Yesterday, it seemed like no matter what I did, I was the bad guy. I was assaulted by people I considered friends for a post on Facebook about adopting pets rather than buying them. I suspected tat they were into the whole puppy mill thing, but didn't really want to know for the sake of our friendship, but they decided that my post was aimed at them or offensive to them somehow and decided to not only attack me, but to sarcasticaly joke about the fact that they were into the breeding of dogs for profit. My wife said I was over reacting and wouldn't listen to what I had to say and then my day was just downhill. I had to record this to try and get it out of my system, but I ended up recording a meltdown.

In this episode I talk about how my life was, how I felt, what I thought when I was younger and growing up and how my diagnosis changed my life, my self-esteem, confidence and how it changed my understanding not only of my past, but my outlook on life and how I tackle issues now.

In this episode I talk about the hypocrisy surrounding what is happening in the Ukraine right now and the history behind the conflict that the main stream media won't report, hasn't reported and doesn't want you to know. The information is easily found online for those who wish to inform themselves instead of listening to the media source that we all know manipulate the information we receive in order to fit the narrative they choose to follow.

I also talk about coddling ourselves after being diagnosed and the need to create a balance between having a productive and active life and maintaining the necessary self care to keep us mentally and emotionally healthy.

And lastly, I talk about something that can be far more dangerous for us than the strong and obvious issues we face, and those are the subtle ones that come and go quickly, leaving us somewhat confused and irritated and not knowing why.

You can now watch my episodes on YouTube at my channel Peeling Back The Mask, or on Odysee.com on my channel TheAutisticTuber.

As always, you can find me on Instagram as Peeling_Back_The_Mask and Facebook at PeelingBackTheMask.

Thank you for listening!