SomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 1 year agoThat weird condition... empathy.feddit.ukimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1489arrow-down129
arrow-up1460arrow-down1imageThat weird condition... empathy.feddit.ukSomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 year agoAlternate take: mental illness continues to be widely misunderstood.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoI do agree. Are my words somehow offensive or dismissive?
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoThanks for asking. Not offensive to me personally just felt like it didn’t quite capture what what’s going on in my view.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIdk, when I was growing up, add/adhd, dyslexia, asd were unidentified, so I’m trying to learn because i feel I’ve two of the three conditions. I muddle through as best I can.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoSame. Autism was only for the most extreme cases as far as I knew and ADHD wasn’t diagnosed often. I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 40.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAbsolutely. Between therapy and meds it has definitely helped me in pretty much every area of my life. It’s still challenging but less so.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’m so happy you got treatment that works for you; in a just society, everyone could.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoToo true. Healthcare including mental health care is a right. Nobody should suffer because they lack funds.
Alternate take: mental illness continues to be widely misunderstood.
I do agree. Are my words somehow offensive or dismissive?
Thanks for asking. Not offensive to me personally just felt like it didn’t quite capture what what’s going on in my view.
Idk, when I was growing up, add/adhd, dyslexia, asd were unidentified, so I’m trying to learn because i feel I’ve two of the three conditions. I muddle through as best I can.
Same. Autism was only for the most extreme cases as far as I knew and ADHD wasn’t diagnosed often. I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 40.
Wow. Have things improved since?
Absolutely. Between therapy and meds it has definitely helped me in pretty much every area of my life. It’s still challenging but less so.
I’m so happy you got treatment that works for you; in a just society, everyone could.
Too true. Healthcare including mental health care is a right. Nobody should suffer because they lack funds.