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Posted 2 years agoYo, I finally got a Bluesky code.
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[RANT] Autism and Suicide
Posted 3 years agoCONTENT WARNING: Suicide
FYI:
If you think anything in this journal is disrespectful, please let me know.
Oh and don't post comments insulting or otherwise demeaning people for committing suicide. That is really disrespectful to them and I will not tolerate it.
So around two months ago I learned
shertu committed suicide. You can see my thoughts on it here. Later I learned that MystDingo also committed suicide in late August, which hurt me a little bit but not a huge amount because I never knew the guy and he had no influence on my life whatsoever. I'm not sure if I should cover him here because idk if he had Autism or not.
And now just as the wounds Shertu's suicide opened were properly healing up after my time at FurJAM I learned that
rocoro committed suicide in April and a good friend of his died just yesterday. I did not know Rocoro nearly as much as I did Shertu as he lived outside of Australia but what made me know him was that he had a short stint in my local furry Telegram community and was generally speaking a cool guy. I read his suicide note (you can read it here) and, while I cried inside, my anger burned far, far greater because he was also bloody damn autistic and the struggles of autism, and the stigma against it, contributed to his death in no small way.
This also comes after another autistic person I personally knew, a family friend, died not even a month after Shertu died from let's just say escalating health issues following a long series of hospital visits where the nurses could not figure out what his health issues were, instead passing them off as him having panic attacks because of his autism.
In just a year TWO autistic people who I knew killed themselves; in no small part due to the stigma of autism in just a year and a THIRD one I knew who died possibly due to nurses misidentifying his escalating health issues as him panicking due to his autism. I've recently seen some of my other friends be it autistic, ADHD, Asperger's, etc. be driven to the brink and I myself had an episode where I could have potentially been suicidal early last month because of Shertu's suicide combined with other personal issues.
My anger at the world is immeasurable, almost at the point where I doubt I could ever forgive it for the near endless pain and suffering it gives to those who aren't of the perfect neurotypical model society expects of you. Very few people know how to deal with people who struggle with autism and other mental health conditions - they just always expect you to be neurotypical because that's the vast majority of who they interact with. You're expected to work, and look for work, under conditions meant for neurotypical people that quickly weed out those who are not of the neurotypical sort. Parents who are not willing to put in the time to understand these mental health issues can inflict immeasurable amounts of damage during the period of time where the kids are at their most susceptible to mental trauma, wherever it be out of not understanding how it works or out of malice. The suicide rate for autistic people is six times higher than it is for normal people and is linked to poor mental health support.
I am deeply fortunate that I live with loving parents who just want me to do whatever makes me feel happy. I would be in a horrible state if I lived just about anywhere else. I will be doing what I can to spread awareness of autistic people and the problems they face on a daily basis and to push for better mental health support in regards to them.
F*** this world. Seriously. Sincerely Orithan Fox.
FYI:
If you think anything in this journal is disrespectful, please let me know.
Oh and don't post comments insulting or otherwise demeaning people for committing suicide. That is really disrespectful to them and I will not tolerate it.
So around two months ago I learned
shertu committed suicide. You can see my thoughts on it here. Later I learned that MystDingo also committed suicide in late August, which hurt me a little bit but not a huge amount because I never knew the guy and he had no influence on my life whatsoever. I'm not sure if I should cover him here because idk if he had Autism or not.And now just as the wounds Shertu's suicide opened were properly healing up after my time at FurJAM I learned that
rocoro committed suicide in April and a good friend of his died just yesterday. I did not know Rocoro nearly as much as I did Shertu as he lived outside of Australia but what made me know him was that he had a short stint in my local furry Telegram community and was generally speaking a cool guy. I read his suicide note (you can read it here) and, while I cried inside, my anger burned far, far greater because he was also bloody damn autistic and the struggles of autism, and the stigma against it, contributed to his death in no small way.This also comes after another autistic person I personally knew, a family friend, died not even a month after Shertu died from let's just say escalating health issues following a long series of hospital visits where the nurses could not figure out what his health issues were, instead passing them off as him having panic attacks because of his autism.
In just a year TWO autistic people who I knew killed themselves; in no small part due to the stigma of autism in just a year and a THIRD one I knew who died possibly due to nurses misidentifying his escalating health issues as him panicking due to his autism. I've recently seen some of my other friends be it autistic, ADHD, Asperger's, etc. be driven to the brink and I myself had an episode where I could have potentially been suicidal early last month because of Shertu's suicide combined with other personal issues.
