My therapist thinks I'm neurodivergent

@MisterMxyzptlk the name is divergent.
Neuro, divergent

@Pinkstarburst Objectively speaking, it is a disability because the functioning in parts of your brain is weakened, particularly the prefrontal cortex. That doesn't make it a negative thing, it's a different way of processing.

I think it helps acknowledging the difference.
I don't love myself any less because of it. It's helping me make more sense of myself

@NickiHijab I would be considered this because I have mental illness. My friend would as well because they are dyslexic. I suck at math but excel in art and hubs can do math in his head but cannot draw a straight line.

All I’m saying is our brain differences make us individuals. Yes, we have to adjust, but isn’t that how life works? It isn’t a disability. It’s just how people are designed…to be different.

My best to you on your new, adjusted, journey. I know you will succeed!

@NickiHijab I have close neurodivergent friends and they're goddamn amazing and their being ND is a part of that.

But definitely a disability I have an easier time getting by than they do. Even in a perfectly equitable utopian society executive dysfunction is not an advantage.

@sarabee1995 The post is about divergence. You haven't seen the Divergent film series? Tris is the main character.

@KiwiBird Omg YES!! 🤦‍♀️ I loved the Divergent series, books & movies. Don't know how I didn't pick up the reference!!!

@sarabee1995 Now that is more like the response I was expecting 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@PepsiColaP a lot of the training is uncovering parts of yourself and peeling off several layers to see yourself in relation to others and yourself.
So there's no escaping that, it's a pivotal part of the training. Probably the most difficult shit I've done so far. With that and the psychoeducation, it's natural to see parallels and draw links into diagnosis that's come into awareness but even the most experienced therapists need help mapping out and regulating with an external person.

So yeah, subconsciously I do draw links to things brought into my awareness but I also know I can have traits and just traits without it being a diagnosis. Not everything needs to be pathologised, other times there's enough traits for it to labelled as such and it helps identifying it.

@NickiHijab thank you for the detailed explanation, interesting to learn how part of the training is personal therapy.
I agree with the latter paragraph a lot. I believe the access to information in regards to pathology in conjunction with a lack of adequate education has led to a lot of labelling, internal and external, that is most often wrongful and harmful when certain things are just traits that can be commonly found in many ppl without the diagnosis

@CountScrofula the spicy one🥵

Still pending actually.

She wanted to focus on it in more length next session. I have an idea but I'm not gonna throw anything out there just yet without an assessment

@NickiHijab Totally get it. I've had a couple of friends discover they're on the spicy end of things recently. Criminally underdiagnosed in women.

@iamonfire696 I'm actually okay with it.
I think everyone that's neurodivergent in some way knows it, they just normalise it or mask it. Especially women.

It's validating when you get someone else that's also like nah you weird boo

@NickiHijab I am glad you have such a good attitude about it and you’re right.

@Patriot96 everything in language is made up and language evolves. Tis what tis home skillet biscuit