It starts just as every doom scroll starts. A moment of boredom. A need for a distraction. Desperate for disassociation. Your hand goes on autopilot and your thumbs perform their hourly workout as they swipe between endless TikTok videos or Instagram reels. One video has you cackling as you watch someone take a nasty, yet hilarious fall. The next video has you questioning your entire life as you “spend the day” with that influencer who wakes before the sun rises to tend to their homestead while
And throw in having ASD and trying to fit so hard into what society tells you is the normal , you feel doomed and done and failed , as you can never get yourself to the ideal that you are fed .
As I think about the -archys and -isms this piece calls out and brings to mind, I find myself meditating on this line:
"You don’t have to do anything to adhere to any standard that society has attached worthiness to."
You went in family 👏🏽
Thank you, family! I'm glad it spoke to you.
And throw in having ASD and trying to fit so hard into what society tells you is the normal , you feel doomed and done and failed , as you can never get yourself to the ideal that you are fed .
I empathize with you, deeply. You are seen.
Brilliant essay.
Thank you so much.
This is a brilliant essay and I am going to share it with everyone I know.
Thank you so much, Jarrett! I'm so glad it spoke to you.