jexner 🏳️‍🌈13h ago

Good article about "Neurodivergence and Post-Diagnosis Grief Among Adults" (shamelessly using the descriptive title here, because it is a fitting title): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-curiosities/202604/neurodivergence-and-post-diagnosis-grief-among-adults

I would not be able to accurately say where I am right now in the grief process...

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Neurodivergence and Post-Diagnosis Grief Among Adults

Receiving a diagnosis later in life can be a life-altering phenomenon. A new study shows that post-diagnosis grief unfolds in four main stages.

Psychology Today
Show threadChris Harris13h ago
@jexner I'm currently oscillating between phases 2 and 4. And the exhaustion is _brutal_.
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈

@headfirstonly I think I started strong with themes 1 & 3, but had 2 in the back of my mind. Every now and again, aspects of theme 2 pop up, and those are usually situations full of harsh grief. Theme 1 & 3 are more permanent, but with less amplitude, so to speak.

This is one of the reasons I love Mastodon. The people in my phone who understand, who relate, who empathise.

Thanks, people in my phone!

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Show threadChris Harris13h ago
@jexner It's Ludovico's closing comments in that article which really hit home. The realisation that just "trying harder" will somehow fix things is a cruel illusion and that I'm always going to be like this has been incredibly tough to deal with. It triggered a severe depressive episode which has lasted months. But at least I can stop wasting my energy trying to change reality...
Show threadjexner 🏳️‍🌈12h ago
@headfirstonly Yup, that hit me, too.