An autistic woman with a busy week ahead of her has forgotten that her fatigue will always win in the end, sources have said.
Megan Aldrich, 37, is “absolutely certain” she isn’t asking too much of herself this week – the thought of bouncing between shifts at work, scheduled appointments and “chilled” coffee dates reportedly does not faze her, although she seems to have forgotten that even just being alive is exhausting.
Aldrich said: “I broke down crying this morning because I have too much to do, but I just managed to clear off all my emails, which has momentarily made me feel invincible. So I’m just going to ride that wave until my sanity crumbles around me and I lose the ability to make speaky-words come out of my face-mouth.”
“I do try to prioritise what’s most important, but the problem is that everything’s important. I have to take my daughter to Build-a-Bear because I don’t want to give her a reason to read Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents when she’s older. I also have to go to this 11pm gallery opening with my friends because if I end up friendless and uncultured I’ll only have myself to blame.”
“It’ll all be okay as long as I can get really good at sleeping between now and tomorrow night.”
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