Me, autistic, having healed much of my trauma, who routinely helps others get a better perspective on their own lives: "Who am I to offer therapy services? What qualifications do I have?"

ABA Providers: "It's cool I read a brochure about this. Will that be cash or check?"

current status: contemplating an autistic advice OnlyFans account

Me, in a comically tight shirt on a webcam: "Your problem is that you internalized the idea that you need someone else to tell you if you're okay or not. Your own definition of ok was never accepted by your caregivers, and that's made you center others' opinions over your own..."

Me, leaning over seductively: "Yeah, boundaries are really hard if your own boundaries were never accepted growing up, which happens to a lot of us. It feels really unfair that other people get to walk all over us but we have to always respect their every whim, right? Well..."

Me casually tousling my own hair: "The thing you have to accept is that you may never get that apology from your brother, and it's up to you to decide whether that means it's safe to have him in your life.

I know, I know, it's really hard. We love family, but they can be toxic."

Me, shirtless but real chill about it: "Oh, honey, that wasn't your fault at all. I know you were made to feel responsible, but honestly think about it from this perspective - how would you feel if someone else was telling you that story about their own life?"