I’ve been distant from Cyber Land.  I am choosing not to share too many details out of respect for my own privacy and dignity.

I will tell you that in the over five years of living on my own, I wasn’t honest and transparent about things, including my mental health.

As is well-known, autistic people have difficulty keeping secrets. For me, this usually doesn’t happen until I reach my breaking point.

That happened last week.

Many shared concerns about my well-being. These are now what I see as warning signs.

As I have tried to do in the past, I tried to make things right on my own.

In doing so, I caused so many people who were trying to help break down because they were helpless.

My family told me that I need to be honest to get the help that I needed and make things right.

I knew that I had to get back on track and be honest about things.

In the beginning, this was difficult, but as time passed, it got better.

That included allowing my family into my life, as they know me best.

I got home and they got me through the challenges.

They helped me get comfortable and on the right track. They did what needed to be done.

They were disappointed in me and then I was disappointed in myself.

Having an awesome therapist also helped too and being able to discuss things calmly, respectfully, and out in the open.

Doing this provided a huge amount of relief and I realized that I was being heard.

I realized that within a matter of a few days of me making my destructive decision is when my parents saw a change in me.

I also learned that my behavior prevented them from doing things because of their great concern for my well-being and safety.

I now know that being honest begins the journey of getting what you need and making things right.

I also personally feel that the chain of events that occurred was the “perfect storm” of setting me in the right direction.

I also know that my loving and supportive family is one of my best assets.

When outlining the timeline of events what led to things coming to their demise, they had known the longest.

I also recognized that I need to separate and lessen my load, including my digital footprint and other things to make life not as overwhelming as it has been.

What is of importance is my mental well-being. Also, it is important to be honest and ask for help when I need it.

I named this post Bouncing Back from Adversity because it is one of the questions on the nomination form of an award I won many years ago, particularly being a “Leader in Recovery.”

Adversity is another word for misfortune. I always bounce back from my misfortune, partly because I have an amazing community of people that care for me.

I bounced back from many things, and this I will bounce back from too!