On Sunday, Muni Long took to Twitter to reveal to fans that she was autistic while also updating them on her Lupus diagnosis.
āSo apparently, Iām autistic, and my free self is the version of me that I began repressing at the age of 22 because it made people highly uncomfortable,ā she tweeted to her followers. āIt started first with me doing insane amounts of drugs, and then when that didnāt work, I just held it in. Which led to lupus.ā
So apparently Iām autistic, and my free self is the version of me that I began repressing at the age of 22 because it made people highly uncomfortable. It started first with me doing insane amounts of drugs and then when that didnāt work I just held it in. Which led to lupus.
— My name is MUNI (@munilong) December 3, 2023
And now the lupus has gotten to a point where itās effectively impossible to contain. And in order to free myself from the rollercoaster that is autoimmune disease, I have to let my emotions, thoughts and feelings outā¦. Butā¦. Autism! OMG WTF THIS IS SO WACK š
— My name is MUNI (@munilong) December 3, 2023
But at least knowing I am autistic explains SO MUCH.
— My name is MUNI (@munilong) December 3, 2023
She said, āAnd now the lupus has gotten to a point where itās effectively impossible to contain. And in order to free myself from the roller coaster that is autoimmune disease, I have to let my emotions, thoughts, and feelings out. But, Autism!ā
Muni then described the situation as “wack” but said that understanding it “explains so much.”
“A lot of days, I just wanna put my head in the pillow and screamā¦ minus the pillow, though,ā she wrote.
Long discussed her lupus diagnosis during a recent appearance on REVOLTās āBlack Girl Stuff.ā
āLupus is an stress-related disease,ā she explained to the hosts. āItās a silent, invisible struggle ācause you canāt see it. You wake up in the morning and you look just fine, but you really feel like you got ran over by a trainā¦ Thereās a lot of different things that Iāve experienced with this diagnosis, everything from hair loss to skin rashes. Being in this business is vainglorious, so that affects my output so much. When I feel good, I look good, I produce well. When I feel like crap, and I gotta go outā¦ Even something as small as someone touching my arm, it hurts. But I gotta smile, and I gotta talk to people when I donāt feel like talking.ā