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Anxiety

Rituals are associated to Anxiety.

Anxiety is the originator of all Mental Disorders. What we don’t know yet for sure, is the biology of anxiety. We know the triggers, although it is still unclear in what areas of the brain anxiety originates. One of the most entertained hypotheses on the origins of Anxiety are the dopaminergic pathways involved in reward.OCD, […]

June 30, 2025/by Nagi

Misdiagnoses in Mental Health.

Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD

When is the right time to make a choice? The unification of Theology and Psychology Decision-making is the benchmark of ADHD, although no trait is necessarily pathological exclusive. These days, we got into the habit of Labeling…

Executive Dysfunction can be described as the inability of putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

Executive Dysfunction

Description: It is not yet understood whether Executive Dysfunction is a Signal or Neurotransmission s disruption. Brain anatomy alone is worth a whole encyclopedia.Since this is not an academic journal, I'll dissect the brain in its main…

Neurodivergents need more sleep than the average Neurotypical s 6 minimum hours.

Fatigue in ASD/ADHD

Medical science cites 6 hours as the least amount of sleep in a 24 hours period. Autistics may well need 8/9 hours. Sleep affects medication and performance. It is proven that autistics get more tired than the average person.This is easily…

Mental Illness' conventional and alternative treatments.

Psychotropic Medication

Medications are surrounded by myth. The reality is that the same formula works differently in each patient. ‘Designer-drugs’ are the future of pharmaceuticals. Medication is a very divisive topic.Implications include religious beliefs,…

The most promising results are achieved by synergetic pharmacological approach.

Self-identification vs Empathy and anticholinergic therapy in autism

Medications reach maximal adherence in synergy. These two emotional states may look equal despite the mechanism of action being of different contexts.Self-identifying is of hormonal origin, mainly adrenergic.Empathy is of brain-circuitry…

Endorphins are triggering in confined spaces.

Endorphins in Autism

Continuing the discussion on natural elements. We all release Endorphins in response to stress and anxiety. Endorphins produce what is commonly referred to as ‘body odor’, thus not of bacterial origin.It is a pungent, chemical, triggering…

Autistics are very perceptual.

Perceptual disturbances in Autism

Autistics are heavily influenced by natural and biological factors. Autistics are particularly sensitive to anticipation. I'm not talking of changes here, which are a long established feature. A change happens in the present moment…

Delusions are not real.

Unrealistic predicaments in anxiety

Worst-Case Scenarios are virtually delusional. I mentioned before the different chemistry of ‘Preparing for the worst’. Although Readiness is shared in Preparedness, getting ready for a pleasant event is fueled by Motivation.This…

Hope is the driving force of living.

Hope

Always set a goal in your life. Goals will save you in your darkest times. Hope is not constant, some days I lose it all. Hope is the fuel of life: there’s nothing I can do without hope, what I see as the next step to dreams in a more…

We all have a purpose in this life, even if mostly invisible. Never stop searching. You will discern it sooner or later.

Purposes in ASD/ADHD

Finding the right support for autistics is vital. Fear can override us and stop us in our quests. Standpoints are supposed to serve Purposes. My purpose is going back home in Europe. Purposes come not without a price: money,…

Goals are delusional without Hope. Never stop hoping.

Goals

Just follow your heart. Hope is a big multifaceted word: it reminisces happiness, sadness, hopelessness. I switch in-between. I know it can be a chemical imbalance-I have co-morbid ADHD-though it s mainly circumstantial to me: my only…

Agony connects Mental to Physical Pain.

Agony

Nostalgia is one of the main weather related factors to me. Climate change brings me back in time. I dread doomsday. Monday, ‘Transition time’ . I'm in anguish, complicit the Asian monsoon season. The average Asian typhoon wreaks…

Comfort-zones are essential for the right mindsets.

Mindsets

Changing location has the potential of adopting a new approach to life. In my case, home. I’m not in the clear mindset to make life-changing decisions outside my comfort zone. I'm very nostalgic these days. That raises the question…

Our eyes are the most rewarding real-life camera.

