Bad sounds? Clothes giving you anxiety? That's a 'tism.
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I'm in this picture and I don't like it
You should put water and food at the top of the list because they're the most quickly fixed as well as the sneakiest.
Yeah my checklist goes "When did I last have water? When did I last eat? When did I last use the bathroom? When did I last sleep?" Then if those are met, we get more specific. Like "Am I upset about mother or husband or twin or cat? Am I upset about some specific news? Some general news? The general world?"
I wish I could do creative. That sounds fun
Even if you can't do it you just do it anyway. Make something genuinely terrible. It's good for you.
I usually feel shame that stays with me for weeks or months.
That’s good because good artists (me) also feel this way (I am not a good artist)
I've got shame for years. But sometimes I draw something nice. I've actually seen some of my stuff reposted as memes, and that feels like the opposite of shame, whatever that is.
Anyway you don't do it for the art or whatever. You do it because it's good for you.
It might be conceptually sad to some people, but programming something that I don't need works for me
Creative isn't just traditional art and drawing, there's no way you've tried everything creative and everything makes you feel shame after. Poetry, writing, painting miniatures, origami, flower decorating, 3d modeling, programing, crocheting, macrame, pixel art, bead art, stained glass, mozaic, and so much more. I know "don't worry about the end result" doesn't lessen the feeling of shame, but instead focus on something super simple and approachable for a beginner to accomplish in whatever creative endeavor you engage in. Start small, build from there.
Just make some marks using whatever tools you have. They don't even have to be visually appealing marks
- The same random song I heard once on the school bus in 1997, going around and around in my head...
The tune from the bus goes round and round, ...
Honestly, in this case I was thinking of I'm Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand.
Missing didn't get enough sleep.
Sat there in a club for nearly two hours last night before realising I was incredibly thirsty, then downed two bottles of water.
Wow, it'd probably be healthier to acknowledge that some of these might be why I'm not feeling great instead of buzzing around angry all the time
If it's none of these, it might be worth getting a blood test.
I recently learned I had a severe vitamin D deficiency that had probably been going on for years. Started taking supplements and it's astounding how many of my physical and emotional issues suddenly cleared up.
Everything except not eating. I'm as food motivated as the average Labrador.
And when you're highly sensitive to boot, things like smells or a bad vibe between the people in the room can be extremely stressful as well.
Two more for me:
- Had coffee multiple days in a row (not caffeine — coffee specifically, and idk why)
- In a car multiple days in a row
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