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Neurodivergent 22h
The problem with mental health services is they treat you like you’re a toddler
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Anonymous 18h

“What are five things you can see?” 🫩

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Anonymous 20h

It’s so fucking ableist

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Anonymous 17h

It could be helpful at the start of services to tell your provider how you’d like to be interacted with. Whether that’s direct or lighthearted or casual or purely focused on the issue. Everyone is a unique individual and most providers are willing to adapt, but speaking as someone that went into that field, we are taught to approach things a certain way because we don’t know how people will react or what their mental capacity is. Letting them know what you’d like helps them adapt quicker to you

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Anonymous 18h

Sounds nicer than the Va. I get treated like a test subject

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Anonymous 18h

I have a therapist that just treats me as an equal I can only afford him because of my insurance tho.

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Anonymous 11h

This should only be used when someone is in an active panic attack and is disregulated. If someone is asking you about your senses when you’re effectively communicating and not mid-panic attack, they don’t know what they’re doing.

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Anonymous 16h

why i’m scared to ask for help 😭😭

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Anonymous 13h

I never got that treatment. Instead they left me on read for 10 minutes at a time while I was actively in the process.

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Anonymous 14h

Biggest fear when seeking therapy lowkey

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Anonymous 13h

Real. I already got this far, cmon now.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17h

Well this is actually to help your brain ground itself when you’re in an emotionally state. It allows your mind a moment to focus on something else.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 17h

I think it’s perception too. Like you see simple language as childish but what they are trying to do is not let something else have your focus.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 17h

Yeah actually that isn’t a substitute for actual help. If I tell you I’m depressed and you ask me for 3 things I can touch, you probably should consider another career path.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 17h

Have you communicated to your therapist that this type of language doesn’t help you??? There are so many different Types of therapy, assuming one kind fits everything is the problem. For example my therapist specializes in dbt, adhd diagnosis, and cbt. Thats probably what a lot of neurodivergent people struggle with.

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 17h

You said this better than I did

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 16h

Why r u scared?

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 16h

I promise it’s worth it even if it takes some time it’s better to work work through getting help than not getting help at all. And communicate what your needs are if somebody’s babying you and you don’t like it tell them and if you need help with that, get someone you’re comfortable talking to tell them.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

1) myself getting fed tf up

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Anonymous replying to -> sage_cyclone46 14h

Because of the concern raised in the post

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 7h

Even tho I know this it still feels fucking annoying in the moment every time

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