LJ Idol Week 3: Everything looks like a nail

[i_love_freddie]

Mental Health System“You have depression,” they tell me

Comments

[banana_galaxy]

Do you use Twitter? I found reading #ActuallyAutistic posts on Twitter helped me feel less alone with being autistic. Unfortunately a lot of mental health professionals don't have the best knowledge about autism because of outdated research and focus. But there's a big community out there of autistic people who get it.

[marlawentmad]

Thank you for the resource.

[nikkiii_brown]

I hear you on this! *hugs*

[sunouttomorrow]

I feel like this is exactly how my son experienced therapy.

[lawchicky]

I wish I couldn't relate to this, but I have been going through something adjacent to this experience. Keep plugging away and advocating for yourself! I know sometimes it feels like no one is even willing to listen, but you just need to find the right set of ears.

[karmasoup]

Yuck. What a mess. I hope you find the right balance between what you figure out you are capable of doing for yourself, and what you can find to help you. Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you come across the right one, even in the field of treatment. There's a lot of folks out there just earning a paycheck, when they should be giving care. I'm sorry it's been rough going so far.