Articles
This is where I publish various articles I've written. Some of them involve fairly heavy themes and therefore come with trigger warnings.
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Autism & Me: A first-person account of life on the autism spectrum — social cues, literal thinking, communication, special interests, and how it’s shaped my relationships — and the route I took to diagnosis.
Trigger warnings: isolation; mental health struggles.
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Seeking Counselling in the UK: A personal look at how UK mental health care can feel from the inside — navigating NHS and private counselling while dealing with depression, PTSD symptoms, and feeling dismissed.
Trigger warnings: depression; PTSD; suicidal ideation; barriers to care.
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Unspoken Rules: How a small kindness led to public backlash, ostracism, and lasting trauma — and the lessons I took from it.
Trigger warnings: stalking themes; bullying; humiliation; rejection; mental health crisis; PTSD; suicidal ideation.