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I see we've entered the topic of mental health.
As someone with Autism, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and the lately diagnosed health deficiency that gets triggered by all of this, I feel like this is something I should talk about way more.
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As someone with Autism, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and the lately diagnosed health deficiency that gets triggered by all of this, I feel like this is something I should talk about way more.
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I've made it no secret that I have high functioning autism, and with it, the plethora of other mental conditions listed above.
Nobody knows I'm autistic until I tell them, and they suddenly act all surprised.
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Nobody knows I'm autistic until I tell them, and they suddenly act all surprised.
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That's part of the problem, everyone thinks you're normal and then they act all surprised when you start acting in very abnormal ways.
Autism isn't a "look". It's something that's inside the brain and is with us since birth.
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Autism isn't a "look". It's something that's inside the brain and is with us since birth.
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Along with the autism, is ADHD, Anxiety & Depression.
I have huge ambitions, but a fear of trying, voices inside my head always telling me that I'll never make it, that I'm unwanted, that nobody actually likes me and that everything I do amounts to nothing.
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I have huge ambitions, but a fear of trying, voices inside my head always telling me that I'll never make it, that I'm unwanted, that nobody actually likes me and that everything I do amounts to nothing.
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I train myself daily to try to shut these voices out, but they are still there in my subconscious.
I try to continue to push on & work with the cards that life has dealt me.
But I can't keep hiding the fact that I'm always stressed out & a mental wreck waiting to happen.
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I try to continue to push on & work with the cards that life has dealt me.
But I can't keep hiding the fact that I'm always stressed out & a mental wreck waiting to happen.
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Due to all the stress, my eczema flares up and causes me to get rashes, making me aware that I'm still under stress even though I try to hide it.
I'm trying to do better and to keep on living.
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I'm trying to do better and to keep on living.
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There are certain things that keep me chained and prevent me from taking my own life, even though I have contemplated it a good amount in the past. However, I don't know how others in my situation would handle it.
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I've been in a dark place for a long while, and I've more or less accepted that as my fate.
I can try to brighten the darkness with some lights here and there, but at some point those lights will die out and will need to be replaced.
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I can try to brighten the darkness with some lights here and there, but at some point those lights will die out and will need to be replaced.
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Always check in on your friends.
They need to know they are loved and appreciated, lest the voices of despair get their way and push them down the path of no return.
There can be light in the darkness, but finding it is the challenge we all struggle with.
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They need to know they are loved and appreciated, lest the voices of despair get their way and push them down the path of no return.
There can be light in the darkness, but finding it is the challenge we all struggle with.
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TL;DR
I've been struggling with my own mental health and trying to conceal it, but I can't keep pretending that I'm not constantly stressed anymore.
Mental Health is important.
Check on your friends, they may need you.
I've been struggling with my own mental health and trying to conceal it, but I can't keep pretending that I'm not constantly stressed anymore.
Mental Health is important.
Check on your friends, they may need you.
