ok i know this sounds really ridiculous and dramatic and it feels like SUCH a stupid first world problem but

i’ve gone through multiple pairs (like, 5+ pairs) of cheap crappy earphones this year as well as every single old pair sitting around in my household and they’ve all broken by now. when a pair breaks i use these huge, uncomfortable, low-quality headphones that used to belong to my sister but now after more than 15 years they’ve started to break too.

due to Fun Autism Things™ i am pretty much unable to function without working earphones – i wear them for the entire day except when i’m in class, in the shower, or sleeping; they’re like an extension of my body and being able to block out some overwhelming outside noise and listen to the audio that keeps me alive directly in my ears is the ONLY thing that calms me down enough to allow me to function normally or sleep. i can’t listen to audio without earphones due to hearing problems and being uncomfortable/self-conscious (and the fact that my family complains when any small noise comes from my room). i know it’s like dude stfu it’s just earphones it’s not that deep but without them, my autism-related meltdowns are *already* getting MUCH worse and much more frequent and it’s stressing me out a lot and making it hard for me to focus properly on anything or calm myself down. however i can’t afford new earphones (i’ve wasted approx. €60 on cheap ones this year, i have no money left due to medical bills, the ones i would want are €29) – i’ve been trying for a long ass time to apply for jobs but there’s so few available and i still can’t even secure an interview plus i’m really struggling a lot mentally and dealing with college and actually wouldn’t be able to handle a job on top of these things. i was going to ask for some for my birthday this week (friday!) but my family actually doesn’t have enough money to help out either.

i’m not going to ask for people to send me money because i feel guilty and stupid as hell and most people are also broke and there’s much more important causes to give money to anyways, but there’s a free way that students (high school or college/university) could help me out.

if you’re not already registered on myunidays.com (a website that gives you student discount codes for a wide range of stores) with a student account, you can use my referral link for free and it gives me €5 of free credit – once i get to €30 (i currently have €5) i can claim that ‘reward’ as a voucher to a store and i think it MAY help me get some new earphones myself.

believe me i know this sounds so stupid and over-the-top but it would really, really mean a lot if you’re able to help out with this because i’m starting to struggle even more and this is the worst possible time for me to be having more frequent meltdowns and i just don’t know what else to try anymore

if anyone has a glucose guardian (or rich family member) who only needs someone to listen to them and/or show verbal affection and would be willing to give me even like €5 towards that €100 A&E bill i still can’t afford then lmk or just straight up send them my paypal n mention that it’s my 20th birthday in a little over 3 weeks if that helps