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Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

Dedicated to all the unsung heros who fight personal battles every day that others don't see. #chronicillnesswarrior #chronicpainwarrior #invisibleillnessawareness #invisibledisabilityawareness #invisiblebattles #ChronicIllness

February 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

Though I have multiple chronic conditions I never expected I would ever have a heart attack. To celebrate still being here, I've dropped my ebook's price to a heart-stopping 99c. #chronicillness #booksky
#99centreads #scadsurvivor #scadawareness #99centbooks #bookdeals www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1HXD7GW

January 30, 2026 at 4:38 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

Why is it the people, including many doctors, think that because they can't see your chronic illness or disability you must be imagining them?
#invisibledisabilityawareness #chronicillnessawareness #notimaginingit #chronicillness

January 29, 2026 at 2:01 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

Can anyone identify these flowers? They grow from bulbs with thin reed-like stalks and stiff long grass-like leaves. I see them in many garden but can't find them in garden stores. #gardening #identifythisplant #whatfloweristhis

October 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

A gimmicky project gets funded 27 times, but my campaign raises $1!(I put $30 to start it off). People will buy a rock but not a book. I GIVE UP.
#SICKANDTIREDOFLIFE #igiveup #imdonetrying #WhyBotherAnymore #tiredoftrying #feelingbroken #whatstheuse #booksky www.kickstarter.com/projects/sbo...

October 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

First spring flowers, some from my new garden, most picked from along my morning walk. #spring #gardening #cutflowers

October 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

Escape to Hawaii's turquoise oceans and tropical breezes and fall in love with Shooting Stars.
#beachreading #slowburnromance #romanticcomedyreads #moviestarromance #hawaiilovestory #FatedLove #awardwinningbook #bookforthebeach #HolidayReading
#booksky

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October 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

There are two parts to being a true writer: storytelling and the writing. Anyone can tell a story, but a real writer turns a story into an adventure, a tragedy, a drama... #realwriting #realwriters #greatwriting

September 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

You know you're in the country in New Zealand when you see gum boots outside shop entrances, however, this was a new one for me...

I thought someone was passed out! His condition was far worse, - missing his whole torso, lol. #countryliving #ruralnewzealand #kiwicountrylife

September 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

I feel like I'm stumbling about in the dark, I can't tell if I'm making the right choices or going in the right direction. Failure is supposed to be a learning opportunity, but how do you know what the answer is when you weren't given the question? #MentalHealth #mymusings #WhatTheHeckAmIDoing

Image with text, which reads "Making decisions in life is like taking an exam you didn't study for and receiving an illegible question paper. Not only do you have to guess the answer, you also have to hope you guessed the question.

September 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

As a high-functioning autistic person, I've met many low-functioning neurotypicals. Funny how they don't get labels, though. It seems normal is normal, no matter how dysfunctional it is, as long as it applies to the majority. #neurodiversity #labels #highfunctioningautism

Image with text which reads: 'I find it laughable that I'm seen as disabled for having autism because I'm socially awkward and struggle with sensory overload, yet I often outperform 'normal' people when it comes to problem-solving and working things out for myself without any instructions. It would seem to me that many neurotypicals are low-functioning
and need the disabled label more than I do.'

August 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

I've been thinking about lost loves recently, men who dumped me for being 'too intense' etc. I know now that I am neurodivergent but at the time they judged me according to what they thought I should be. If only they could just SEE me. #authenticself #therealme #neurodiversity #loveonthespectrum

Image with text which reads: 'I just wanted you to see me. The REAL me. Not the person your assumptions and biases portrayed me to be.

August 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

I had a therapist ask me what I would want my life to be if she had a magic wand to make it so. She then said that dream life vision was my new goal. The problem is that to achieve that goal, I would have to be cured of my chronic illnesses and be 20 years younger. #toxicpositivity #MentalHealth

Image with text that says: The problem with magic-wand thinking is that it requires a magic wand.

August 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

A downside of autism is that I love too hard. A fatal flaw, apparently. Now I avoid relationships - I'm tired of being misunderstood and rejected. I wonder, though, if my exes who chose 'easier' relationships may regret giving up on me.
#autistim #neurodiversity #neurosky #rejectedbylove #lostlove

A quote about being rejected for loving too hard.

August 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

News linking autism to the Neanderthals made me cringe - the last thing we need is to be compared to cavemen! But then, other studies suggest that Homo sapiens wiped out the Neanderthals, so I guess being bullied for being different is nothing new. #autism #neurodiversity #neurosky #neuroskyence

August 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Skye Bothma

@skyebothma.bsky.social

Introducing My Musings: my random thoughts, words of wisdom (at least I think so), quotes and observations about life, love and being human conveniently bite-sized. Only on Bluesky.