This is how the forest saved me (autistic pov)

[@figpixie]

I recently started college and have found solace in the woods on the outskirts of campus when things get tough. Something about nature and autism complement each other very well, it's a wonderful, rich, and beautiful space that leaves us enough room to be who we are. This video was a wonderful reminder of that 🌻

[@faerysoul]

Very nicely said.

[@julia2453]

Same! I started college a few weeks ago and was feeling very drained by being around so many people. Recently I found myself walking to the community garden and feeling rejuvenated 💖

[@scriptyshake]

Same, but with high school. I was lucky to have a huge forest right next to my high school. I felt like a ghost in my own friend group, they weren't really friends. Then I started going into the forest, sitting in the grass and eating lunch there. The forest really healed me, I had time for myself to recharge and realised I didn't have to fear being alone.

[@faerysoul]

@@scriptyshake I am so glad you found a sanctuary there!

[@andhewonders]

p​@@scriptyshakeI found it in primary school, I was in grade one when the school gathered into one room to watch the first Moon landing, everyone focused on the screen, I seized the opportunity granted by invisibility and snuck out, I went down to the rapids in the River, there I watched the tide run in, then out, the World was so peaceful when everyone focused on the tv, I'm 62 now, and still get that feeling on a Sunday, or a public holiday, I live in a Forest, and have no desire to conform.

[@charlotteruppert2207]

Nature is so much more nurturing than most humans can be.

[@KookaburraCrumbs]

Yes, when the weather is not too hot or too cold, and the wind is not too strong, and the rain is not too hard, and the sun not too strong. And when the spiders aren't stinging, the ants aren't biting, the snakes aren't striking, the bears aren't chasing ... ;-)

[@joyful-dc9gn]

Once upon a time we were all just part of the flora and and fauna. And understanding was a part of our being. And then- - - -

[@CampingforCool41]

I always felt like a ghost when I went to school. Although I also often wished I actually was a ghost, because then it wouldn’t be so humiliating knowing that people/could/ actually see and hear me, but just ignored me anyway. Spending time in nature was usually much less lonely than being around people.

[@faerysoul]

So sorry to hear that, and I can relate to that! Hugs

[@HermitFanimations]

Aw, I relate to that a lot. If we were schoolmates, I think I would have loved to be ghost friends with you! Two little ghosts able to see and know each other in the way no other person could have. 💙

[@Facilitatingloveonearth]

Thank you, Faery Soul, I can so relate. I’ll meet you in the Forest.

[@thequackhouse4658]

Thank You for this. You nailed this feeling, this, state of mind. Bless Your beautiful Soul

[@fleischliebe430]

deeply relatable!! I believe that we (as a part of the larger collective) are going back to the Lady, back to our connection to Mother Earth. Back and forward into a time where I believe especially women will take an important role as healers, witches or magicians if you will and beings that bring us back to a spiritual connection with the soil and everything that lives on it.

[@faerysoul]

Thanks Clemens!

[@MrAngelDevilSoul]

You seem happy and in peace. I'm glad for you.

[@livluna436]

So happy for you❤ I feel the same way. I come alive in the forest. I am finally moving to the forest now, so exited! The city is just draining my energy constantly, it is so hard to connect to my soul and to joy here. But in nature life suddenly makes sense again, and I know who I am and what my life is about:)

[@CrashBoomBang78]

As someone who was diagnosed autistic two years ago at the age of 40, I feel this so strongly. The world has always exhausted me so much and I spent my whole life up until that point thinking that there must be something wrong with me because I didn't function in this world like everyone else seemed to so easily. Nature, to me, is the only place where I feel wholly accepted and at ease, and I would not be able to live without it. The forest especially is a place of such connectedness and safety for me, and I intend to move as deeply into it as I possibly can sometime in the future.

[@blancoCuervo]

I pray someday i can find such a life!!!

[@romemancer7905]

It can transform all of us...Love and Light to you..

