Cyn Collins

Feb 1, 2025 | medium.com | Cyn Collins

Cyn Collins·Follow2 min read·--I’m sitting here alone, eating a burger, and wondering what people think when they see me. Not the real me – the one I know myself to be – but the version of me they hear about secondhand. The one shaped by someone else’s words. It’s strange, really. How easy it is for people to form opinions based on half a story. I know I’m different. ADHD, HSP, RSD – it all makes me experience the world more intensely.

Jan 31, 2025 | medium.com | Cyn Collins

Day 1Cyn Collins·Follow2 min read·--Some decisions come quickly – like an instinct, a reflex, a sudden knowing. Others creep in quietly, unwelcome but persistent, settling into the cracks of your thoughts until you can’t ignore them anymore. This is one of those decisions. I don’t know exactly when I realized that something had to change. Maybe it was a slow unraveling, a collection of small moments that seemed insignificant at the time but, when pieced together, told a different story.