, so you just let her keep touching you, keep cooing and doting. You’ll never say no to affection like this. 

Colt doesn’t have any trouble finding your entrance, which is a relief. He lines himself up and pushes in painfully slowly, panting the entire time and letting out one very satisfying, “O-oh, shit.”

“Feels good, doesn’t she?” Zeke hums.

Colt nods, arms beginning to shake on the table. He seems to be holding himself back, whether it’s from coming or fucking into you is a mystery, but eventually he bottoms out and stays still save for his trembling. It isn’t uncomfortable, but you do feel very full, his hips flush against yours, cockhead nestled right up against your cervix. If he was any longer, you would definitely be in pain. 

“Grice, you can move, you know,” Galliard jabs, but Colt just shakes his head. 

“One second. Lemme just…” He shifts his hips some, not thrusting as much as grinding into you, and you cry out when he presses against that far wall. 

You can feel Galliard’s cum leaking down the curvature of your ass, pooling with whatever of Zeke’s is left on the table. You’re so wet, noisy when Colt finally does start slowly pulling out and pushing in. The squelches echo in the conference room and make you cringe, but Zeke seems to appreciate it as he hums, “Listen to that sloppy pussy.”

“Like music to my fuckin’ ears,” Galliard adds.

Colt has trouble keeping an even pace, his hips stuttering often, but the ridge of his cock strokes over the sensitive spot inside you—the one that makes you drool and babble—almost every time. Your muscles clench around him, changing the sensation for both of you, and when that rhythm becomes even more erratic, you know he’s close.

“Fuck, fuck, I—”

“Just add to the mess. We’ll clean up later,” Zeke reassures him.

Colt’s eyes find yours for the first time since he started fucking you, searching for something like permission, so you nod and show a lazy grin.

“It’s okay, you can come in me.”

That sends him over, a strangled gasp ripping from his throat as he milks himself in your cunt. You can feel the pressure of building liquid inside you, pushing on your insides, but it wanes when Colt pulls out. 

You feel swollen and used at this point, but your core is still hot with the desire to come. There’s a chance you won’t, especially now that Colt has finished, but you can always get yourself off in the privacy of your quarters if need be. 

The freshly fucked blond receives a couple slaps on the back, some patronizing comments from his War Chief, and you take the time to just breathe and melt into the table, enjoying the way Pieck is stroking your hair now, smiling at the other Warriors. 

Your eyes are just about to close when you see Reiner making his way over. He stands between your legs for a while, just looking over the damage, the slight discoloration of your chest, your raw nipples, mouth swollen from Galliard’s cock, then finally your used pussy. 

His fingertips brush over sensitive skin, making you shudder, and you nearly cry when he asks, “You ready to get yours?”

You nod, sucking in an unsteady breath. Reiner mouths the word, “Okay,” then unbuckles his pants and pushes them down to his thighs, and the tears really do start to gather in your eyes now because Reiner is big, and you're already getting sore from three other cocks you've taken. 

He rubs his hands up your thighs, tells you, “Wrap your legs around my waist,” which you somehow manage even though they’re weak with numbness. 

Reiner doesn’t push in just yet, though you can feel his warm cock rubbing between your engorged lips. Instead, he slides his arms under your back and lifts you, turning so that he’s sitting on the table and you’re in his lap, ankles still crossed at his lower back. 

“Just go at your own pace.” His voice is quiet, his mouth hovering just over yours, and here, like this, you almost forget about the others. 

You lift yourself just enough to line his tip up with your leaking entrance then lower yourself onto his cock inch by inch. His girth stretches you, always burns just a little, even when you’re well prepared. 

Your spongy walls make room for him, sucking him in even as you whine at his size. He waits for you to get settled, for you to start rocking, and only then does Reiner start moving. His cheeks are pink, light brown eyes nearly taken over by blown pupils, but the shift of his hips is slow and deliberate, hitting just where you need him to.

He keeps one hand at your back to help you balance, but his other moves down to press on the puffy flesh at the apex of your cunt. It forces your clit to rub against the coarse hairs on his pelvis, and you throw your head back as you finally, finally get that friction you were craving. 

Reiner lowers his face to your chest, warm tongue laving over one nipple in a soothing manner as it pebbles against the muscle. He moves to the other and does the same, suckles on it softly so that you dig your nails into his back.

You leak with every shallow thrust, various fluids getting pushed from your wet pussy, and the closer you get to your orgasm, the worse it gets. You squirt first, a juice thinner than your slick arousal dribbling from you and coating Reiner’s thighs. 

“Fucking—” He cuts himself off by kissing you, obviously uncaring of the fact that you had someone else’s cock in your mouth maybe half an hour ago. He licks into you, holding your body tight against his as your muscles tense, thighs rigid around his waist. You climb and climb, gut hotter and hotter until you reach your peak and moan into his mouth. 

Your hips start moving on their own accord, a little faster as you squeeze the thick cock inside of you until your body grows tired enough to stop. Reiner keeps the same, slow pace, rumbles, “Just keep squeezing me, and I’ll come soon.”