[@twohumm2445]

I feel a similar way over the years, and I hope I can overcome my fear of going outside to go to the park more. There aren't many natural areas at my university but I think nature makes me feel happier and connected too.

[@hamix29]

I came to this channel because I feel the same. I feel like a ghost in the city I live... I loved the video, it was so peaceful🌸. Thank you for the message beautiful soul, I subscribed🌳🌿❤️.

[@faerysoul]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@itsmaxmint]

I also want to move to the countryside, even though I strangely do not experience nature as healing or nourishing as you do. I really wonder why, maybe it is because real wilderness does not exist in the cityscape, but after a long forest walk, I do feel exhausted. I also like the cultural events, clubs and cinemas of the city butt the it is simply too noisy for me. I can‘t take it anymore. My fear is also to not find any good friends on the countryside. But we‘ll see!

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

Wieder mal sehr angenehm das Video. Ich habe schon immer gesagt, ich benötige ein kleines Hexenhaus im Wald, ich halte es hier an der Straße auch nicht mehr lange aus. Und dann mache ich Musik für die Tiere. 😁 Wozu haben Menschen nochmal große Städte gebaut? Ich finde keine vernünftigen Gründe JENSEITS der Wirtschaft.

[@faerysoul]

Gute Frage! Interessanterweise hat mein Freund die gegenteilige Erfahrung zu mir gemacht: Er ist in der Natur aufgewachsen und dann später fürs Studium in die Großstadt gezogen. Auch wenn er gewisse Vorzüge darüber kennengelernt hat (viele Kulturangebote, gute Bus-und Bahnanbindungen, etc.), ist er froh, wieder auf dem Land zu leben, weil es einfach schöner für ihn ist. :)

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

@@faerysoul Naja, Kultur kann man sich auch "selber machen". Ich würde sowieso jedem raten, mindestens ein Instrument zu erlernen. 😉 Und wenn man zum Beispiel Kinos meint, die Wahrheit ist einfach, 80% der Filme sind leider nicht mal die Zeit wert, die man darauf verschwenden soll. Der Punkt ist einfach, zumindest nach meinem Geschmack: der Lärm der Städte (vor allem des Verkehrs) ist konstant vorhanden. Die Kulturangebote o.Ä. nutzt man nur ab und an. Was schlussendlich gleichbedeutend ist damit, dass konstant "Lebensenergie" aus einem "ausgesaugt wird" durch diese eher unangenehmen Dinge.

[@phoebeel]

Als geschichtsnerd muss ich sagen: Städte waren insb. Im Mittelalter der einzige Ort, an dem Menschen geschützt waren. Ursprünglich wurden Städte bzw. Mauern drumherum gebaut, um Märkte zu ermöglichen ohne Überfälle von Banditen. Nur so fühlten sich die Händler sicher genug. Außerhalb der Stadtmauern war man jederzeit bedroht von Räubern und feindlichen Armeen. In den Städten entwickelte sich dann über die Jahrhunderte eine eigene Rechtslage, die Bürgerrechte für alle boten - rechte und Pflichten waren gleichermaßen für alle gültig, und jeder konnte sein Recht einklagen. Die Leute haben sich darum gerissen, in Städten zu leben. Man könnte dort nicht einfach hinziehen, man musste sich den Aufenthalt verdienen! Es wurde richtig ausgewählt nach skills, wer einziehen durfte. Wenn es schon viele Gerber gab, dann konnte kein weiterer Gerber einziehen. Also, Städte haben ursprünglich wirklich das Leben revolutioniert und den Weg für Demokratie und Menschenrechte geebnet

[@bbyangel333]

Yes ❤

[@floressence11]

Awe..... this sounds like me! 😍💚🦌🌳🌻🏵🍁

[@HermitFanimations]

I’m so glad you found peace in nature and an enviounrment that nourishes you! I dream of attaining that one day myself; while I’m not autistic, I’m a HSP, and there are quite a few overlaps between the two. You seem like such a gentle and beautiful soul! This video was gorgeous to watch!! 💖

