g’morrow, mates. i just want to clarify my thoughts regarding neurodivergent self-diagnosis. i am not a licensed professional nor have i been able to seek one out due to the financial costs, difficulty in finding good, licensed professionals who will actually listen and not mislabel me/choke it up to seeking attention AND the stigma regarding mental health in my country. as the years flew by me, suspicions grew within me, suspicions that i may have ASD/somewhere on the spectrum. considering my history of stimming, periods of dissociation, my empathy issues, intrusive thoughts, my hyper-fixative tendencies, the way i do things and so on, it wasn’t too far of a stretch to assume i’m on the spectrum. through online tests, suspicions from close ones, self-reflection and years-worth of research and doubt, i self-diagnose myself not as a way to excuse inexcusable/bad behavior but rather to find mental closure; self-clarification; to put a word on the broad range of emotions i have regarding my identity; to justify past behavior, experiences and traits i have that have been largely deemed by kith, kin and society as ‘unusual’ and ‘funny’. i find myself relating a LOT to a lot of fictional characters in their actions and the way they think (<Guardians of the Galaxy>Drax, <ROTTMNT> Donnie, <Heartbreak High> Quinni, <Bob’s Burgers> Tina Belcher and more). i do not claim nor approve of using self-diagnosis as a method to attain medication of any sort, however. i leave that sort of thing to the professionals. i am not 100% sure if i am on the spectrum or not and i genuinely wish i had the resources to get an official diagnosis. i do plan on taking an assessment but given my current situation, that won’t be on my schedule for a LONG time. allow me to say that being neurodivergent is NOT quirky nor is it fun or a ‘trend’. it is just… something people live with. there are pros and cons to it just like there are pros and cons to anything and everything the sun touches. i found comfort and clarity in my self-diagnosis and I sincerely hope that people who see me or other people self-diagnose are more helpful rather than dismissive. thank you for taking the time to read through my lengthy comment and may the rest of your day be as you deserve it to be.
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g’morrow, mates. i just want to clarify my thoughts regarding neurodivergent self-diagnosis. i am not a licensed professional nor have i been able to seek one out due to the financial costs, difficulty in finding good, licensed professionals who will actually listen and not mislabel me/choke it up to seeking attention AND the stigma regarding mental health in my country. as the years flew by me, suspicions grew within me, suspicions that i may have ASD/somewhere on the spectrum. considering my history of stimming, periods of dissociation, my empathy issues, intrusive thoughts, my hyper-fixative tendencies, the way i do things and so on, it wasn’t too far of a stretch to assume i’m on the spectrum. through online tests, suspicions from close ones, self-reflection and years-worth of research and doubt, i self-diagnose myself not as a way to excuse inexcusable/bad behavior but rather to find mental closure; self-clarification; to put a word on the broad range of emotions i have regarding my identity; to justify past behavior, experiences and traits i have that have been largely deemed by kith, kin and society as ‘unusual’ and ‘funny’. i find myself relating a LOT to a lot of fictional characters in their actions and the way they think (<Guardians of the Galaxy>Drax, <ROTTMNT> Donnie, <Heartbreak High> Quinni, <Bob’s Burgers> Tina Belcher and more). i do not claim nor approve of using self-diagnosis as a method to attain medication of any sort, however. i leave that sort of thing to the professionals. i am not 100% sure if i am on the spectrum or not and i genuinely wish i had the resources to get an official diagnosis. i do plan on taking an assessment but given my current situation, that won’t be on my schedule for a LONG time. allow me to say that being neurodivergent is NOT quirky nor is it fun or a ‘trend’. it is just… something people live with. there are pros and cons to it just like there are pros and cons to anything and everything the sun touches. i found comfort and clarity in my self-diagnosis and I sincerely hope that people who see me or other people self-diagnose are more helpful rather than dismissive. thank you for taking the time to read through my lengthy comment and may the rest of your day be as you deserve it to be.
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