Are you involved in an org? Why/Why not?
If you are, what's it like for you as a neurodivergent person? Do you feel like you have a niche or otherwise fit in?
Are you involved in an org? Why/Why not?
If you are, what's it like for you as a neurodivergent person? Do you feel like you have a niche or otherwise fit in?
I was/am one of the originators of the union drive at my work, currently bargaining our first contract. I was burnt out from the work/toxic management/normal life things before, but have completely hit the wall. I am lucky that I'm able to take like a month long vacation from work and in so doing I'm also backing off from the union stuff a bit.
For the positive, I think my excitement and hyperfixation on learning and compiling was probably very much needed to keep momentum. I am very comfortable with everyone I was organizing with and it seemed like I had a knack for kinda getting everyone together. It kinda became a special interest/hyper fixation so I feel like that was a strength. But, I also was so obsessed and would ruminate so much I'd lose sleep thinking about it and strategizing and I think I burned myself out.
It's been extremely taxing and a complete Rollercoaster ride of exciting, invigorating, demoralizing, and frustrating. I'm AuDHD and so for the first year basically I was going HARD researching everything I could to figure out how to start a union, persuading my coworkers, networking with other unionized social service workers, compiling other contracts to study, reading strategy, acting as a de facto steward, being on the bargaining committee.....it's left me with hardly any energy for work even, much less any other kind of socializing or ability to participate in other political/mutual aid activities....I'm kinda dreading going back to it, because I feel like I've really carried the whole process and am so so tired. I'm really proud to be a part of it but I don't know that I would be able to be the main organizer to herd all the cats as the figure of speech goes, way too taxing for me
This sounds exactly like my attempt at organizing a dsa chapter in my hometown. ❤️ I relate to this so hard, especially
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I hope you find a way to balance things, or to talk to your fellow organizers about what's going on and ask them to find ways they can contribute and take some of the burden off you. ❤️ You're doing something awesome, and you deserve not just accolades but accommodation and care.
Thank you so much comrade![meow-hug meow-hug](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/28d86083-caf1-46d9-b565-569425bb5451.png)
I'm interested in hearing what your experience was like as well! Were you able to get it off the ground?