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Neurodivergent 3w
Identifying neurodivergence is su**ide prevention. Learning about what makes executive functioning easier for ND’s is too. It frees us of shame and allows us to live in ways that protect and serve us. It helps us recognize what is our character vs symptom
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Anonymous 3w

this is why i will never feel bad about self-suspecting or “diagnosing”. i was in the middle of a meltdown self harming, took some online tests, and i haven’t self harmed since then at all basically. it saved my life

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Anonymous 3w

Shockingly if an individual can identify “oh this is why I’m this way” instead of wallowing in their perceived strangeness it helps!

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Anonymous 3w

I was just thinking about this recently. It’s definitely true for me. If I didn’t finally get medicated for ADHD I believe I wouldn’t have lived more than a couple more years. It sounds grim, but it proves how hopeless it feels to continuously struggle with the symptoms only getting harder to deal with alone over time.

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Anonymous 3w

we are not on tiktok or youtube, there’s no reason to censor the word “suicide” here

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Anonymous 3w

Why are you censoring “suicide”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

I’m happy to hear you are clean🤍🫶 bc when we don’t know that we are experiencing symptoms of a disability people are too quick to label us as lazy dumb mean ect. You are none of those things, friend :)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

FR

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

Many NT people think habits that save and improve quality of ND people’s lives are “quirky” or “extra” like no I need to learn about/use things like the pomodoro method for my ADHD bc that helps me keep myself heathy in many serious aspects of my life

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I went my whole life thinking I was just “an odd duck” or “a character” and yeah it was autism! Shocker. But then I felt a lot better about not fitting in, because really there wasn’t much I could’ve done haha

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

I was just like I have a big imagination, I’m ungrateful for the moment (attention issues), things take me 10x longer idk why I’m not stupid so guess I process things differently/am very hard working… like yes the last two are true but THERE WAS A REASONN (ADHD/Dyslexia) lol

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

tysm!! 🥹❤️ the self compassion that comes with finally understanding yourself and your struggles cannot be understated.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3w

I feel you, I have ADHD and I remember holding on by a thread when I wasn’t on meds. I’m glad you received proper care and that you’re with us 🫶

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

This!!! 🫶🫶

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

I’m glad you did too 😊

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Anonymous replying to -> robert_zemekis 3w

right? I find the needless self-censorship kind of unnerving, tbh. I’m really not here to be a smartass about it, it just alarms me to see that become a reflex in response to the influence of certain corporate social media standards

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