So, you do, clenching around him and trembling the more overstimulated you become because you’re so sensitive and so swollen and so full. Every part of you aches. Every shift of his cock makes you whimper, but when Reiner finally spills inside of you, holding you down on his spurting cock, you sigh and slump against him. 

You breathe heavily, and so does Reiner, his chest, now damp with sweat, rising and falling against yours. His shirt chafes against your nipples, making you hiss, but you’re too exhausted to move.

“Is that what sex is always like with you two?” Galliard scoffs. “That was some soft shit. I’m a little disgusted.”

If you were a little more lucid, you’d consider calling him out and announcing to the room how wanton he gets alone in the bedroom, but your brain is functioning at minimal capacity right now.

“Oh, leave them alone, Pock,” Pieck chides, and you glance across the table at her with tired eyes to find another one of those smiles on her face. “Everyone deserves some softness, especially this little angel after the way you guys treated her.”

“Didn’t treat her any differently than I normally do,” Zeke says, voice slightly muffled as he speaks around a new cigarette. 

“In that case, I offer my condolences,” Pieck tells you, pulling a little snort from you. 

“S’fine,” you slur. “I’m just happy to service the Warriors.”

Galliard rolls his eyes. Pieck hums thoughtfully. Zeke smirks. Reiner lets his head fall to your shoulder.

And, Colt croaks out a honestly endearing, “Well, I, uh, appreciate the service,” which makes you and all of his superiors laugh. 

It’s not an easy job, this one you've been given. You try to be grateful for the opportunity, but most days end with you struggling to find your own self worth.

Tonight is different, though. It’s rare that you feel genuinely appreciated, but right now, sitting in Reiner’s lap with Colt looking at you in both embarrassment and gratefulness, you feel that maybe you're worth something.

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I was recently diagnosed with ASD and a few people were surprised cause Im not awkward when I talk to people. I'm very aware I could be projecting onto Paul but I find myself relating to him, like he seems to stim a lot in interviews. But then you dont need to be autistic to stim so who knows.

Discussion point: Paul & ASD

EDIT: Id recommend reading the response from @jeffreyrhymansss to this post (just look in the notes), since it gives far more insight into the psychology of autism then I could provide. Apologies about any misinformation I might've spread with this post, it was pure misguidance on my behalf. Not an excuse I know (I should be more cautious with this stuff) but just thought id clarify that I was never purposely being insensitive.

EDIT 2: id also like to just clarify though that I am all for discussions on Paul being neurodivergent - the same way that im all for discussions on John as having had a personality disorder. Im not personally convinced that Paul is autistic, but I think its plausible; ive just never read any in-depth and strong arguments for it, ive only come across brief speculations. I remain open to the idea of Paul being neurodivergent as a possibility, but id need to read a thorough and well-evidenced argument for the claim before really getting on board with it. Hope this cleared some things up :)

My mum is a bit like this - if you met her, it’s unlikely that you’d be able to tell that shes autistic because she’s quite low on the spectrum and interacts with people pretty confidently. Even my oldest brother didn’t know she’s autistic until last year, when I mentioned it in casual conversation and he was like “oh shit, that makes a lot of sense actually!!”. My point with mentioning all this is essentially that there are a lot of people (especially of Pauls generation) who are autistic, but just about pass for “normal” (used with some irony there, of course) enough to go undiagnosed, for varying reasons. And while you can usually tell if someone is on the autism spectrum, theres still a lot of people who learn throughout their childhood to mask their symptoms - and it becomes practically second nature. So you probably just wouldn’t know they were autistic, until you knew them quite intimately.

Personally, I don’t see tons of evidence to suggest that Paul is autistic - but there are stories here and there that make more sense (in terms of his behaviour) if you consider them within the context of him being somewhere on the spectrum. Its not a diagnosis I think you could build quite as strong a case for on, compared to something like John having BPD - still though, its plausible, its worth considering and its good to discuss it as possibility, since it could potentially help us in empathising with and understanding him.

On another note, I don’t actually think that projection is such a bad thing tbh. Its just a way of relating to and understanding these people; everybody projects to some degree, and while we should constantly try to question ourselves, saying “okay, but can I back this claim up with substantial and meaningful evidence? or is it pure projection?” - and I btw fully admit that im just as much prone to getting carried away with my analysis’s at times, so much so that they run into projection, as anyone else. I suppose still that projection is essentially just an unavoidable part of interpretation - and applying our own experiences onto our speculations can have the capacity to speak certain truths about (god i hate to use this phrase) ~the human experience~ (<<< blahhhhhhhhh) just be careful, and question yourself.

#look #im SORRY #for saying “the human experience” #i know pretentious guy in everyones english lit class uses that phrase to excess #but tbf #im fairly certain this is the first time ive used it on tumblr?? #so i get a freebie on it ;) #paul mccartney #pauls psyche #autism #meta