[ SECRET POST #2955 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2955 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

10. http://i.imgur.com/mcBlAFk.png

[(Anonymous)]

That's really cool.

[kallanda_lee]

I concur!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad that DW has helped you in that way. :)

[(Anonymous)]

This is a cool secret, well done, OP.

[(Anonymous)]

Awww, that's great. I'm glad it helped, OP. <3

[inkdust]

I've never watched any DW, but I love that. As someone who also struggles very much with various types of change.

[(Anonymous)]

That really is very cool. And I'm glad it worked for you!

[(Anonymous)]

Good on you, OP!

[(Anonymous)]

This is really cool OP.
I really love how the aspect of regeneration in Doctor Who is applicable to so many situations, it's one of the most interesting parts of the show.

[cloud_riven]

Agreeing with everyone else here: this is one of the coolest secrets we've had in a while.

[(Anonymous)]

This is pretty great, and I love how you phrased this secret. So clearly put.

[(Anonymous)]

That's a great way of looking at it OP! I hope it's helping you :]

[(Anonymous)]

That's great OP

Also this secret and its thread gives me warm fuzzies

[(Anonymous)]

That is so comforting to me as well, Anon.

[(Anonymous)]

It's really cool that Doctor Who helped you in that way! This secret is such a good example of how fiction can make people's lives better.

Transcript

[(Anonymous)]

Image: the Tenth Doctor’s regeneration

Text: I have autism and all my life I’ve had trouble with different people fulfilling the same role, like teachers, physicians, church pastors and choir directors. I coped better if I was the one moving to a new school or church, but having the people change was always really hard for me to handle. I cried every day for a month when my favorite school teacher moved away and a new teacher took his place. The new classroom never felt “right” to me.

Then I started to watch Doctor Who and something about seeing the Doctor regenerate clicked with my brain. Now when people come and go in my life, I try to mentally frame it as the Doctor regenerating and do my best to accept the new person who has come into my familiar space.

B!S: I do not have a “favorite” Doctor. I like them all because I learned to accept that he changes.

I also use that metaphor, in different situations.

[solarbird]

Well, that's certainly pro-adaptive. Well done, OP.

[lb_lee]

I never thought of it that way before, OP. That's a really good idea! I don't have a problem with folks leaving my life so much, but I DO have trouble with moving long distances. Maybe I can try to see it as a PLACE regenerating, rather than a person.

--Rogan

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who is about to make a major move away from an area that I've lived all my life to a new state, I was very glad to read this. I'm not alone! :)

[lb_lee]

Moving suuuuucks, no matter what circumstances surround it. You could be moving to a magical tropical island to a fantastically well-paying job and it'd still be stressful. Moving while disabled (and keeping all the various paperwork in order) is even worse.

It's just that every time, I get fixated on the idea that I am making a terrible mistake, the place I move to will be EVEN WORSE than the one I'm at, and for some unfathomable reason, I will never be able to move again, so I will merely be trapped in Hellandia. Even though that's totally silly and I've moved a bunch of times.

--Rogan

[(Anonymous)]

This is beautiful.

[annethecatdetective]

Thank you so much for sharing that, seriously.

I have trouble adjusting to losing familiar people and having new ones step into their roles, even if I like the new person just fine, and I'm going to be dealing with a new administrator soon and I've been stressing out about it even though I know they won't hire anyone who they don't trust to be just as good. Even if I don't use the method exactly, just the reminder to accept change is something I really needed.

(also autistic and not great w/ change)