https://robplosions.com/en/Living loud with autism, anger, addiction and everything in between.en-CAhttps://robplosions.com/en/blog/winter-depression-quebec/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/winter-depression-quebec/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to cope with seasonal depression in a long Québec winter: what seasonal affective disorder is, how light therapy works, and when to see a doctor.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/nature-and-mental-health/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/nature-and-mental-health/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Does nature help mental health? A guy with ASD living by the lakes and forest of La Petite-Nation on what being outside does for anxiety, and its limits.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/repairing-after-a-blow-up/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/repairing-after-a-blow-up/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you apologize after losing your temper? What a real apology needs, the traps I fell into for years, and when sorry stops being enough.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/losing-my-father-at-seven/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/losing-my-father-at-seven/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How does losing a parent as a child affect you as an adult? What the big registry studies found, and how it ties into my fear of abandonment.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/the-social-worker-who-gave-a-damn/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/the-social-worker-who-gave-a-damn/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How can a social worker help your mental health, and how do you get one in Québec? What they do, the CLSC and 811, and why one person who cares counts.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-masking-broke-me/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-masking-broke-me/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can masking cause burnout and mental illness? What the research says about autistic camouflaging, and what fifty years of it did to me.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/bipolar-or-neurodivergent/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/bipolar-or-neurodivergent/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you know if your mood swings are bipolar? How mania differs from an autistic or ADHD energy cycle, and why only a proper assessment can tell you.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/life-of-the-party-masking/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/life-of-the-party-masking/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is being the life of the party masking? Sometimes. How to tell enjoyment from performance, from a guy diagnosed late with ASD who played the role.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/the-bubble/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/the-bubble/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you get out of your comfort zone when you have anxiety? Why my bubble keeps shrinking, and the small, boring steps that actually get me out.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/mental-health-apps-that-help/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/mental-health-apps-that-help/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What are the best mental health apps? Free, privacy-respecting picks like Insomnia Coach and PTSD Coach, which shut down, and which I'd keep off my phone.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/if-its-bad-its-good/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/if-its-bad-its-good/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is there such a thing as an addictive personality? What research says, what's better supported, and my own list. Plus gambling and gaming help in Québec.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/taking-off-the-mask/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/taking-off-the-mask/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you stop masking as an autistic adult after decades? What I'm trying, what's gone sideways, and why unmasking is slow on purpose.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-to-bring-to-psychiatric-hospital/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-to-bring-to-psychiatric-hospital/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What to bring for a psychiatric hospital stay, what to leave home, and what staff will hold at intake. A practical list from someone who's been in.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/therapy-since-i-was-eight/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/therapy-since-i-was-eight/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why does therapy keep ending before it helps? Session caps. My cycle since age eight, and how to get continuity in Québec: CLSC, 811, insurance.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/hyperfocus-then-crash/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/hyperfocus-then-crash/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why you crash after hyperfocus, from someone who has done it for 50 years. What the crash is, why it hits ADHD and autistic brains, and what helps.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/boom-then-crash/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/boom-then-crash/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why do I start things with huge energy and then crash? What I've learned about hyperfocus, autistic burnout and the boom-and-bust cycle, and what helps.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/loving-someone-in-recovery/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/loving-someone-in-recovery/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you support a partner in addiction recovery? What I've learned from sixteen years off cocaine and heroin, and the groups built for partners.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/controlling-angry-outbursts/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/controlling-angry-outbursts/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you stop angry outbursts? What's working for me after decades of blowing up, from early warning signs to DBT skills, therapy and groups.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/self-medicating-undiagnosed-autism/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/self-medicating-undiagnosed-autism/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Do undiagnosed autistic adults self-medicate with drugs? What the research says, and what I've asked myself since my late autism diagnosis.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-is-masking/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-is-masking/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is autistic masking? A plain explanation from someone who masked for 50 years without knowing it, with what the research says it costs.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-a-psych-ward-is-like/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-a-psych-ward-is-like/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is a psychiatric ward really like? Less movie, more waiting room. An honest look from someone who checked himself in.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/books-for-the-late-diagnosed/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/books-for-the-late-diagnosed/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What to read after a late autism diagnosis. Books I'd hand a newly diagnosed adult, what each gets right, and the catch with each one.