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benjamincox

@benjamincox@writing.exchange

Aspiring screenwriter, widowed depressive, occasional film critic, advocate of common sense & defender of what idiots call 'woke'. User of too many emojis. 😁

Discovered my autism last year & now understand why I’ve been a square peg in a round hole all my life.

Eager to find beta readers & anyone who can help me improve my craft as well as readers of my work.

#Screenwriting #GTTO #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Depression

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benjamincox, to HashtagGames
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You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em…

grammargirl, to random
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We're the best!!! Grammar Girl just made the Writer's Digest list of 101 Best Websites for Writers! 🎉🎉🎉

We've been on the list before for the website, but this year is special because it's the first time we're on the list for the PODCAST. (Yes, the list of websites has a category for podcasts and YouTube channels.)

It means so much to me to know that people love and appreciate the show. Thank you to Writer's Digest and to all the people who listen! 1/2

benjamincox,
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@grammargirl @novelx456 Congratulations!

purplepadma, to random
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Went to the pub with Tom and a close friend. I felt quite normal and was able to engage in the conversation well. Heaps better than this morning. We were all annoyed though by the shrieking cackling women at the next table. My tolerance for drunken noise has greatly diminished since I gave up alcohol myself. Getting ready to go upstairs and read my book in bed now. Thank you to everyone who’s been so lovely today. Wishing you all a pleasant evening/goodnight

benjamincox,
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@purplepadma Sending you strength, positive vibes and support. Hope you have a great day tomorrow. 👊🏻

benjamincox, to HashtagGames
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The Golden Ghosts 👻

Skepticat, to random
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🕊RIP my sweet niece 💔

benjamincox,
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@Skepticat Sorry to hear this. You & your family have my sympathies. 😔

benjamincox, to HashtagGames
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Goldilocks, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

purplepadma, to random
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Just cried to my psychiatrist for 1/2 an hour. He says that he thinks there is something more than just bipolar going on for me to be having such significant mood shifts within a day. IDK, it’s happened before. He was concerned by how much I have deteriorated since we last spoke.

I told him that living on this rollercoaster is untenable, and that although I don’t have any active plans to end my life, I feel that I can’t be expected to live like this. I’m in a hopeless place right now. He agrees I need more support and is going to raise my case in the community MH team’s multidisciplinary team meeting and with psychological therapies. I told him I really miss having a CPN/therapist to check in with/offload to. He doesn’t want to tweak my meds but will get me some more diazepam. He was sorry to hear my condition, I’m usually so stable when we speak.

benjamincox,
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@purplepadma Glad to hear they’re taking you seriously. Just look after yourself and if you wanna talk, I’m here for you.

JeremyMallin, to actuallyautistic
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As someone who is actually autistic, should I use the ActuallyAutistic hashtag every time I talk about autism, or only sometimes, for more serious philosophical posts about autism? Or maybe only for my own personal experiences as someone who is autistic?

What do you do?

@actuallyautistic

benjamincox,
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@JeremyMallin @actuallyautistic I’m wary about using the hashtag as I have had negative comments, which aren’t good for me. ☹️

mraharrison, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic Hi all adults over 40, who were late diagnosed like me to share experiences. What's the best thing you did once you knew?

benjamincox,
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@mraharrison @actuallyautistic Once I figure this out, I’ll let you know. 🫤

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benjamincox,
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@usluck @silentbeauties I had no idea Snoopy was voiced by Joseph Stalin! 😱

benjamincox, to random
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I don’t think my manager has had his coffee this morning…

benjamincox, to random
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Is it normal to be wide awake at 1am, mentally drafting the hatchet job you’re going to write later when you review Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance? Especially when you’re up super early for work later this morning?

