Or even just stopping a downward slide. And getting up after one.
OP refers to a neurodivergent diagnosis but for me it’s also a very similar experience to when my egg (re)cracked and I began to recontextualize all my memories as a trans woman. Suddenly a bunch of memories snapped into focus in a very new way.
I feel like so many of us can related to this . I know I’ve brought it up at several recent sessions with my therapist.
Yep, that was basically what I initially said the last time I started up therapy. Therapy’s not going to fix all that gestures at everything in the world
Yeah, the social part of the biopsychosocial model of mental illness is huge. So much of what needs to be fixed is society at large, not just giving people better tools to cope with it.
Only logical conclusion is its time to… Saaalsa!
Humble bundle of mental health books on various topics:
Humble bundles are legit and raise money for charity. I’ve gotten books (to hoard ) and games.
I like a lot of her stuff, though it also makes me wish I could still drink coffee
(… You don’t have to be a man to be lazy though. Although it helps to be socialized as one in our society 🫢 Yep I said it. Attainable goal for anyone sufficiently unmotivated, though. )
And related to a discussion with my dad about summer plans:
… Well f*ck…
Check out this Podcast: 359: Best of: Break the Good Girl Myth with Majo Molfino https://player.fm/1BPmLkc
(CW this is an IE podcast but the host does talk about past body image issues)
I need to track down this book I guess.