Traumatic Memories

I just celebrated my birthday and wish I could sink. I see no purpose in Celebrating birthdays by stereotypes: cake, blowing candles as reminders of age, clinging glasses, and countless dreaded pictures. The bad news is that birthdays…

Bullies thrive in triggering weaker individuals. Don t play their game. Counter-validate them!

Anger management

Standpoints vs Defensiveness

Conflict-avoidance reverses Anger to Validation. I've been talking a lot about Triggers and Defensiveness. It is clear that Defensiveness is a byproduct of Anger. Some psychiatrists see Defensiveness and Anger as a single emotion. Counter-validating…

Envy is my main expression of anger.

Anger management

Envy or Anger

Anger can take many forms, although it is oftentimes the result of trauma and abuse. Anger is very individual. To me, it s primarily Envy and Regret. I regret growing up in the 80s when teachers didn’t have any mental-health training…

I know what to buy beforehand. I hate shopping for leisure.

Anger management

Initiative / follow up

Gaining trust is challenging for neurodivergents. We are often misunderstood. It is vital setting boundaries and responsibilities in relationships between neurotypicals and neurodivergents. My wife often tells me that I shout.It’s not…

Let your partner take the first step.

Anger management

Initiative

It’s best for neurodivergents to let trusted people do the first step. Yesterday I relaxed with my wife after an emotional weekend. You'll remember my resolution of avoiding to start tasks on my own.→ ASD/ADHD vs Neurotypical…

Tidy or Practical. What s your priority?

Anger management

ASD/ADHD vs Neurotypical Standards

We are all unique and worthy. That can lead to confrontation. However, we can change confrontation to peaceful resolution with a funny sense of humor. So I've been told I m not good at house-chores by my wife: men and women have different…

We allow bullies to abuse us. Just so you know, bullies are losers in real life.

Anger management

Abuse coping in ASD/ADHD

There are anti-bullying techniques. Do not underestimate yourself. The Autonomous Nervous System is composed by the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Systems which literally FIGHT with each-other in Autism, whereas they BALANCE each-other…

Sensory and visual overloads are heavy triggers for autistics.

Anger management

Autistic overloads

Autistics are often misunderstood. That can lead to verbal abuse and meltdown. Most of the time, we just want to be heard. Listening without judgement takes time and effort though it abates conflict. I suffer for others and I am misunderstood…

Overthinking builds up Anger in the long-term.

Anger management

Autistic Triggers

Triggers are the precursors of Anger. Anger is the first reaction to disappointment. Yesterday I was very disappointed.However, I'm well aware of the uselessness of anger.Why do we get angry?Anger is a Sympathetic Nervous System'…

Trust can be very dangerous for the mentally sick. Vulnerable individuals are the favourite prey of malignant narcissists. Prayer is always invincible.

Trust

Trust requires lots of commitment. We can only trust genuinely by ‘Entrusting’ our neighbor to God who will remove our doubts and misconceptions. By trusting God, we will trust fully our entrusted neighbor. God never lies. Trust doesn’t…

Families often ignore signs of distress in mental illness, resulting in sufferers reaching out to authorities.

Cry for help

Attempted suicides are Cries for help. Perpetrators don’t want to die, they want to be heard. It is important to recognize the signs. How many times we desperately reach-out to hotlines and charities for help.Whether our desperate thoughts…

Autism is NOT a gift. Resilience IS a strong trait.

Resilience in Autism

Distances are not easy to manage. If technology is not your forte, they can become even more triggering. Sad day. Brother's birthday who lives far away. I must arrange a Skype session in different time-zones. I suffer for my neighbor.I'm…

Thought paralysis and Obsession are common reactions to Homesickness.

Homesickness

Medication is indispensable to me in the current circumstances. I hate waiting.It’s an almost imposed, consuming rule that we have little control over.I always want to be in control of myself.I'm waiting to go home, possibly the worst…

When living quarters become our prisons.

