Hey @mw24
Thanks so much for sharing! I’ve also struggled with mental illness and neurodivergence from childhood, so I really appreciate your perspective.
I feel like I had this idea that I would become a person who can function normally and who feels normally once I recovered. When that didn’t happen, I felt like I was disappointing the people around me because I couldn’t return to happy person I pretended to be.
I think it’s so important to realise that you can exist as you, without needing to be fixed or changed. It’s alright if you feel differently than other people so long as you’re okay with it and you’re not purposely hurting anyone. In the end, you’re the only person that has to be you, so you really do get to decide on your own definition of okay.
I found that happiness is so much more precious to me because I don’t experience it often. I also seem to enjoy seeing other people happy significantly more than other people. Maybe it’s just a bit novel to me. Have you experienced a similar thing?
I really hope that you continue to progress in your journey and can see the beauty in your experience of the world!