[@angelicrobles6292]

How full my heart is, seeing you in the embrace of places that nurture you to the core! 🌳✨ Nature truly gives the most abundant love, even with its smallest parts. Take it in bit by bit, as you too give back to its wonders, Faerysoul! ❤️ I know that each flora and fauna you come to interact with sees the magic in you so much more clearly. Lovely herb bundles, by the way. 🥰 I watched a recommendation once, on keeping certain herb bundles specific to particular rooms in one's house, as accent scents. Do you have any recommendations for that concept too? I like that you gathered great herbs for tea! P.S. May I know your adorable mushroom friend's name? He looks like a character in "The Children of the Moon"! 🍄

[@faerysoul]

Awww, you are so sweet! Thank you for your kind words. I don't think I can give good plant advice at this point, I just got started recently. I am sticking with herbs that are super easy to identify. where you can basically do no wrong. But already these herbs support my wellbeing so much I can't imagine quitting anytime soon! :3 Oh, and the mushroom friend has no name yet, as I still have to paint him at some point. :D

[@ewamariamajdan6200]

Thank you for showing the beauty of the Austrian landscape. I had lived there for a year a long time ago and walking through the forest, foraging for wild strawberries or mushrooms or just being there saved my sanity. I am probably autistic. I can totally relate to your experience.

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember a video talking about a community of artists near Berlin.

[@mariooooo.o3404]

We moved from the city to a small village 30 meters from the forest when I was 1 year old. Best decision my parents ever made 😅 I know this forest so so well and still its so unique to me there is no other place like it. Its rather small but has a river, a small cave, a swampy area ect. We even had 2 treehouses in there at one point. Sadly these days the number of ticks has become absolutely insane and you cant really leave the main trail 😢

[@faerysoul]

I heard Coconut oil on the body and eating Black Cumin Oil is supposed to keep the ticks away. :)

[@mariooooo.o3404]

​@@faerysoulwhen my trusty faery of the woods says so ill give that a try 😊 ❤

[@beetooex]

I love that you're showing us the plants even if Daisy Fleabane is an American introduction 🙄... Autumn has begun in England... just the last few Red Campion, common fleabane and Tansy hanging on... I'm struggling this week but the seasons turn and life goes on.

[@faerysoul]

I googled the translation and it said daisy fleabane was a common name for it among others. It didn't say there is a difference between english and american names. 😊

[@beetooex]

@@faerysoul oh no you misunderstand. I meant it's not native to Europe. It's come from America and escaped in to the wild. Sometimes that's a problem, sometimes not.

[@agustinag6676]

this video explains exactly what I feel when surrounded by nature, hope I can someday achieve a similar sort of connection with the natural world. I was also wondering, could you make a video about the clothes you choose to wear on your videos and/or on your day to day life? they look like heaven for ppl who struggle with sensory issues

[@faerysoul]

That's a great idea for the future! Thank you for the suggestion!

[@peterrouleau5992]

Thank you. ❤

[@astalander6061]

I deeply relate.

[@allyson--]

Great video, queen 🌻

[@shahnazparvin5055]

Thank you.❤ This video really healed me. Gave me a different perspective about life. 🌸

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

Holy-smoke, what a wonderful video. ❤

[@bpsutherland]

What an amazing statement and exquisite presentation. My first time to see one of your videos and how lucky I am to start my (online) day with this. Thank you so much for this (seemingly) effortless authenticity. It 'bout brought tears to my eyes, literally, to see a human present a (re)connection with Nature like this. I even forgot about the missing important comma (which changes the meaning a lot) after 'Before' in the thumbnail' (you know, for the entirety of the video, at least, and that is a LOT). But, again, Wow. I know it's not cool to gush like this online about someone's efforts, so I'm''a go. But thank you. 🌿

[@faerysoul]

Oh haha, english is not my first language and it has been quite a time since I had it in school, so I didn't remember there was supposed to be a comma, haha! Thanks for mentioning, I appreciate it! :D

[@projectescher]

Beautiful environment ❤

[@faerysoul]

Yes!