An autistic’s letter

Living in an unfamiliar society is a big deal for autists. Anger and resentment towards local population are common, although we don’t mean it. Sadly, we are often misunderstood as arrogant ‘Know-it-all’. We must control our emotions…

Weather is a natural element that plays a crucial effect on the body and mind.

Meteoropathy

Extreme Hot/Cold temperatures can cause Mental and Physical pain. They also affect how meds work. The best results are achieved by the right Combination of agonist and antagonist compounds under the circumstances. Pain is always unpleasant,…

Replacing negative emotions through self-denial.

Reset vs Rewire

Replacing negative emotions with Self-care. Rewiring works by Associations.I've been talking extensively about Brain-Rewiring and how the therapy is being updated to Brain-Resetting. Whilst sharing the same goals, Resetting works on Self-denial…

Trauma could play a role in Autism.

Trauma in Autism

Autism is highly popularized these days between the rich and famous. Don’t be fooled, ASD, former Asperger Syndrome, is not Autism, though generically listed on the ‘Functional Autistic Spectrum’. The general consensus is that all…

Genetics is a vast field with multiple applications, starting as early as at embryonic level.

Genetics

Genetic engineering accounts for future research although public information is deliberately scarce to date. It is no secret that Genetics are the new frontier of medicine.We have now the technology to engineering genes, virtually meaning…

We must target Illness in its origins.

Amino Acids in Neurogenesis

Neuroscience is a fast-paced field. Like all medical disciplines to date, it is still primarily symptomatic oriented. Stimulants are being increasingly studied in Brain-signaling, rather than the initial precursors of all Signals, the Amino…

Will AI become the last frontier in Neuroscience?

Rethinking Autism/ADHD

Are Autism and ADHD of genetic origin or the result of bad parenting? Never like these days, we’re experiencing a fast-paced global transition at the hands of Artificial Intelligence.♪No one and nothing will help us ♪, used to sing…

Masking is never permanent. Be yourself.

Masking

In this digital age, Image speaks more than language. Texting is more popular than verbal communication. Appearance is the reflection of our workplace and personality, the first feature taken into account by recruiters or dating partners. The…

Most people live in the Past for fear of the Future and the Unknown.

Stuck in time

Benefits of music in Brain-Rewiring. Music is one of the main markers of time.We all have a special song in our heart associated with the happiest time of our life. I thought to myself, a beautiful memory, until I was challenged by a…

Self-care can be daunting in a routine setting.

Autistic Routines

Neuronal displacement is extremely debilitating. Recovery can be timely and requires a significant amount of work and dedication in autism. Today is sweltering and water is rationed, a foreseeable common scenario for the near future as…

Irrational, obsessive, repetitive rituals are exhausting in order to release anxiety.

Brain rewiring

Common symptoms of Neuronal dysfunction. Rewiring is a term used by Mental Health professionals to describe neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to adapt to new environments. OCD-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- is a common feature…

You are what you are.

Perfectionism in neurodiversity

Perfection is not humanly designed. Perfectionism is a Mental Disorder underlying other conditions, most commonly ADHD and OCD. The healthy definition of Perfectionism is “Doing the best of your ability.” Perfectionism is a Delusion.The…

Envisioning a scenario reduces significantly the feeling of being trapped.

Event processing in Autism

‘Social Jet lag’ is the definition of Exhaustion in ADHD/Autism following social events. Getting ready for expected events is of utmost importance in Autism. Envisioning the predictable alleviates the unpredictable. I came…

routine

Self-rule in Autism

Terminology is in constant evolution in Medicine, although not always indispensable. Language is one of the most common signs of the time.Since the advent of Internet, it would seem ‘fashionable’ to introduce unnecessary new vocabulary…

In the Cross we find hope and courage.

Depression and happiness

Depression always follows my happiness. Or it could be that I don’t know happiness. Living is a daily battle.Happiness does exist though you must battle for it.Worst of all, it’s never permanent and short-lived.Would you call that ‘happiness’?Something…

Meltdown in Autism

It’s important to recognize the early signs of a meltdown and abate it in it's tracks. Don’t stand the chance. You can’t make it alone if you get panic. Benzodiazepines can help as soon as hyperventilation occurs, lying down with…

Lonely boy in pajamas fighting off meltdown on New Years Eve.

