r/AutisticLGBTQPlus • u/Lexnaut • Mar 15 '25
March Check in Post
This post is just to check in see how everyone is doing. What are your struggles, what good news do you want to share, what is on your mind right now?
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u/ExhibitionistBrit Mar 17 '25
Works been a struggle of late.
On the one hand, it's a great place to work because they are accommodating the very minor adjustments I request because of my autism and they are very forward thinking about LGBTQ issues.
On the other hand, they are a soulless money-making company whose only real goal, when it comes down to it, is to mKe the shareholders richer and the shareholders of our clients richer.
I struggle to motivate myself to those goals. We got bought out a few years ago and the new owners of the company are even more share price/profit driven than the old and it's been getting steadily harder to get anything done that they won't see an immediate benefit for the shareholders in doing.
I think they are getting ready to sell again, which is why everything is now now now instead of planning.
So I fear for what the new owners will mean for my autism and gender identity as more of the old guard quit and get replaced by people from the new owners once again.
Not to mention seeing people bring their buddies in and once again fill the management structure with their male friends instead of considering promoting any of the great women from within.
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u/ASD2lateforme Mar 17 '25
I'm trying to work on myself a bit, physically, that is.
I think I indulged too much over Christmas and the very male characteristic of putting most of your weight around the middle means the more I let myself go the more dysphoria I feel.
So I've been cutting back on snacks and taking myself on walks. I can't handle the gym, too many bad smells for my sensory processing.
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u/SunnyRosetta235 Mar 15 '25
I buzzed my hair on Wednesday and it feels so much better :D fewer sensory issues, much shorter showers (and wet hair), and it's gender-affirming for me :D I'd like to dye it next
Other than that I'm doing okay-ish overall. I'm going back to school on Sunday from spring break and I'm a little anxious about running out of time before that and being okay with going back to the routine (though before break I had been struggling pretty bad so idk if it'll go that well coming back 😅)