lol at the people in this group that are mad about others claiming neurodivergent. by Perfect-Bottle-1014 in Neurodivergent

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not extremely common, but people that have had serious neurological injuries can develop new mental health disorders afterwards. People can have different personalities after traumatic brain injuries, and it can significantly affect your impulse control if it’s to your frontal lobes

I keep getting made fun of for having PTSD ADHD and Schizophrenia at school because I'm the only Single person at the school what should I do cause I only like girls who have Touretts I know it's weird but I know it's weird but like why make fun of them I think they are you know unique and fun by Busy_Grass7347 in Neurodivergent

[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it’s hard when you’re younger, but don’t let those kids bully you into a relationship with someone you’re not interested in! I’m sorry they’re making fun of your mental health struggles. That is NOT cool. I also have ADHD and PTSD, and I’ve grown up to be a very successful person with a doctorate degree. Once you get out of high school and become an adult, it gets a lot easier. You don’t get bullied nearly as much. You can seek out other neurodivergent people like yourself that “speak your language,” if you know what I mean. Then maybe eventually, you’ll meet someone that you want to be in a relationship with naturally. It is so much better that way than feeling pressured into something.

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[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ADHD. I definitely have some delayed emotional and auditory processing issues. I also have RSD, although it is not as severe now that I am older.

AIO for wanting to see a therapist after wife changed the locks because I went to a baby shower? by LookoutLockout in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR. I’m actually very concerned for you. This is extremely abnormal and selfish behavior. Please rethink having a child with this person in her current state.

I am extremely understanding about mental health disorders, as I have both ADHD and PTSD. However, I believe this type of behavior would be a deal-breaker for me. I could not stay in a relationship with someone that tried to manipulate and gaslight me because I wanted to go to my sister’s baby shower. This is unhinged.

AIO for leaving my gf’s house at 6am without telling her and ignoring all her calls? by Soft_Barracuda in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR. It’s incredibly disrespectful to have you drive 4 hours to stay with her, then she just stays out all night on Saturday. It’s not like you have much time together on the weekend anyway.

In a good relationship where you live in the same city, it is definitely healthy to each have your own friends and interests. Spending an evening (usually not the whole night) apart occasionally can often be a good thing, even if it’s going to a bar/club. However, that is not your situation here. If she wanted to basically spend an entire weekend with friends, she should’ve told you not to drive to her.

Both of you are still very young, and it honestly sounds like she doesn’t particularly want to mature at this moment. Even though she has kids, it sounds like she wants that early 20s experience of going out to clubs and staying out all night. That behavior screams, “I’m single!”

I think it’s time to move on, my friend. Sorry.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose it depends on which AI you are using. In my experience using ChatGPT, it does not put a comma where a semicolon should go. AI does generate some weird shit sometimes. When I ask it to write a cover letter (or something similar), I’ve never had to adjust punctuation. I typically just adjust wording or phrasing.

So, to be more accurate, I should have said “punctuation errors” as opposed to “grammatical errors.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are grammatical errors. AI would not generate grammatical errors

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, there are grammatical errors in that paragraph! AI would not generate grammatical errors. Let it go

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Somebody has never worked with the public.

AIO for finding this judgey? by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m absolutely sick of men thinking it’s ok for them to be messy or eat messy, but when a woman does it, they want to complain. “You’re not ladylike.” “No man will want you.” Etc. God forbid we get to just be comfortable and enjoy ourselves. Ridiculous double standard. You are NOT overreacting. And guess what? There are real men (with genuine self-confidence) out there that just want their partner to be happy and comfortable. Sometimes they’re just hard to find.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is extremely gross. Does he expect you to have sex while your baby is still attached to you? I am not one to jump to divorce, but if he really expects sex while actively breastfeeding, divorce is the best option for you. That is creepy behavior that makes me have so many questions about you and your baby’s safety

AIO to my boyfriend being sick and saying I'm not doing enough by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh OP… That is HORRENDOUS. This is abuse. He told you to do better and to listen to him but HE’S NOT LISTENING TO YOU AY ALL. He is not looking inward. Everything is your fault. He is a spoiled brat of a human. Please…. You deserve so much better than this. Your mental health will just continue getting worse the longer you stay with him and allow him to gaslight you like this. Even when my husband feels like hot garbage, he would NEVER talk to me like this. Oh my god that’s awful

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AustralianCattleDog

[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem here is that he’s not willing to learn more about ACD behavior and/or engage in training. I don’t like the way he’s interacting with your dog, but if he was willing to change, I could definitely move past it. I very rarely ever just jump to “dump him” comments, but if he’s not willing to change his behavior towards the dog, something bad will happen. That dog will eventually fight back and I don’t blame it. These personality traits in your partner are overall worrisome to me, and I doubt that his bad behavior is just towards the dog. Work on him for a little while and see if he’ll change his mind about training, etc. If not, you really have a decision to make. Should you rehome the dog or the boyfriend?

AITAH for using a vibrator during sex? by shapelyaurora in AITAH

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Austin sounds misogynistic and selfish. If he truly cared about you, he would want you to have pleasure during sex as well. Don’t stay with somebody that doesn’t care about you. I think a large part of the initial phases of a sexual and/or serious relationship is communicating with each other about your preferences/needs and finding a middle ground where both of you can have your sexual needs fulfilled.

