Disability support thread

[King koopa]

I decided to make this thread to support people with disabilities. Not everyone is normal, so this thread is to support those who aren't normal like me. Of course, being a disability support thread, I'm going to have to set some ground rules here:

Don't say anything bad about people with disabilities. We are all capable of anything we put our minds to, disability or not. I don't want anyone to feel bad about what they have because of what someone said.

And if you have a problem with something what someone said, settle it in a pm. Otherwise it will probably create a fight and it will make the place unpleasant for other people.

With that said, I'll share first. I have depression and it makes my emotions kind of unstable. Basically when people tell me something hurtful, even if it's not a big deal, sometimes it makes me really sad. A lot of things have happened to me over the years, like being bullied, and having a family member shot with a gun right in front of me, and it's hard to stay strong because of it. I might also be autistic, but I was never tested, so I don't know for sure, but I definitely have depression and unstable emotions.

 

[Midoriya]

I was born with Aspergers/ASD and diagnosed at 10 years old. I’ve lived with it my entire life, but I’ve taken speech classes when I was younger and I eventually became better at picking up social cues and more extroverted over time. Nowadays it doesn’t feel like I have it anymore. I don’t consider myself different from anyone else to be honest, at least in terms of what I can accomplish and how I act. I also may have social anxiety, though not sure about that one.

 

[Beanz]

i have been diagnosed with autism before but then two years ago my therapist said that i was misdiagnosed so basically im just confused with myself. i used to have some symptoms when i was younger, this is going to sound like a pity party, from K-5th grade i never talked to anyone, i used to avoid eye contact, and i had 0 friends because of it. i also never smiled and thought that it was embarrassing to have friends for some reason, i was also very uncomfortable with myself, i think this even goes back to preschool. i got tested in kindergarten and in 3rd grade, all the results from those said that i was on the autism spectrum but my therapist said that she thinks that i don’t have autism but i don’t think that was an official diagnosis since she was testing me for a learning disability. i was in therapy for around 7 years until last year, im so grateful for it because im way better at social interaction compared to how i was before. im unsure whether or not i have autism or if my therapist is right.

i also think i might have ocd but ive never been diagnosed and that’s a whole different story

 

[Watchingthetreetops]

anxiety and ptsd as a result of trauma preceding my divorce in march of 2020, mixed with living secluded in 2020 because of the pandemic. very recent. I have very few safe places where I openly talk about it, because I have a brand to maintain at work and I have a lot of responsibilities at home.

I dislike pills and have done a lot to come to terms with and overcome these obstacles. weirdly enough binaural beats are what have helped me the most. I started with a half an hour a day and...well, I don't lose my cool over small things anymore. it's ridiculous how much they've helped. even if it's purely a psychological affect, I'll take it lol

anyway. that's what i live with.

 

[Autumn247]

I have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type, and an anxiety disorder. I deal with things like depressive episodes, manic episodes, and paranoia/delusions/hallucinations and panic attacks. Mental illness runs in my family

I take meds and am in therapy. Both have helped me a lot. I'm also trying to add in exercise and eating healthy to help with my mood.

 

[Croconaw]

I have anxiety, but I’ve recently been able to better control it. I take things personally and overall, I’m a sensitive person. I feel emotions strongly and tend to get attached easily. I know this puts myself in a position to get hurt, so I try not to get too attached. People do leave and it’s risky to trust anyone. Not everyone has the best intentions, but I understand there are good people. I try to see the good in people, but in doing so I often get taken advantage of because I trust easily.

 

[Holla]

I have anxiety, but I’ve recently been able to better control it. I take things personally and overall, I’m a sensitive person. I feel emotions strongly and tend to get attached easily. I know this puts myself in a position to get hurt, so I try not to get too attached. People do leave and it’s risky to trust anyone. Not everyone has the best intentions, but I understand there are good people. I try to see the good in people, but in doing so I often get taken advantage of because I trust easily.

This is literally me to a T as well.

I'm also known to forgive people easily and will do it multiple times to the point that I just get taken advantage of even more. Back in high school I finally cut my then "best friend" out of my life after gosh knows how many chances I'd given them after they hurt me/did something stupid.

 

[Croconaw]

This is literally me to a T as well.

I'm also known to forgive people easily and will do it multiple times to the point that I just get taken advantage of even more. Back in high school I finally cut my then "best friend" out of my life after gosh knows how many chances I'd given them after they hurt me/did something stupid.

I also forgive people easily. I wonder how long until I start realizing that this allows people to take advantage of me. I admire people who are more assertive and wish I were more like that. I’m getting there.

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

I have autism