#its because my thinking isnt dysfunctional or irrational its actually extremely realistic
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I didn't want to reblog this actual thread because my sidetracking doesn't need to be on a good and helpful mental health post. BUT. I wanted to ask anyone who has noticed the same thing I have about this topic: why do you think this kind of therapy does not work on the very large percentage of autistic people that it does not work on, including myself. many professionals and laymen have tried this tried-and-true method of subverting depression on me and I will just argue back, and I will have more reasoned arguments than they will. and I will engage with their question ("why do you feel that way") and the proceeding argument in good faith, but the therapist will not be prepared to advance past the professional Jedi mind trick of just telling me my extremely studied reasons for thinking a certain way aren't rational and should simply be abandoned. they don't have any more rabbits in the hat after that. so what the fuck
#i mean i know why#its because my thinking isnt dysfunctional or irrational its actually extremely realistic#but realism gets you depression in this cultural context#the only functional mood mindset is unsupported optimism and naivete#i ask therapists about this too and none of them have ever been able to answer me#i mean i have thirty answers to the rhetorical question in the OP ready to go#i will “win” the argument because the therapist's side is like “existence is its own reward :)” or some shit#and also i need to pay rent and eat so...
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