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-ocd-is-treated-erp/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-ocd-is-treated-erp/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000The best treatment for OCD is exposure and response prevention (ERP), sometimes with medication. What ERP is and how to find it in Québec.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/does-depression-ever-go-away/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/does-depression-ever-go-away/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Does depression ever go away permanently? What the guidelines say about relapse, what lowers the odds, and what "better" looks like in real life.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-socializing-wipes-me-out/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-socializing-wipes-me-out/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why am I exhausted after socializing, even when it went well? A guy with ASD in his mid-fifties on the social hangover, masking, noise, and what helps.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/bpd-autism-or-trauma/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/bpd-autism-or-trauma/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is it BPD or autism? How borderline personality disorder, autism and trauma overlap, how they're told apart, and why the right label matters.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/when-you-hate-yourself/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/when-you-hate-yourself/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What do you do when you hate yourself? What helped me, why self-hatred is often a symptom of something treatable, and where to get help today.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/medication-for-meltdowns/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/medication-for-meltdowns/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is there medication for autistic meltdowns and anger? What guidelines say, why there's no meltdown pill, and what medication can treat alongside autism.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/autistic-burnout-or-depression/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/autistic-burnout-or-depression/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Autistic burnout and depression look alike from the outside. The differences that matter, why they need different help, and how I tell them apart.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-stops-panic-attacks/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-stops-panic-attacks/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you stop a panic attack? Slow breathing, staying put, and letting it peak and pass. What helps me in the moment, and what treats panic for good.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/relapse-after-years-clean/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/relapse-after-years-clean/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000After years clean, tolerance is gone and the street supply has changed. Why relapse is so dangerous, and how to stay alive if it happens.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/i-checked-myself-into-psychiatry/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/i-checked-myself-into-psychiatry/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can you check yourself into a psychiatric hospital? Yes. How voluntary admission works, and the month I chose to stay after my 1998 attempt.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/antidepressants-change-who-you-are/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/antidepressants-change-who-you-are/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Do antidepressants change your personality? What they can and can't do, emotional numbness as a side effect, and why depression changes you more.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/games-and-mental-health/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/games-and-mental-health/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Are video games good for mental health? A game designer with autism and a recovery history on Tetris research, Celeste, and when gaming turns into hiding.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-long-autistic-burnout-lasts/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-long-autistic-burnout-lasts/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How long does autistic burnout last? What the research says (three months or more), what mine looked like, and what actually shortens it.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/building-self-esteem-after-50/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/building-self-esteem-after-50/Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can you build self-esteem later in life? Yes. What the research says about self-esteem and age, and what is slowly working for me in my mid-fifties.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/dual-diagnosis/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/dual-diagnosis/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What dual diagnosis (concurrent disorders) means, why addiction and mental health need treating together, and where to start in Québec.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/living-with-outbursts-where-the-line-is/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/living-with-outbursts-where-the-line-is/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Living with someone who explodes: what helps at home, why their anger isn't yours to manage, and the clear line where outbursts cross into abuse.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/run-a-room-friends-far-away/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/run-a-room-friends-far-away/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why can you be social but have no close friends? A former agency CEO on performing in public, masking, and the fear of letting anyone close.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-autistic-burnout-is/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-autistic-burnout-is/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is autistic burnout? Months of exhaustion, lost skills, and less tolerance for noise and people. Rob Scales explains it, with the research behind it.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/signs-of-adult-adhd/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/signs-of-adult-adhd/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What are the signs of ADHD in adults? The obvious ones, the ones that hide behind "just how I am", and how to get assessed in Canada and Québec.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-group-therapy-is-like/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-group-therapy-is-like/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What group therapy is like: how a session runs, therapy groups vs peer support groups, what the evidence says, and how to tell if a group is safe.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/imposter-syndrome-neurodivergent/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/imposter-syndrome-neurodivergent/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is imposter syndrome worse for autistic and ADHD people? What the research shows, why masking feeds it, and what I've noticed in my own head.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/when-anger-is-depression/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/when-anger-is-depression/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can depression make you angry? Yes. How a short fuse can be depression in disguise, how to tell, and what to do if your anger scares people.