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The word yearn annoys me. It phonetically sounds like pussy shit. I managed to dodge learning about yearning because I don’t come across it very often in my dealings with real ones. The literary app leaks it to me. Lo and behold. It is pussy shit. Yearning is valuing what you desperately want instead of what you immediately control , which reduces what you control, making it less likely to get what you want. This Newsletter is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It’s a strong feeling of deep desire or longing, often for something that is terminally over and is never going to happen. It often reflects a magical wish for something that one simply cannot have without a work ethic they don’t possess, time they don’t possess, or it comes with dire consequences for themselves and others. The biggest yearn is the thing or person who got away. Some yearn for the toxic ex while raising a family. Some yearn for the big break ...

  The uncomfortable truth about the “Autism Crisis” Autistic individuals have a suicide attempt rate 2-8 times higher than the general population, and are 3 to 5 times more likely to die by suicide. Autistic people have the lowest employment rates of any disabled group, with only 30% of autistic people in employment currently. The question is: Why? I’ve been diving into the data from the University of Cambridge study released yesterday. It’s the kind of research that makes your stomach turn. I’m about to share why the “mental health crisis” in the neurodivergent community isn’t what they’re telling you it is. This is the knowledge the system ignores because once you see it, you realise the “disorder” isn’t in the brain at all. The Findings: Experts found that the 3–5 times higher risk of suicide in the autistic community is largely rooted in lifelong inequalities , ranging from education and employment to healthcare gaps. The only solution: Researchers are urging governments to m...