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[Not ASMR] Not Alone [Third Story]
Added 2024-05-13 16:29:50 +0000 UTCTW: Bullying, Unsupportive Parents
This is a series where I read stories from brave people that struggles with their mental health.
I really want to thank each and everyone of you that were brave enough to share you story.
If you want to submit a story (only I can see submissions ), you can do so here;
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8txev7ToXXffiiHXm_r0LBCyNBBmI4LHuYm-k3uSFnmwaIA/viewform?usp=sf_link
As always; let's all be very supportive and kind in the comments <3
Please note that the perpuse of these stories is not to replace medical treatment.
If you're struggeling to keep yourself safe, contact the hotline in your country. Numbers are listed in link below. https://blog.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines/
Comments
Thank you for sharing abit of your story! I'm sure alot of people can recognize themselves in this and it always helps ❤️
Sarah
2024-05-16 14:03:23 +0000 UTCI am over 50. I suspect I am somewhere on the spectrum but I have never been diagnosed and over my lifetime I have had to develop my own coping mechanisms. When I come into a new situation/environment, I spend a good part of my time just observing how others interact and then I "build" an "appropriate" response for that environment. It wouldn't be until I became comfortable with the people/environment that my actual personality would show up. This is what worked for me and I guess it is an illustration of the old saying "fake it 'til you make it" but it served me through a successful military career (I suspect joining/being in the military was another way of coping because everything in the military is regimented. It doesn't change. It is a stable environment. I spoke to a mental healt professional several years ago and they told me that I am probably on the spectrum but, other than personal satisfaction, getting a diagnosis wouldn't benefit me one way or the other since I had already developed coping mechanisms that appear to have been successful for me. I retired from one successful career in the military and started a new career afterwards using them so, why change now? They said having a diagnosis would not benefit me one way or the other so I have never been formally diagnosed.
Arerral
2024-05-13 21:18:22 +0000 UTC
