positivity and reassurance blog for a-spec ppl

You don't need anyone's permission to identify as ace or aro or to use any ace spectrum or aro spectrum labels. Only you know what labels feel right for you or not.

Happy international asexuality day!

Reminder that it's international asexuality day eve, so don't forget to leave milk and cake slices out tonight for all your local aces

Reminder that repulsion comes in a lot of different forms. Feeling, nausea, anxiety, uncomfortable, an urge to run away, or feeling annoyed or grating can be signs of repulsion.

Gray-aros matter. And are an important part of the aro community.

It’s more important that a label is useful than it is that it’s 100% accurate.

Befriend an aro who has ADHD

The aspec reading this? You're made of awesome!

Prioritizing your own mental well-being is more important than people in your life you who don’t fully accept you, or who tear you down. You’re not doing anything wrong by choosing to walk away from those people.

It’s fine if you can’t tell if people are attractive or not.

It’s your choice what attractions you want to label or not.

You decide what things in life are important and necessary for you. You choose your passions and what you find fulfilling. And that may include sex and/or romance, and it may not.