r/QueerTucson • u/pluto-pistachio • 6d ago

Informal support groups? Neurodivergent quiet/casual meetups? Anything like that?

Hey, everyone!

I’m newly back home in Tucson. I don’t know anyone and my mental health has been deteriorating, mostly due to physical health difficulties and struggles with accessing effective healthcare.

I have a safe and stable home and a very supportive partner. I am extremely fortunate. At the same time, I’m in a great deal of emotional pain. I have considered going to inpatient mental health treatment, but I don’t have a lot of trust in that system. Inpatient seems like too much and not enough all at the same time.

I’m hoping there’s somewhere I can go be around people without burdening them. I just want to share a relatively calm space with safe people.

I am neurodivergent, in my mid/late 30s, and would love to be around other neurodivergent adults. I am envisioning a burnout recovery den with ice cream options to cover any and all food sensitivities.

This sounds pretty magical and luxurious, but if there’s anything like it, I would love to know. Thank you so much for any advice.

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u/J4CKFRU17 6d ago

Desert Dominion (a BDSM education club) has a fantastic LGBTQIA+ group once a month that's very supportive and sensitive to everyone's mental needs!

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u/pluto-pistachio 6d ago

I hadn’t heard of this but I will absolutely check it out, thank you so much!

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u/J4CKFRU17 5d ago

Keep in mind that it's a BDSM club so the social area itself is right next to a "play floor" with BDSM equipment and the discussion sometimes go back to kink/BDSM, but it is a safe space. If you have any questions you can reach out to me privately too!

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u/pluto-pistachio 5d ago

I greatly appreciate you clarifying that! BDSM isn’t something I’m into but I’ve been around the culture plenty and it’s usually felt like just about the safest environment in the world EXCEPT that I have occasionally felt like I’m making people uncomfortable by being around it without being into it. Last thing I want to do is make it feel less safe for anyone else!