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[–] [email protected] 16 points 15 hours ago

Yes, that's what they want. They think that you can just will your way to mental health and acuity, so thinking "I'm struggling because I'm weak and stupid" will spur you to become strong and smart, while thinking I'm struggling because I have ____ will give you an excuse to keep struggling. They're wrong, but that's what people often think, at least in my experience. They don't see it as a disease you need to treat in order to improve, they see it as a character flaw you need to overcome in order to improve. One guy told me he views "the whole 'neurodivergence' thing" as being like a kid who doesn't want to eat their vegetables saying they've been diagnosed with "can't eat vegetables disease."