[@projectescher]

​@@faerysoul at some point of my life I realized I didn't like the city life and I have been dreaming since then to live or even be near a place like this to spend my time in, I hope this dream come true one day, you are a live example that gives me hope that this dream might come true one day, thank you , and your world including you and this channel is so wonderful ✨

[@MyCozyAbode]

Amazing ❤❤❤

[@whimsykittykat]

yep

[@greenleaf58]

💚🙏🌿

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

Schon ein Like? Obwohl es eine Minute nach dem Hochladen noch niemand zu Ende gesehen haben kann. Müssen wohl die Waldelfen gewesen sein.

[@faerysoul]

Keine Ahnung, ich schaue nicht jede Minute aufs Video. Ist doch schön, wenn es jemandem gleich so gut gefällt. :)

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

@@faerysoul Ohne es gesehen zu haben? Leute gibt's ... Ich auch nicht, das war purer Zufall, dass ich 30 Sekunden nach dem Upload da draufgesehen habe.

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

@@faerysoul Vielleicht habe ich mich aber auch einfach schon auf das Video gefreut?

[@brocklytodd5317]

cools

[@TroelsNybo1st]

Civilisation is killing humanity.

[@j-ivey]

As an autistic software developer, my dream is to live in a very high-tech cabin in the woods :)

[@itsmaxmint]

Sounds like Ex Machina to me :D

[@robot7759]

💚🙏

[@ÆtherealMIndset]

I have struggled with social anxiety all my life and my hypersensitivity can get overwhelming, even if I am in a healthy but sort of insufficient "stoic" mood but the only thing that really has ever seemed to work was going out in the woods. Hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, just walking my dog, sitting on the back porch and staring out into the woods with no music or entertainment, these have all done nothing but shed away the layers of what used to be so detrimental that I had struggled with suicidal ideation on a regular basis as well as severe alcoholism. Highly sensitive people are designed to interact with the natural world in a really deep and intimate way. Gnosis is being one with God in a way that is deeply intimate and personal. Being one with nature is being one with God in the same way. If Jesus were real, he was probably neurodivergent and his way of calming down amidst the ethical and legalistic issues of his life during the Roman occupation of his home and people. A common motif in the Abrahamic narrative is for the hero of any story to spend long swaths of time in nature, in the deserts and on the mountain tops or even out to Sea. The philosophical Goal of Abrahamism was originally to help us to live in accordance with nature. European paganism as well. Hinduism. Stoicism. Taoism. Neoplatonism. Science. Exploration. Expedition. All of these were for man to recognize the divinity in him self by venturing into the wild both literally and internally, or mentally. We all have our desert to wander. Our mountain to dwell on for 40 days and nights. Our exaltation into Godhood by venturing into the forest for deep, deep wisdom. Our communion with the Great White Buffalo out on the plains. Our dance with the wolf so to say. It's a part of the maturation process that will have to happen at some point in life if we want to live and live whole, unfractured and inspired. Have a wonderful day friends!!!

[@nordicgardener]

Great video. However, I couldn’t help noticing you picking Solidago canadensis, Canadian goldenrod. I think it is classified as a very invasive plant in all of Europe, together with a number of other plants. In Sweden there is suggestions to fine anyone who lets plants like this grow. It hasn’t come to that yet, but you’re obliged to remove it if you can (and avoid spreading the seeds around). The problem is that it will eventually dominate over most other domestic plants and also grow in crop fields and other places. But it is a pretty flower and I guess that’s the reason someone imported it.

[@faerysoul]

Well, I'm not in Sweden and as far as I see, the plant grows in many places here. Most forests are pretty regulated by the rangers, so if they would see a need to reduce it, they'd probably do so, but I never see that happening. Also, there are also different perspectives on "invasive plants", saying that if such grows in a place, there is a good reason for it we don't understand yet. I think thats intersting, but I don't know all the factors, so I'm not claiming anything. In any case, taking some for tea is not going to hurt anyone. :D

[@42apprentice]

Yes, Himalayan Balsam is considered invasive here in Scotland, but it has become an important late source of nectar for bees.