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/self-harm-and-tattoos/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/self-harm-and-tattoos/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can tattoos help with self-harm urges? My story, why tattoos are not a treatment, what real help looks like, and how to talk to someone who self-harms.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/intermittent-explosive-disorder/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/intermittent-explosive-disorder/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is intermittent explosive disorder (IED)? Plain facts, how it differs from meltdowns and regular anger, and how to get assessed in Québec.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/where-fear-of-abandonment-comes-from/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/where-fear-of-abandonment-comes-from/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What causes fear of abandonment in adults? Attachment, old hurts, being the odd one out, and when it's part of something like BPD. A plain-language look.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/na-vs-smart-recovery/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/na-vs-smart-recovery/Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NA vs SMART Recovery, explained by someone sixteen years off cocaine and heroin. How each one works, what it costs, and how to pick the one you'll go back to.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/grief-and-relief-after-late-diagnosis/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/grief-and-relief-after-late-diagnosis/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is it normal to grieve after a late autism diagnosis? Yes. Rob Scales on the relief, the anger and the grief for lost years after finding out at 50.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/agoraphobia-after-40/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/agoraphobia-after-40/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can you develop agoraphobia later in life? Yes. What it is, why it can start after 40 or even 65, how it differs from autism, and how it's treated.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-to-help-someone-suicidal/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-to-help-someone-suicidal/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How can you help someone who is suicidal? Ask directly, listen without judging, don't promise secrecy, connect them to help, and know when to call 911.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/intrusive-thoughts-dont-mean-you-want-it/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/intrusive-thoughts-dont-mean-you-want-it/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Do intrusive thoughts mean you want to do it? No. Why unwanted violent or sexual thoughts happen, why fighting them backfires, and when to get help.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/first-therapy-session/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/first-therapy-session/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What happens in a first therapy session: the questions they ask, confidentiality, fees, and how to tell if the therapist is a fit. From someone who's been.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/feeling-like-a-fraud/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/feeling-like-a-fraud/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why do you feel like a fraud even when you succeed? Imposter feelings, what the research says, and why masking autistic adults may feel it hardest.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/sixteen-years-clean/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/sixteen-years-clean/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is life like after 16 years clean? Quieter, more boring, better. An honest look at sixteen years without cocaine or heroin, problems included.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/hobbies-special-interests-as-medicine/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/hobbies-special-interests-as-medicine/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can hobbies improve mental health? A guy with ASD who writes, designs games, shoots photos and dives on how special interests help, and the burnout risk.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-nobody-saw-my-autism/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-nobody-saw-my-autism/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why are some autistic adults never diagnosed as kids? Old criteria, masking, and louder problems. Rob Scales on how his autism went unseen for 50 years.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-to-tell-someone-youre-suicidal/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-to-tell-someone-youre-suicidal/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you tell someone you're having suicidal thoughts? Who to tell, the actual words, texting it if talking is too hard, and what if they react badly.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/making-friends-after-50/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/making-friends-after-50/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you make friends after 50? Practical, unglamorous advice from a guy with ASD in his mid-fifties whose close friends all live far away, trying anyway.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/autistic-adults-have-meltdowns/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/autistic-adults-have-meltdowns/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Do autistic adults have meltdowns? Yes. What sets them off, why adults hide them until they get home, and what helps, from a guy diagnosed late.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-therapy-costs-quebec/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-therapy-costs-quebec/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How much a psychologist costs in Québec, what RAMQ and insurance cover, and the free and lower-cost options, from CLSCs and 811 to university clinics.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/lonely-in-a-neurodivergent-marriage/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/lonely-in-a-neurodivergent-marriage/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why do partners feel lonely married to an autistic man? What partners describe, what's going on from his side, and what can actually change.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/adult-autism-assessment-quebec/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/adult-autism-assessment-quebec/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to get an adult autism assessment in Québec: the free public route through your CLSC, the private psychologist route, waits, costs and what to bring.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/interrupting-self-sabotage/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/interrupting-self-sabotage/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you stop self-sabotaging? What helps me catch the urge to wreck good things, and what psychologists say works, including self-compassion.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/do-cravings-go-away/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/do-cravings-go-away/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Do drug cravings ever go away? They fade a lot, but not in a straight line. What research says, and what sixteen years without cocaine or heroin feels like.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/leaving-before-being-left/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/leaving-before-being-left/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why do some people leave relationships before the other person can leave them? Fear of abandonment, from someone who has done it for decades.