#and if the anxiety is valid or not

[itsnotmyfaultsomepeoplecantread]

My experience with doctors in a nutshell:

"it's anxiety"

"it's anxiety"

"it's depression AND anxiety

"it's manic-depression"

"it's depression with anxiety"

"it's OCD"

"it's anxiety"

"it might be ADHD?"

"you have weird brain waves"

"it's anxiety"

"it's anxiety"

"it's anxiety"

"it's adhd"

"it's anxiety + adhd"

"it's anxiety + adhd"

"it's autism?"

"it's such bad anxiety that we can't even tell you what it is"

"it's anxiety"

"it's anxiety"

"you have an unknown number medical issues that will definitely get worse, need a bunch of surgeries, definitely have ADHD, and are on the autism spectrum"

You can't find tools and problem-solve if you don't even know what the problem is.

[pastafossa]

I went through the second half of my ADHD testing today. And we had some time left. She asked me how I was feeling, towards the end, about the questions and the issues I'd talked about, and I told her about my anxiety and guilt over the things I'd mentioned, and my fear even now that I'd get through this whole process just to hear 'It's not ADHD, you're just lazy, just try harder.' When I told her that she gently said, "well I want you to know, you do have ADHD. You have it. You don't have to feel anxious about that anymore." And ya'll, the way I just started to cry.

I have it. I have it, and I class as 'severe' ADHD.

All those times as a kid I got in trouble with teachers for forgetting things or not being able to focus. All of the, 'you do well in reading, you're smart enough to focus on this, too, don't be lazy, you just need to try, why don't you care?'. All of the projects I started but couldn't finish, the forgetting to reply to messages and texts from friends and losing friendships over it, the clutter I can never seem to manage, my shit attention span, the way I couldn't just get shit DONE, the failed attempts over and over and over to organize and task manage and I don't understand, I'm trying, I promise I'm trying, please, I'm trying, why isn't it working. All those years spent wondering why I was such a fuckup when everyone else appeared to breeze through projects and Normal Adult Tasks without forgetting or losing focus.

And now I know it wasn't my fault. That I was trying. That I did care. That I wasn't lazy. My brain just... doesn't work the usual way. I was doing the best I could with the wrong tools, because all my life I've needed a screwdriver and all I had was a hacksaw. And now, NOW I can finally go to to the doctor for medication, go to therapists who can help and I can finally get the right set of tools. I know now one of the reasons I'm so anxious thanks to this: "I've found that people with late diagnoses often struggle with guilt and shame, and a lot of internalized ableism, because they've dealt for years with people accusing them of being lazy or just not caring."

It is so, so gd validating, especially on top of the surprise diagnosis of 'oh yeah and you're on the spectrum and that's why you've always struggled with these other things!' It feels like there's this weight off my shoulders and it's amazing.

[akindplace]

hey, I know it’s hard to resist anxious impulses and anxious thinking. it’s hard when anxiety tells you something you know it’s not true. but those are just thoughts and there is nothing morally wrong with having them, you’re not a bad person, you’re not a broken person, and it doesn’t make you an inferior person. I see you trying, and the fact that you are trying is so important. I hope things ease soon, and that you remember to ask for help if it’s possible. keep going. I’m glad that you’re trying. ❤️‍🩹🌱

[pikhachu]

girls when their issues get dismissed as anxiety for the millionth time

[hyakunana]

"Were you even listening? How many reports, Ikora? How many times did I tell you what I saw?"

[turns-out-its-adhd]

NEURODIVERSE-SQUAD, ASSEMBLE!

[solpadeinedelusions]

I GOT INTO AN ENGINEERING PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS OMG I'M OFFICIALLY A WOMAN IN STEM‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

(translation: hello! I am pleased to inform you that you have qualified..)

the next line obviously reveals the program which i would like to keep private as it is rather personal information

[creativity-deficient]

South Park fans! How many things do you have in common with your favorite character(s)? I’m curious!!

