[ SECRET POST #6042 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6042 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Wow. A lot of people with mental illness here really, really want to stay sick.

[(Anonymous)]

You do realize there is no "cure" for many mental illnesses? Also, adapting to your illness and recognizing your limitations is excellent self care. Not commenting on fic because it gives you anxiety is an excellent boundary, because at the end of the day comments on fic do not matter. So it's a perfect example of letting something go so you can use your energy to fight a more important battle.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

There ain't always "cures," but there's treatment. And guess what the treatment for anxiety is? Doing the thing that makes you anxious.

Every single one of these commenters is bitching out of doing the work to alleviate their problem.

[(Anonymous)]

Eh, that depends on the level of anxiety, and usually doing the thing that makes someone anxious is done with supervision from a licensed counselor. Doing the anxiety-inducing thing solo is a crapshoot.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm also anxious about rock climbing, and yet somehow I don't feel that's a problem I need to fix. Some of us aren't in hobbies to "do work".

[(Anonymous)]

That is not a treatment. That's a myth from people who have no professional experience, and comes from the same place as the "bootstraps" fallacy.

Sometimes it is necessary to do things that make you anxious because you need to do them for your job, but that's not "treatment." It's an accommodation that requires compromise on your part.

[(Anonymous)]

"this thing gives me stress and since it's an optional "fun" thing I avoid it, which has no negative effect on my daily life" isn't actually a diagnosable anxiety disorder, nonny

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

My dude, all of the commenters are talking about their diagnosed anxiety disorders.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not, and I'm one of them.

[(Anonymous)]

I take meds and see a therapist. This after years of going through different meds and therapists and psychiatrists to find a setup that helps me eliminate the need to worry about anxiety in most of my daily life.

Still have anxiety attacks sometimes out of nowhere sometimes. Still get anxiety about commenting on fic.

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AYRT

Well suck it up, buttercup, and do it anyway. I mean, here you are, having no anxiety responding to me, a person who for all you know is actively hostile toward you. But you can't say something nice to someone who will do nothing but appreciate you? Come the fuck on, kid.

[(Anonymous)]

DA

No. Die mad about it. :D

[(Anonymous)]

getting anxiety over a single specific thing =/= mental illness, hth

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Everyone in the comments says they have a mental illness, hth.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Oh, and you know what? If it isn't mental illness, that makes it even worse! "I have non-clinical anxiety about doing a thing, so I'm going to avoid it forever." Lmao, what? At least people with an actual disorder have the excuse of saying it's legitimately hard for them. Everyone else is just a straight up loser.

[(Anonymous)]

lol you sound like my last therapist.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

You probably should've listened to them.

Let me guess: you went and found one who validates everything you say and never challenges you, ensuring that you'll stay exactly where you are forever (and guarantee them a steady paycheck)?

[(Anonymous)]

Look, I've been dealing with a combination of autism and anxiety my entire life. Sometimes it's a bit better, sometimes it's a bit worse, sometimes objectively stupid things fuck me up and sometimes things that should probably fuck me up are actually fairly easy to push through. There was a period where I was diagnosed with depression as well, but thankfully that was fairly temporary.

The point is, I've been mentally ill my entire life, and I'm going to stay sick. It's not a decision, it's just a fact. At this point, I manage to keep everything fairly balanced, my dumb bitch brain only really interferes with shit I need and/or want badly to do every so often, and honestly I'm happy with where I'm at. Maybe that's unhealthy, but I manage to do what I have to, a fair amount of what I want to, and it seems to be working out fairly well. Sometimes that means not doing something in favor of not ruining the next couple hours and exhausting my "dealing with anxiety" energy. It is what it is.

Sorry if this is too aggressive. I don't mean it in a super aggressive way, I just don't think that accepting that my brain is always going to be a bit off is a bad thing. I can't just change my brain.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

It doesn't come across too aggressive, and autism is different. You really have a different brain. That's not the same as people who are simply dealing with anxiety, which can only be tackled by facing the source of the anxiety.

[(Anonymous)]

Hate to break it to you, but this isn't going to make your fic get more comments.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Is this the fandom version of "she's not gonna fuck you?"

[(Anonymous)]

This would have been hilarious if there was a fanfic attached above.

[(Anonymous)]

Did you get treatment for your mental illness and become 100% completely cured? Do share the details.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I was given tools for how to handle my shit, and I put them into practice and whadaya know? Shit got handled.

[(Anonymous)]

Tell me you don't know how mental illness works without telling me you don't know how mental illness works.

Or idk, go back under your bridge because I get the impression you aren't interested in moving beyond this ignorant view.