Festivities in Autism

I need a reason for self-care. Without a reason, pleasurable self-care takes the place of forced hygienic labor. In short, necessity. I need to be in the right place to celebrate or else. Today I declined an hairdresser appointment.I…

Fear reflection/Christmas

Festivities are always hard on autists. In particular, Christian festivals. It's no surprise that holidays are overwhelming for autists. I'm scared of Christmas. I miss home and the balmy Mediterranean weather.Christmas 2019 is my…

A child shutting out the noise of the world.

Christmas confusion

Consequences of Christmas stress on autists. It's no surprise that holidays are overwhelming for autists. Living in a non-Christian country as a Christian, Christmas takes the form of Confusion to me: I feel out of place, I can’t get…

Boy lying on the floor longing for light.

Christmas and OCD

Political instability and increasing cost of life add to Christmas stress. Christmas and another year, in business jargon ‘dead-ends’, everything but a soothing reminder. I hoped till the last minute to make it to Europe. Awareness…

A child hand in a red sweater opens the advent calendar near Christmas tree .

Advent season

Feeling out of place. This weekend we enter Advent Season. I love Christmas but not in a Pagan country. As usual, this will be the worst time of year to me. I will argue with my wife for not going to Church.I will argue for not…

Vintage turntable with neon 80s

80’s

Dark times are mostly personal. We can experience darkness in the face of light still, acknowledging the moment s highs. A distressing battle between good and evil. I read an article on the 80s, the decade I grew up in.Despite being my darkest…

a boy surrounded by a collection of old television screens

Reminiscences

Reminiscences are afterthoughts of memories. In most cases they are of traumatic origin. Reminiscences are deep memories that leave a mark, either good or bad. Memories come and go at any time. Reminiscences are mostly common from…

Turntable and Stack of Records.

Compensation in Autism

You can reclaim your youth anytime. The 80s were my childhood years, how cool they were yet not being able to make the most of them: little to nothing was known of Autism/ADHD back then, at least in the school system. But music helped…

a clock with wings flying in a bright sky

Time in ADHD

Eternity is how the ADHD brain lives up to the Time. God created the Universe and humankind in the form of Man and Woman. He connected us to Light and Darkness through the Circadian rhythm, daylight to keep us awake, night-darkness…

a music cassette back to 80's memory

Passion vs Obsession

The stigma wants that all autistics think the same. That is correct as in the way we think, though most of us have one specific field of expertise, what Mental Health professionals refer to as ‘One-way neuronal pattern’. A blessed…

A boy with a kite in hand and the setting sun across an autumn field

Environment and diagnoses

We know that the brain is the factory of emotions, but can natural elements take a toll? I previously mentioned Weather as a state of mind.I believe it is. Every person experiences weather differently, some like cold, some hot, some…

summer beach

Full-time autistic solo travelers

Exploring the many facets of Novelty and Rewiring. People change from time to time.Could Rewiring be time-sensitive? In order to elaborate Rewiring, we can’t omit Attachment and Leaving.Autists get easily attached to things because…

A bird flying away from a birdcage symbolizes freedom and escape.

ASD/ADHD Despair

Foreign environment can help in the short term for PTSD related issues. In the long run, it can take its toll even more so in autism. I m disheartened. I want to leave this place. The desire is stronger by the…

Break The Stigma

ASD/ADHD Patience

Back in my day, Mental Illness was a shame and hardly addressed byfamilies. Early intervention is paramount. Still nowadays, there is a lot of stigma but advocacy too. Let’s break Mental Illness Stigma together! I can’t wait to have…

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Holiday stress in Autism

Living abroad is a major challenge for autists yet I'm willing to follow my partner everywhere rather than being alone. I’m a European married man on ASD/ADHD living in Asia with my Asian wife. I constantly need to keep my mind…