[dollypopup]

hm. idk, maybe the reason Luke Newton isn't announcing new projects or posting any Bridgerton content is because some of you demons treated him like hot trash instead of a creative that you wanted more work from and he decided fuck it, this isn't worth the stress. you know, like a lot of creatives who get mistreated do?

like this is a man who went from couch surfing in a friend's house and bartending to make ends meet, deciding that the Bridgerton audition was the last one he'd do before he quit, to suddenly being recognized on the street because that last audition propelled him to star in a global show where fans who have zero media comprehension blamed him for his character's actions and literally stalked him at any hotel he happens to stay at. he went from being a dude doing musical theatre and shopping at thrift stores and recording random songs with friends and posting silly memes on Twitter to being harassed on his only social media page and his friends insulted and his partners bullied by his supposed 'fans' and anything he posts being so microanalyzed that he can't do a damn thing without someone coming out the woodwork screaming about how he's the WORST and won't he think of the FANS!?

like damn he can't have a girlfriend without being harassed, he can't travel without being harassed, he can't like or not like social media posts without being harassed, he can't post a fucking MEME without being harassed, he can't take a vacation or cut his hair or hold someone's hand or just live his life without being blamed for some bullshit or another. but yeah, okay, 'when will Luke Newton come back?' as if it isn't your fault he's AWOL now

[sggk]

The thing that gets me about the argument of “What am i supposed to do if my anxiety/depression makes doing [x] thing impossible” is that truly not to sound unsympathetic or cruel but the whole point about that is that you have to make yourself. Like the answer they want to hear in that moment is “That’s ok and you don’t have to do it at all because of your condition and it’s ok to just wallow in the anxiety or depression and not force yourself to do hard things” and like i’m sorry but the actual answer is that you just have to do it

[terrificpairofcomiclads]

I wish I had someone to text every time Dan and Phil do something.

Like it drives me insane not having anyone to freak out with

[crybaby-bkg]

have u ever considered gojo trying to tease you about how into it you get whenever you suck him off, but how flustered he gets when you admit yeah, I like it more than I thought i would, mainly because it’s you, because you’re so pretty to look up at, you always treats me so well when I’m on my knees for you. now you’ve killed him, especially with the way you’ve been touching yourself all the while running your tongue up at that one vein on his shaft. dead. gone and buried.

[akindplace]

telling my anxious brain that when i face my fears it’s usually a lot less worse than i imagined, and it tells me “sounds fake, bestie, let’s not do it”. and I’m not even mad at it because i know my brain only wants to protect me by avoiding things that might be dangerous, but it’s still frustrating. facing whatever makes me anxious is something i’m proud of and it does get a little easier with time to do stuff even tho i’m scared, but i’m still scared and it’s tiring. so if you did something today even tho you were anxious i just wanna say i’m proud of you even if it was something “small” because anxiety distorts simple stuff into really threatening things and i hope you can get some rest and give yourself a little treat in recognition of your efforts even if other people don’t know what you go through internally to get things done

[thepeacefulgarden]

[tending-the-hearth]

thinking about echo reuniting with the bad batch on pabu after getting a frantic message from hunter that just says "she's home"

and he throws himself and rex into their ship and gets to pabu as fast as he can, flying on instinct and completely in shock the entire way there. and part of him is terrified, terrified that hunter saying she's home but she's... gone.

then they land on pabu, and echo looks out and can see hunter and wrecker, both with less tension in their shoulders, and at hunter's side, looking positively radiant, tears covering her cheeks, is omega, safe, healthy, alive.

and next to wrecker is crosshair, looking slightly worse for wear, but with that same cocky look on his face, the slight smirk, and the stupid toothpick in his mouth.

rex is already telling echo to leave, and echo just runs off the ship, and omega meets him in the middle, and he scoops her up and holds her as tightly as he possibly can. and he opens his eyes and looks over her shoulder, and holds out an arm to crosshair, who's hesitant for all of five seconds before joining the hug, and echo just hugs his two siblings as close to his chest as he can, relishing in the fact that it isn't a dream, that they're actually back home.

because it's the first time in echo's life that he's been separated from his siblings, his batch, and they've returned to him alive.

[magpiesbones]

Hey you know what’s actually just like. SO fucked up?

BECAUSE ALL PUBLIC MAGIC IS DONE DISCREETLY— AND THAT IT IS CANON THAT WITCHES ARE TRAINED TO DRAW WITHOUT LOOKING AT THEIR HANDS— GOING BLIND WOULD NOT MAKE SOMEONE UNABLE TO CAST.

All it would do is make you unable to cast unfamiliar spells or analyze spells you didn’t draw, which while Pretty Big still:

if qifrey got a white cane he would be able to essentially continue functioning like a sighted witch but witch society is SO goddamn ableist not only would this Never occur to him but he would get Judged about it.