a long-overdue finality
hey guys,
this is pretty long overdue, but it’s important. i’m going to leave this blog and say goodbye to it. at the end of the week i’ll have finished my first term at uni, and i found out that i really cannot balance this blog on top of all the work im set. ive said for months that id open the ask box back up, and just havent had the time, so im sorry to break that promise but i wont open it up again. also, even though i wont be leaving tumblr myself, with the latest round of tumblr-shutdown panic now is as good a time as any.
this blog has been damn instrumental to me understanding myself, and my neurodivergences. i am coping infinitely better with the stresses of life, largely just because i understand my limits and my problems, and ive found acceptance for them. the autistic community has been great for that too, and it’s honestly an honour to have had a part in it. another reason for deciding to leave this blog is that autistic isnt an identity for me anymore. dont get me wrong, i am still autistic and always will be, but i can cope with it in such a way that means it plays a less significant part of my life, and that’s what feels right for me.
i’ve loved interacting with you guys - it’s what’s kept this blog going for so long and kept me from deleting for ages. thank you for making this such a rewarding experience. im still happy to interact with you, but on my personal blogs (without the stress of running a blog).
this blog has been my baby. every single ask and submission ive read and tagged, every question ive answered, and every change ive made, ive done myself. i think the first 50+ “how to’s” were just me churning out relatable content (mostly on the bus home from college haha). it’s because of this (and ironically my autistic adversity to changing ownership) that i’m not going to transfer the blog to another mod, or share blog ownership with anyone else
so what’ll happen to this blog? it will become completely inactive. i will still leave everything up as an archive and resource for everyone, but i’ll probably transfer the blog to another account that i never check.
and now to relinquish my poorly-kept, thinly-veiled anonymity. if you want to follow me or ask me anything, you can find me at:
@painfog (my disability blog. if u have any ND or disability questions, you can shoot them my way
@badfey (my main blog)
so long, my friends! it’s been a good run
from beck (/ocsar) x