[@SeaOracle]

🍂🐁🌺💖🧚🏻‍♀️

[@shivakoliar4846]

How To Live In Harmony With Nature And Reduce Pollution 1. Many Production Which We Do Not Need Actually For Human Beings Has To Be Stopped We manufacture so many products and it is creating pollution. So if we minimise our products, pollution would be less. We produce so many things which we do not need, like cold drinks, leather products, potato wafers, chips, fruit juices, chocolates, biscuits, pickles, ice creams, etc. Cold drinks, fruit juices, pickles, ice creams, etc. Should be cooked at home only. If we stopped producing this things which are not required for humans, so much pollution could be reduced. If we colour the clothes pollution occurs. So if we don't colour our clothes, the pollution resulting from colouring the clothes can be stopped. Let everything remain in natural colour. 2. We Should Cook Foods In Its Natural Form We can cook rice and wheat in our homes and eat it. Rice and Wheat is produced in farms. Then it is packed and transported to big warehouses, then wholesalers buy from them and supply to retail shops. But if a manufacturing company makes bread from rice and wheat, then to make bread a manufacturing company has to be set up, machines and working staffs are needed. When a company is built many other things are also needed. Then at last a plastic pack is required to pack the breads. So if we start cooking eatable things in its natural form then we do not need many companies like bread manufacturing company, tomato ketchup, noodles, fruit jam, pizza, burger, etc., the things required for the company and the plastic pack, paper box pack and glass bottles. If done like this, so many companies will not be required and hence less pollution for the world. Also we could save our money like this. If you buy a packet of bread, it would cost you more money than if you cook wheat and rice in home. Previously before industrial revolution, we didn't have technology, but our foods were rich with nutrients. Now we have technology, but technology is polluting our foods and our foods are not rich with nutrients, and because of that also we have health problems. If this is done, then many jobs would be lost. For that many peoples should do farming and they should be given loans if they do not have enough money to start farming on their own. Food, Medicines, Surgeries and Education's should be made free to the world till the world settles down with farming. After that food, medicines, surgeries and education's should be stopped free to the world. Many people should study botany subject so that they have knowledge of plants and they should do farming. Is their any another solution, that humans won't lose jobs and also pollution would decrease. Humans have to take this step certainly instead of going on polluting the earth, making wildlife extinct and also mass extinctions of humans in future. 3. Electricity Pollution We create electricity from many types of sources like coal, water, etc., but it creates pollution. If electricity created from windmill and solar energy then no pollution occurs in the creation process. But still to manufacture windmill and solar machines pollution would occur. As I previously said that if we shut down many manufacturing companies which are producing things which are not needed for humans, then the world would not require so much electricity. If less electricity required, then less pollution generated. 4. Could We Stop Drinking Cow's and Buffalo's Milk Whatever vitamins and nutrients we get from milk, if we can get it from other eatable things, then we can stop drinking cow's and buffalo's milk. As milk has to be packed in glass bottles and plastic packs and then transported to places. All of this can be stopped. For infants whose mother's have died or mother's who cannot breast feed their infants, only for them cow's and buffalo's milk should be given. We use milk in tea and coffee. Instead of milk we must use coconut milk with tea. 5. How Much Should Be The World's Population Every place should have a single house. No buildings, everything ground floor. If we do this and the whole lands of our planet earth would be occupied one day with homes, farms, forests, schools, hospitals, etc., then we would come to know how much our planet earth can have maximum population. Once the population is determined, then we have to maintain that population. For example if our earth can have a population of 10 billion peoples, then when the population reaches 10 billion, then everyone should have only one child till the population reaches 9 billion peoples. As if we have only one child then the population decreases. When population is 9 billion peoples, then everyone should have 2 children's till the population reaches 10 billion peoples. After that again we should have only one child. In this way population can be maintained.