Mad, Bad & Sad Is A Sexist Principle

And We Should Talk About It

Prior to Christmas I finally started undergoing a set block of 4 sessions devoted to CBT - prescribed due to anxiety significantly causing the symptoms of vestibular migraine to be out of control. I kept a diary and notes of each session for this newsletter, to lift the lid on what this has been like - this is the third and final entry in the series.

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“What can I do to help?”

It’s such a simple question - and one rarely asked with the intent of understanding proactively. From the get go there has been an awareness that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) may not be for me; it is something that does not necessarily work for an Autistic person, because of the difference of neurologies. That was the caveat at the start of each session - but this is usually the set pathway as a gateway to other treatments.

I’ve turned to nature meanwhile, and going slowly. Sugar is a vice, I’m also home based a lot. But isn’t this world a pretty place? I love to sit and watch people from a cafe. In March it will be two years since I caught Covid 19; I feel wasted, watching everyone I know off and living. And then I feel very guilty for such a thought.