Personal Essays by Peak Afflatus
I write succinct essays on autism, identity, collapse, recovery, and the psychology of modern life. I explore the mind from the inside out, tracing its patterns, contradictions, and attempts at coherence. Think of it as autistic phenomenology meeting modern existentialism, written in a raw, lucid, and fiercely self-interrogating style. These essays sit between the personal and the collective, examining how perception twists, how systems shape us, and how clarity returns once life has come apart. They also touch on emotional regulation, burnout, perfectionism, and the cultural scripts that shape how we live.
The Unreliable Witness of the Creative Self
The Volatility of Self-Perception and Instinctual Judgement
The Anatomy of Trust
An Exploration of Connection, Safety, and the Courage to Rely on Others.
The Recovery of Original Thought
Reclaiming mental clarity after burnout, conditioning, corporate culture, or emotional suppression.
The Most Successful Social Engineering Project of the Modern Era
It’s Not Social Media; It’s Home Ownership
When Solitude Feels Safer Than Support
Self-Reliance, Autistic Vulnerability, and the Fear of Being Understood
Solo Through-Hiking and Wild Camping Across Norway
Six Self-Sufficient Days Through the Heart of Jotunheimen National Park
A Life Spent Elsewhere
Freedoms price is homelessness, explorations reward is estrangement.
When the Swindlers Swindle Themselves
How the Myth of the ‘Corporate Family’ Erodes Integrity and Traps the Mind
Questioning Love’s Contract
A Reflection on Marriage, Logic, and the Contradictions of Commitment
For the Harder Days
Seek Support: Peak Afflatus explores the terrain between collapse and recovery, tracing the inner climb as much as the outer one. If you’re struggling with your mental health or neurodivergence, these organisations offer confidential support worldwide:
Find a Helpline • Mind • Samaritans • Befrienders Worldwide • Autistic Self Advocacy Network • Autism Connect