I got so sick and tired of this and dropped any engagement I had with the subject and stopped identifying as neurodivergent altogether because I felt like a fake.
How you identify is always up to you, and if you feel uncomfortable with a label, then it’s very reasonable to not want to use it. But I hope you know that you are valid, and that other people’s journeys have no bearing on that fact.
I got so sick and tired of this and dropped any engagement I had with the subject and stopped identifying as neurodivergent altogether because I felt like a fake.
How you identify is always up to you, and if you feel uncomfortable with a label, then it’s very reasonable to not want to use it. But I hope you know that you are valid, and that other people’s journeys have no bearing on that fact.
Thank you, stranger; I really needed that.