My anger at the world is immeasurable, almost at the point where I doubt I could ever forgive it for the near endless pain and suffering it gives to those who aren't of the perfect neurotypical model society expects of you. Very few people know how to deal with people who struggle with autism and other mental health conditions - they just always expect you to be neurotypical because that's the vast majority of who they interact with. You're expected to work, and look for work, under conditions meant for neurotypical people that quickly weed out those who are not of the neurotypical sort. Parents who are not willing to put in the time to understand these mental health issues can inflict immeasurable amounts of damage during the period of time where the kids are at their most susceptible to mental trauma, wherever it be out of not understanding how it works or out of malice. The suicide rate for autistic people is six times higher than it is for normal people and is linked to poor mental health support.
I am deeply fortunate that I live with loving parents who just want me to do whatever makes me feel happy. I would be in a horrible state if I lived just about anywhere else. I will be doing what I can to spread awareness of autistic people and the problems they face on a daily basis and to push for better mental health support in regards to them.
F*** this world. Seriously. Sincerely Orithan Fox.
4/4
Posted 3 years agoIt's this time of year again. 4th of April, Foreskin Appreciation Day, is rapidly approaching.
Foreskin Appreciation Day is a day where you post foreskins/uncut penises in art/literature/whatever you have made or commissioned, no matter how tasteful or lewd, to show our love for uncut penises and foreskins in the Furry Fandom! The official tag for 4/4 is 4444Skin so be sure to tag whatever art you submit for the day with it.
As for me, I plan on getting art to celebrate 4/4. Stay tuned to see some art from me pop up in your feed :3
This is NOT a statement for pro-foreskin or a statement against circumcision. This day purely exists for appreciating foreskin and uncut penises in art and literature without any stigma attached to them. Please do not turn it into something that is not.
See the journal that started this all. They explain what 4/4 for Foreskin is better than I do: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8646628/
Foreskin Appreciation Day is a day where you post foreskins/uncut penises in art/literature/whatever you have made or commissioned, no matter how tasteful or lewd, to show our love for uncut penises and foreskins in the Furry Fandom! The official tag for 4/4 is 4444Skin so be sure to tag whatever art you submit for the day with it.
As for me, I plan on getting art to celebrate 4/4. Stay tuned to see some art from me pop up in your feed :3
This is NOT a statement for pro-foreskin or a statement against circumcision. This day purely exists for appreciating foreskin and uncut penises in art and literature without any stigma attached to them. Please do not turn it into something that is not.
See the journal that started this all. They explain what 4/4 for Foreskin is better than I do: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8646628/
Shameless plug for JakeNorthcote
Posted 5 years agoHeya there, 
JakeNorthcote is holding a raffle to win a slot in a NSFW artwork with him.
Anyone who is 18+ are free to join.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9483742/
JakeNorthcote is holding a raffle to win a slot in a NSFW artwork with him.Anyone who is 18+ are free to join.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9483742/
[CLOSED] 500 Watchers! Raffle time!
Posted 7 years agoOh wow. I've hit 500 Watchers. Great! It is such a pleasure to have this many people watching me and I thank you all for it.
To celebrate this I will be holding a raffle, for an art with my fursona and your character together in an either SFW or NSFW art - which I will discuss. Keep things simple; no wings, no humans, only vertebrate species, preference for male mammals. I will be deciding on the artist, but you may have input on who I commission.
In order to participate, you must do the following:
-> Be watching me. Any new watchers are accepted.
-> You must have at least one ref sheet already made. You are to link to your ref sheet in your post. When posting NSFW references, you must link to the FA post and not directly link to the image and you must tag it as [NSFW]. Edit: Forgot to mention this, but you must own the ref sheet you provided.
-> You are to post in this journal. Replies to other peoples comments in this journal do not count
Once you do this, I will comment on your post to give you a number and one number only. In a week or if I reach 100 participants I will close off this raffle and run a randomly generated number to decide the winner.
To celebrate this I will be holding a raffle, for an art with my fursona and your character together in an either SFW or NSFW art - which I will discuss. Keep things simple; no wings, no humans, only vertebrate species, preference for male mammals. I will be deciding on the artist, but you may have input on who I commission.
In order to participate, you must do the following:
-> Be watching me. Any new watchers are accepted.
-> You must have at least one ref sheet already made. You are to link to your ref sheet in your post. When posting NSFW references, you must link to the FA post and not directly link to the image and you must tag it as [NSFW]. Edit: Forgot to mention this, but you must own the ref sheet you provided.
-> You are to post in this journal. Replies to other peoples comments in this journal do not count
Once you do this, I will comment on your post to give you a number and one number only. In a week or if I reach 100 participants I will close off this raffle and run a randomly generated number to decide the winner.
