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Do you face stigma (or discrimination) in your family due to a mental illness that you have or that someone you love has? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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And if you’ve made strides in reversing that stigma, how have you done so?

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[–] [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Thanks for sharing.

I feel like my brother has been on similar shit with internalizing self hatred to the point where he has like a complete inability to see himself as a person. I keep trying to push him to go to therapy despite his constant refusal — can I ask, what happened for things to change for you / what caused you to get diagnosed? (you don’t have to go into detail of course)

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I went to therapy because it felt like my life was crumbling and I felt hopeless. After a year of therapy my therapist told me to get assessed for ADHD and after a several month wait, I was formally diagnosed with primarily inattentive ADHD. I was reasonably intelligent as a kid (which helped mask it) and wasn't hyperactive or disruptive so no one really cared to assess me for it.

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