a big neurodivergent pile of vegetable matter // 29 // sf bay area

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  • First, while hallucination is a common symptom of schizophrenia (and that includes hallucinations involving ANY of the five senses), it is not a REQUIREMENT to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.

    There is nothing wrong with having a mental illness. Having a mental illness does not make you a bad person. That said, it does sound like whatever is going on with your head (whether it’s schizophrenia or not) is interfering with your life in a negative way.

    As much as it can seem like they don’t care, most doctors aren’t actively looking to screw you over, but at the same time, 1000 bucks is indeed a lot of money. You probably shouldn’t be going to a psychiatrist without also going to a licensed clinical psychologist for therapy. Developing a good and trusting therapeutic relationship will give you the space to figure out what’s actually going on with your head AND it will give any psychiatrist you see someone to work with to figure out diagnoses.

    Please find a therapist you trust and feel safe with, possibly someone who specializes in psychosis because you seem to occasionally detach from reality (based on what you’re saying at least, in my very unprofessional but somewhat educated opinion). And regardless of what you do, please don’t stop trying to improve your life; you deserve to have a happy life!










  • What separates the ‘tomboy’ woman from a trans-masc?

    One identifies as a woman; the other does not. It’s really that simple.

    I find that the less you try to intellectualize gender, the better because it’s something that’s deeply personal to each person. What I view as being a man is undoubtedly different from what you do, yet we both identify as men.

    I’ve found that the easiest way to deal with gender is to simply respect other people’s identities because it’s frankly none of my business why anyone identifies the way they do.