Post ASjdPECIJMewK2qKbw by Krisss@mastodon.nl
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(DIR) Post #ASjdPDXAmFlYGVbUW0 by Zumbador@mefi.social
2023-02-15T06:30:29Z
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How do you manage being open about your fragile mental health, and your neurodivergent status, in a world that considers that to be oversharing?#actuallyautistic #anxiety #depression #mentalhealth
(DIR) Post #ASjdPECIJMewK2qKbw by Krisss@mastodon.nl
2023-02-16T11:05:07Z
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@Zumbador For me it helps a lot that I dont feel ashamed about my mental health situation. I am bipolar and have suffered from depression and have also been admitted once for a psychosis. Also I have ADD. I just really try my best to describe to people how my mind works if the situation needs that. I have learned the more often I explain, the easier it gets to find the right words.
(DIR) Post #ASjfls0dAjdY4lJOiW by Zumbador@mefi.social
2023-02-16T11:31:37Z
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@Krisss that makes sense. I guess the thing I struggle with is exactly that part of "if the situation needs it".I tend to easily refer to autism or anxiety as part of normal conversation because those things are not a big deal to me and seem relevant (e. g "Yes I really enjoyed writing that book, I was having really bad anxiety at the time and it made me feel so good to write such an escapist thing").But then I sense that everyone else is suddenly "whoops OK how are we supposed to respond let's change the subject..." 😒
(DIR) Post #ASjirrGT9XrPMnGcSG by Krisss@mastodon.nl
2023-02-16T12:06:20Z
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@Zumbador Yes that is key in my experience. For me it also feels normal to bring up my mental situation as a normal topic. And I can do that with my family. But with other people, like I said, only when the situation calls for it. If I bring it up in a random conversation, people often dont know how to respond. Which I understand. So I try to not do that.