Tabaluga's

[Dreamy]

@Bunniekins did you get a bit of sleep? 

[avant-garde]

@Dreamy 

Is it just me...

When various services ask you how distressed you're feeling, my mind goes "depression and darkness isn't distressed, my emotion doesn't fit in their scale".

Distressed is me being overwhelmed with too many noises covering my head in a McDonald's dining area rocking back and forth waiting for my happy meal yesterday after dealing with more drivers not caring about the road rules.

[Dreamy]

@avant-garde oh it's definitely not just you. I actually find that It's actually very frustrating to be asked the level of distress cos it's hard to even put it on a scale. 

Distressed comes in many different forms and it's not a one size fits all situation. 

[avant-garde]

@Dreamy 

That first they bombard you with logistical questions about background and location like they just copied and pasted it and you tell them you're neurodivergent and that was overwhelming and that you don't know what distressed means and it's actually making you quite distressed with how they initially approached you...

I can see why people give up trying now...

[Dreamy]

@avant-garde oh I totally get you right now. I've reached out several times tonight and every single time I've been let down, made to feel like i don't matter and that my feelings aren't valid. 

[avant-garde]

@Dreamy and then they send you a feedback link

The shower helped, knowing I'm not alone in my frustrations helps

[Dreamy]

@avant-garde yes, then it's like do I leave feedback, is it worth it, do they really care about how I feel? 

You are never alone in anything ❤️

[avant-garde]

@Dreamy 

The one I just did didn't have any comments box, just 4 questions from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

So I guess that answers the question.

[Dreamy]

@avant-garde do you ever get people that take forever to reply? Like I'm in a crisis here and you leave me hanging for like 5 or 6 minutes at a time. 

[avant-garde]

@Dreamy 

I don't reach out often enough to really know... I know tonight it took 20 minutes to get to my chat window...

Most of the time I just don't bother because I feel like they won't help anyway and I can't handle that, so I'm better off battling alone