I’ll go first: “You have to have children when you’re young,” told to me when I was in my late 20s, with no desire to ever have kids, and no means to support them, by someone divorced multiple times with at least one adult child who does not speak to them.

Also: Responding to “How do I deal with this problem?” questions with “Oh, don’t worry about it, it’s enough that you’re even thinking about it!”

  • Tippon@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for replying :)

    Sorry, I think I’ve just crossed our wires. I was thinking of being stuck in bed as struggling to wake up, rather than being awake but not being able to face the day, for want of a better term. Ironic, as I’ve struggled with both 🙈

    I definitely need to speak to someone about my mental health, as well as getting a diagnosis of autism / ADHD, or both (or neither! Yay, weird brains!). My kid has been diagnosed with autism and ADHD, and going through the process with them is what made me and my family realise that I fit the descriptions too. I’m just waiting for the first set of appointments at the moment.

    There are definite signs of mental health issues on one side of my family, and neurodivergence on both, so I can’t see me escaping unscathed 😁

    • SharkEatingBreakfastEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I was thinking of being stuck in bed as struggling to wake up, rather than being awake but not being able to face the day

      Oh, it’s both.