Some people push others away before they can be hurt. They think it lessens the pain if the other person doesn't love them anymore. A difficult but insightful perspective. #Relationships #SelfProtection

I make sure my writing comes straight from the source, yo.

Bury enough trauma, and eventually the graveyard runs out of room.

Seeing a pattern I can't ignore is like a smoke detector. There's this thing... you can't unsmell smoke. But I'm slowly learning that not every alarm needs me personally running to the kitchen. Some fires are small & some of the mfer'ss aren't even mine.

Coercive abuse often targets depth. That's why neurodivergent people have to leave that comfort and find a new comfortable deep space within the data.

Late diagnosis isn't a new story. It's just finally having the right language... and an operating manual.

So job descriptions are asking us to perform being someone else.

Here's the inside of neurodivergence... especially AuDHD. We used to think of it as procrastination. For a lot of neurodivergent adults, it is actually threat assessment. The task is not just a task. It is the email where tone can be misread so you deliberate over every letter and punctuation. The meeting where your face has to perform and you work so hard to decode others. It's the form with seventeen invisible steps you've filled it out before but it still doesn't land in your memory. The phone call with no script. The opportunity that you worry might become a cage because other opportunities have. The success that might raise expectations until your whole life becomes one long fluorescent buzz. So yes, these things might look small from the outside. But inside the nervous system, they are wearing boots and stomping the living 💩 out of you.

Neurodivergence isn't a mental health condition. It's a wiring difference. The anxiety, the burnout, the depression — that's what happens when your nervous system runs clean but the environment is built for someone else entirely. We don't pathologize fish for drowning on land.

What Happens If You Die Away From Home — and How to Prevent the Chaos. open.substack.com/pub/ryanbe…

It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our friend, Robert Edward Crasco. The #VR #AR #XR #SL & #Metaverse communities will miss him dearly. Donate below. Rob had been the primary care provider for his partner, Tess, who has stage 4 cancer. gofund.me/e2358090

Compared to #4G users - #5G users spend an average of one hour per-week more on #metaverse-related services, such as #gaming in #virtualworlds, and #augmentedreality #Ericsson’s study: 5G is already paving the path to the metaverse ericsson.com/en/press-releas…

the #MetaQuestPro, is a slick, powerful device. It can display text and fine details in VR, making it possible to read even small type with ease. Gateway to metaverse? #Meta’s new #VR set is impressive (watch these videos) wraltechwire.com/2022/10/12/…

Ready to mingle with the #DunderMifflin gang in #virtualreality? #NBCUniversal Inks Deal With #Meta to Bring Peacock, #TheOffice and More to #QuestVR variety.com/2022/digital/new…

The entry of #TikTok's parent company into the US #VirtualReality market may be Meta's biggest challenge #Meta is teaching people #VR is lame. #ByteDance could be the one to change that. qz.com/meta-is-teaching-peop…

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta Quest Pro, the first in a new line of advanced headsets built for #collaboration, #creativity and getting things done. Meta Connect 2022: #MetaQuestPro, More #SocialVR and a Look Into the Future | Meta about.fb.com/news/2022/10/me…

The #SideQuest platform has grown in popularity, with many users of #Meta’s standalone Quest headsets using it to access alternative titles that are otherwise not available directly from Meta’s #Queststore. #Google Ventures invests $12M in SideQuest auganix.org/google-ventures-…

“Self Mastery,” was co-developed by the two companies and features sailing #training that balances authenticity and entertainment in a fully immersive, virtual sailing experience. #NauticEd and #MarineVerse partner bring #sailing #lessons to #VR auganix.org/nauticed-and-mar…

The #metaverse offers endless possibilities to reimagine #skilling The #Future: Reimagining skilling through Metaverse peoplematters.in/article/ski…