rabia_elizabeth , to ActuallyAutistic group
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Two unexpected benefits of giving up :

I'm no longer as sensitive to sound as I was. That's a major win.

Overall I'm much less anxious too.

Just in time for , Alhamdulillah. The noise level in Mecca during Dhul Hijjah is famously bananas.

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rabia_elizabeth OP ,
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@pathfinder @actuallyautistic oh I am bringing two sets of Loops, Insha Allah. But it's nice to know that, if I forget to put them in when going outside, the sound probably won't decimate me as it once would have.

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Good. I didn't think there would be a problem using them. Hopefully if you need them, they'll help to make this everything you're hoping for.

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Folks who are going on are advised to get things ready in event of their while on pilgrimage. Getting things ready this way is good practice, for any adult in any event.

So I find myself telling my emergency contact guy here in Spain about all the folks who likely would want to hear about it when I die. First time I do this particular task.

(The formal estate stuff is just about all sewn up, thank God. But there is the matter of emotional needs.)

I'm and have never been able to sustain most human relationships. Even so, there's a small number of people who I think would want to know.

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ratcatcher ,
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@rabia_elizabeth

Maybe a sealed envelope with a list of usernames and passwords in a safe place that your contact knows about?

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rabia_elizabeth OP ,
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@ratcatcher @actuallyautistic @death @islam that sounds reasonable. And that safe place already exists, so I can simply add a new envelope.

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