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Intersections: Being a Disabled, Non-Binary, Autistic, & Ace Survivor

By Guest Post| 2018-04-09T22:56:12-04:00 June 28th, 2016|Categories: By & For Ace Survivors, Intersectional Issues, Personal Narratives|Tags: accessibility, autism, disability, dissociative amnesia, dissociative disorder, gender dysphoria, intersectional ace survivor stories, non-binary, parental abuse, sex repulsion, sex-aversion, sexual assault|

Being non-binary makes things really hard. Almost all of the help for victims of sexual assault are gendered. The general mental health care professionals are fine with my asexuality at first — but as soon as I bring up what happened it becomes something to be cured.

Asexuality, hypothyroidism, and PTSD
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Asexuality, hypothyroidism, and PTSD

Asexuality, hypothyroidism, and PTSD

By Elizabeth| 2018-04-10T01:21:26-04:00 September 23rd, 2015|Categories: Asexuality & Mental Health, By & For Ace Survivors, Intersectional Issues, Personal Narratives|Tags: corrective rape, disability, hypothyroidism, medical treatments, medications, migraines, ptsd|

The only reason they found out that I have hypothyroidism at all is because I decided to try some medication for PTSD, so they screened me for it. PTSD shares some of the same symptoms—poor memory and concentration, depression, and fatigue (from PTSD affecting the quality of sleep). Some of my other symptoms could have been explained by other factors, too. So I think it went undiagnosed for a long time.