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What is Neurodivergence?

It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc

“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”

So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned


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1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them

2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence

2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals

3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.

3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith

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There are two songs that can emotionally wreck me and both are associated with people I only went on a few dates with agony-shivering

I don’t know shit, but I think this means I’m not over those people. Not even my ex did this to me.

If this makes sense, the thought of willingly subjecting myself to this feeling again seems awful but the crying kinda helps. Fuck

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

What you call "fundamental incompatibility" is something everyone experiences. Even the "normal" people (they don't exist btw. This is part of the reason I prefer the terms neurotypical and neurodivergent because "typical" and "divergent" can describe a range of phenotypes rather than some binary system that only serves extremes). For a stark example, someone who is religious is less likely to want to be with a person that's not religious. That doesn't mean that the secular person in this example should torture themselves with "why couldn't I just believe in God so I could be with this person?"

Yup, this almost describes an exact situation I was in with someone I’m still having trouble getting over :/ I’m not exactly sure why we were not compatible, but I think it had a lot to do with my mannerisms and how I interacted with other people (which is unfortunately a crucial factor I never thought about). I just look at them and see them as more normal (first thing that comes to my mind) even though I know that’s a bit silly to say because how exactly do you gauge normalcy?

I guess what I’m struggling to comprehend is that if everyone experiences this, why does it seem to feel so heightened/different?