SomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 7 months agoThat weird condition... empathy.feddit.ukimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down129
arrow-up1455arrow-down1imageThat weird condition... empathy.feddit.ukSomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 7 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·7 months agoAlternate take: mental illness continues to be widely misunderstood.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoI do agree. Are my words somehow offensive or dismissive?
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months 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-up3·7 months 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-up4·7 months 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-up2·7 months 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-up2·7 months agoI’m so happy you got treatment that works for you; in a just society, everyone could.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months 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.