Asking for a friend… 🤔

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Important Question: Why is this image so overtly sexual?

benjamincox,
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@RickiTarr You know that finger has been places. 😳 Also, why is ET wearing George Lucas’ shirt? 🤔

benjamincox, to random
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Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer

Scouting For Girls - She’s So Lovely

The Feeling- Fill My Little World

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

Please don’t come at me! 😬

orci, to random
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There was a really loud frog outside my bedroom window. Turns out he was drowning in the pool. Don’t worry. He was rescued.

benjamincox,
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@orci That frog sounds like my spirit animal. 🫤

skaly, (edited ) to random
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Hi beautiful people. Today I did my audition to Berklee. I hope I get it but more than that I hope to get a scholarship as I can't afford the tuition fees. I know it's not likely, such a scholarship is rare and I didn't perform as well as I wanted to if the past few months weren't as heavily challenging as they were since the massacre. I did what I could and hope for the best. Whatsoever in the meantime I'm gonna put my focus back on both projects and jewellery making. More coming soon ❤️

benjamincox,
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@skaly Keeping fingers crossed for you! 🤞

benjamincox, to random
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benjamincox, to random
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Just watched Poor Things and honestly, it’s gonna take some time to process. 😳 But as a piece of art, it is simply stunning. 👍

dannotdaniel, to random
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Shout out to YOU in particular if you never stopped masking in closed public spaces. 😷

YOU are the real heroes.

benjamincox,
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@dannotdaniel People ask me why I still mask. “Because there are more reasons to do so than there are reasons not to.” 🤷🏻‍♂️

purplepadma, to random
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Good morning, my mood is quite low this morning, I think that’s been creeping up on me for a few days. I have a fair bit to do today, and I don’t want to do anything. First I need to get dressed then make like that meme eagle and take myself in a stupid little walk for my stupid little mental health. I would rather go back to bed and cry tbqh. Hope you’re feeling more chipper

benjamincox,
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@purplepadma Hope you’re feeling better soon. Here for a moan if you want.

KissAnne, to Marriage
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benjamincox,
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@KissAnne This is the sort of content that we need more of! Congratulations! 🥳

xtaldave, to random
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Rishi Sunak’s report finds low-traffic neighbourhoods work and are popular.

"Exclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures"

Dirty cheating bastards.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/08/low-traffic-neighbourhoods-generally-popular-report-ordered-by-sunak-finds

benjamincox,
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@xtaldave @Tooden Presumably, it’s buried in the same pit as all the reports of how Brexit has fucked us over. 🤨

Shufei, to actuallyautistic

Provoked by a dollop of hopeful shame, there are times I still wonder if I’m “on the spectrum”. Then something about human society wallops me right into “Yes. Yes, I really am so bloody autistic.” No matter how consummately I try to emulate, anticipate, script, conscript, or model it… neurotypical human social brouhaha is a game I can never ever really play at, never mind win.

I’m too old to really care to try anymore. So… cheers to us. 🥂

@actuallyautistic

benjamincox,
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@Shufei @actuallyautistic Since discovering my own , I keep wondering how autistic I actually am. I keep seeing characters on TV or in videogames like Sam from and feeling like a) they seem more autistic than myself and b) I share some of their traits as well. Until I get officially diagnosed, I’ll just keep asking myself the same questions. 🤔

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The hate on Bluesky is on a completely different level. I'm Iraqi Moroccan Israeli Jewish and someone told me to get back to Brooklyn (where I have never been and have never known anyone in). Every single thing I say about my own family experience surviving the massacre is "debunked". You can't debunk my literal life experience lmao. I didn't say one word against Palestinians, I only said the victims of the massacre matter - this is literally all I've said, and I got neverending hate comments.

benjamincox,
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@skaly I presume it’s called Bluesky because its users need to see more of it? 🤨

Alice, to random
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The worst thing about having a birthday the day after Cinco de Mayo is that everybody is always like "Here's a present for both Cinco de Mayo AND your birthday."

benjamincox,
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@Alice Happy birthday! I’m all out of edibles though, sorry! 🥳

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