Anonymous
What's something about your mental health that you wish people understood better? My white friends didn’t believe I was autistic bc I act differently from them. And explaining that my family basically didn’t allow me to show symptoms and it was “beaten out of me” meaning that I just got good at masking to avoid abuse and scrutiny from my folks. I think people forget that socialization and community have a massive part in how some symptoms show up in MI. Not everyone w the same problems show symptoms the same and it can be dependent on how they are raised & treated. I’m overly self reliant but that doesn’t negate my autism, bipolar & bpd just bc I don’t show it the same. Funny enough most poc ND ppl clock me immediately.
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