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/depression-in-men/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/depression-in-men/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What does depression look like in men? Often less like sadness and more like anger, exhaustion, drinking or overwork. The signs, and where to get help.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/crisis-line-myths/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/crisis-line-myths/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Will a crisis line call the police on you? What 988 and 1 866 APPELLE actually say about emergency services, tracing, confidentiality and who can call.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-i-figured-out-i-was-autistic/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/how-i-figured-out-i-was-autistic/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do adults find out they're autistic? Usually after something breaks. Rob Scales on the signs he'd lived with for 50 years and the route to an assessment.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-i-cant-sleep/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-i-cant-sleep/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why anxiety and autism wreck sleep, from a guy with ASD who has spent a lot of nights awake. What helps, what doesn't, and when to see a doctor.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/audhd-explained/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/audhd-explained/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is AuDHD? A plain explanation of having both autism and ADHD, how common it is, why it's missed, and the questions I've had to ask myself.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/scared-to-leave-the-house/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/scared-to-leave-the-house/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why am I scared to leave the house? Anxiety, sensory overload, depression or agoraphobia. What sits behind it, why avoidance feeds it, and what helps.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/cbt-dbt-act-explained/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/cbt-dbt-act-explained/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000CBT, DBT and ACT explained plainly: what each therapy does, who it's for, and what to ask for in Québec.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/fear-of-success-is-real/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/fear-of-success-is-real/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is fear of success a real thing? Yes. Where the idea comes from, what drives it, and what it looks like in someone who backs away every time things work.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/opioid-withdrawal-safely/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/opioid-withdrawal-safely/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How do you safely get through opioid withdrawal? With medical help, not alone. Why it matters, where to go, and the overdose risk nobody warns you about.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/few-close-friends-mid-fifties/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/few-close-friends-mid-fifties/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is it normal to have few or no close friends as an adult? More common than people admit. My honest take in my mid-fifties, and the numbers behind it.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/is-a-late-autism-diagnosis-worth-it/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/is-a-late-autism-diagnosis-worth-it/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is an autism diagnosis worth it as an adult? Rob Scales, diagnosed at 50, on what it changed, what it didn't, and the honest downsides.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/meltdown-or-tantrum-adults/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/meltdown-or-tantrum-adults/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's the difference between a meltdown and a tantrum in adults? A guy diagnosed late with ASD on how to tell them apart, in others and in yourself.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-happens-when-you-call-a-crisis-line/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-happens-when-you-call-a-crisis-line/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What happens when you call 988 or 1 866 APPELLE, step by step: the recorded message, who answers, what they ask, and when emergency services get involved.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/ocd-not-about-cleaning/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/ocd-not-about-cleaning/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Most OCD isn't about cleaning. The types people miss, like harm thoughts, checking, scrupulosity and mental rituals, and how they differ from autism.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/partner-diagnosed-late/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/partner-diagnosed-late/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to support a partner diagnosed autistic as an adult, from the guy who got the diagnosis: what helped at home, what didn't, and support for you too.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/does-exercise-help-mental-health/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/does-exercise-help-mental-health/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Does exercise help depression and anxiety? Yes, with limits. What the NHS and WHO say, and why my all-or-nothing brain keeps wrecking my own plans.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-i-wreck-things-when-they-go-well/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/why-i-wreck-things-when-they-go-well/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why do people sabotage themselves when things go well? Self-handicapping, low self-esteem and the autistic cost of success, from someone who does it.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/brain-healing-after-cocaine/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/brain-healing-after-cocaine/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How long does it take the brain to heal from cocaine? What the research shows about recovery in the first months and year, from someone sixteen years out.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/autism-aware-therapist-quebec/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/autism-aware-therapist-quebec/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to find an autism-aware therapist or psychologist in Québec: the public route, the OPQ directory, what to ask first, and red flags.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/diagnosed-autistic-in-your-50s/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/diagnosed-autistic-in-your-50s/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Can you be diagnosed with autism at 50? Yes. Rob Scales found out at 50, in 2022, mid-breakdown. What an adult assessment involves and where to start.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-is-a-robplosion/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/what-is-a-robplosion/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Why do small things set off a huge explosion? Where the word "robplosion" came from, what I've learned sits underneath it, and what helps now.https://robplosions.com/en/blog/life-after-my-suicide-attempt/https://robplosions.com/en/blog/life-after-my-suicide-attempt/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is there life after a suicide attempt? I tried to take my life in 1998. What came after, what wasn't easy, and what I'd tell someone who survived one.