Don’t try to tell me what I go through isn’t real.
Don’t try to tell me I’m lying.
Don’t try to tell me I’m “schizo” or whatever.
Don’t tell me I don’t really have a mental illness I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH.
You don’t know me, how would you even know whether or not my experiences were real.
I’m currently in therapy with medical professionals, so I am indeed seeking help and working on myself, but to say I didn’t go through it when you didn’t know me is something else.
(I can’t and probably won’t say much as it’s more of a general rant, plus you can DM for more info but only if you’re not gonna be judgemental.)
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I’ve heard and seen this before. It’s difficult to articulate, let alone relate, but I think that the best representation onscreen that I’ve seen was in the series Maniac (2018) with Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, and Sally Field. Cinema sometimes makes for poor commiseration, but knowing that you’re not alone might make it feel better, at least knowing that someone else knows and understands. Best of luck to you.
Thank you so much. Someone told me that what I went through is obviously faked and self-diagnosed.
Not every culture has this, though America is one of the worst
Here, mental illness is considered a personal failing, not a disease
Also a ton of media, tv and movies, has built up the idea that ‘Most mentally ill people are doing it for attention’, so the public’s first reaction to neurodivergence is ‘Stop making this all about you and get over yourself’.
It’s cause a fucktonne of suicides
It’s so messed up here in the U.S. where I live.
Me too, I feel your pain. Honestly if you even have a remote chance at it, get to somewhere saner
They’re going to come after neurodivergents once they finish with the LGBTQ+ crowd, and at the rate they are building concentration camps, we will be there before the end of next year.
Shit’s scary, stay safe
Thanks so much, you too. I plan to move to Europe in the near future, IDK how long. But yeah, I was outright told that if I actually saw a professional, they would tell me I didn’t have my conditions and that I was self-diagnosing and that it might just take a while for me to listen. I was actually diagnosed with everything by a professional, though.
If you’re going to come to Europe, avoid the UK, we’re heading down the same path as the US and will be in a similar situation in 4 years time.
Try somewhere a bit more stable, I’d honestly suggest central Europe since France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, and Finland are also heading in roughly the same direction.
Who knows, maybe we’ll all have to keep on moving as the whole of society collapses.
I’m helping my sister and her kids first, they are far more at risk. After that I’m looking into Ireland, they have subsidies for tech workers that interest me.
Don’t let the fear of a misdiagnosis paralyze you, you always have the right to a second and even third and fourth opinions. When it comes to mental health, if you feel unwell you ARE unwell and deserve appropriate support and access to healthcare
Maybe they’re not sure what exactly is going on but the fact you feel this way is INDISPUTABLE proof that SOMETHING is going on. Don’t let them weasel away.
I went undiagnosed for most of my life and it was pure hell. I mean it’s still hell now but at least I have a subsidized therapist to talk to about it with.
