Post #1651562
2026-04-05 10:52 UTC
@aegir I get that!
I’m having a hard time accepting I need to live my life by timers. It makes me feel broken and anxious, so I resist using them and then the issue reoccurs.
Sounds like I need to push through the feelings and accept I need help and that it’s ok.
Like I’d feel like it’s ok for anyone else to use them. Did/do you feel shame or anxiety for actively living with timers?
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@aegir@toot.wales 2026-04-05 11:13
@lifewithtrees I’ve never had shame for using timers or other assistive technology, more a sense of relief it exists. I had lots of shame for seemingly never been able to meet people’s standards, they all ‘know time’ and I could never get it, and it was always my fault, some moral failing (hey, this is my family. Now I have calendar reminders and timers and it’s an effective ‘neurotypical mask’ 🙄