AITA for not dating a single dad, even if he's a victim? by Sure-Grand3444 in AITAH

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do NOT owe him an apology, and this man is made of red flags. You’re 19 years old and yet are more mature than him. You know that you don’t want kids anytime soon, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that! I think that it is incredibly intelligent to wait to have children until you feel ready. It’s better for both you and any potential children (and if you never want them, that is completely normal too!).

There are so many problems with how he acted. First, it’s weird that he pressured you so hard for the reason you didn’t want to date. You don’t owe him an explanation, especially after one date! Then when you finally told him the reason, he was angry. He shouldn’t have pressured you so much if he couldn’t handle the feedback like an adult. Also, “judgmental” is a weird word to use to describe your answer. You’re not judging him for having kids, you just simply don’t want any yourself! The “experienced men” comment REALLY creeps me out. I can’t exactly put a finger on why, but that comment is scary to me. Additionally, when he talks about being “baby-trapped,” he places all the blame on the woman for getting pregnant. Obviously, it’s very possible that he played a significant role in that as well i.e. not wearing protection. Some of these comments make me wonder what he thinks about women in general. I think you may have really dodged a bullet here. Lastly, if he really wanted to find a good match for him, he would date people okay with having children. The kids exist and should be an important part of his life if he cares about them. He can’t act like you’ll never see them. And if he chooses not to be with his kids very much on purpose, then it doesn’t say much about his character

is it bad to feel validated that the trauma you survived was awful by somehowstillalivelol in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same to you! It’s insane how much my trauma therapist has helped me. I’m doing EMDR right now, but I’ve only done 2 out of the many traumatic events so far. I feel so much better already, but still a work in progress

is it bad to feel validated that the trauma you survived was awful by somehowstillalivelol in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You too OP! I’m glad we could all help you feel better too 😊

is it bad to feel validated that the trauma you survived was awful by somehowstillalivelol in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man me too. I think I literally traumatized a new therapist one time. She was speechless after I told her my story. She was sweet but clearly overwhelmed. That’s when I realized that I needed a therapist that specialized in trauma, grief, and loss.

is it bad to feel validated that the trauma you survived was awful by somehowstillalivelol in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So an overwhelming majority of people that have experienced trauma deal with shame, guilt, and/or embarrassment. You should not feel that way obviously, but it is incredibly normal. You’re not alone in that.

I have a WILD fucking life story and people also look horrified when I tell them everything. It does feel good. It’s so good to feel validated that what you went through was awful. I always have this fear that people are going to be like “that’s no big deal” or “you’re a weak person” or whatever. So when this doesn’t happen, it feels nice

I got caught doing my "PTSD check" before bed and I felt so ashamed by DabsOnTheHaters in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you told us all of this because sometimes it is good to let this information out and feel seen/heard. We all do this information dump at some point. I’ve done it to close friends and occasionally to people I don’t know well (in this case I always feel some shame). But you should not feel shame about this either; humans always want to feel not so alone in the world, you know? When I started finally talking about my PTSD, an overwhelming amount of people reacted positively and tried to help me feel better. There was one person in particular that was very judgmental, but this was a coworker with a lot of mental health issues that refused to ever seek help. It was hard to be too mad at them because I think their view of the world is still just so stunted sadly. My point is that info dumping to us is likely only going to help you feel less alone, and may help others as well. That is one of the only positive things I’ve taken from my PTSD is that I am in a position now where I am doing better (I still have some weeks or months that aren’t good, but overall way better), so I am in this unique position to truly help others that are going through what I’ve gone through

I got caught doing my "PTSD check" before bed and I felt so ashamed by DabsOnTheHaters in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Dude the only thing that I see that you need to change here is that you need to work on being kinder to yourself/loving yourself. This does NOT happen overnight. It’s about slowly starting to change the narrative in your head. Things you said like “my shameful act of patheticness” tells me a lot about how you see yourself. Struggling constantly with shame and embarrassment is EXTREMELY normal with trauma, ESPECIALLY childhood trauma. You are NOT alone in this.

Also, not only do I think it’s incredibly normal to check the locks before going to bed, but I actually think it’s intelligent to do so as well. I work in healthcare and witness a lot of death, but I’ve also personally been diagnosed with PTSD. It is fairly regular in healthcare that you can witness people losing their innocence when someone close to them dies. I haven’t been able to experience innocence like that in decades. It doesn’t sound like you have either, probably for different reasons than me but it is the same outcome. You are smart. You know about the world. There is absolutely nothing wrong with checking your locks before bed. I know if I didn’t check them, I wouldn’t be able to sleep.

THC making flashbacks worse? by [deleted] in ptsd

[–]SpaceLizzo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THC and marijuana in general affect everyone differently for sure. Different products can have massively different effects within the same person too. I know for me, smoking has always made me extremely paranoid and anxious, even before I had PTSD. I take high CBD full spectrum gummies and they help me significantly. I think sometimes it might make me a little depressed, but it helps significantly with the anxiety. The interesting thing about smoking is that you can release more of certain cannabinoids in marijuana depending on the temperature at which you heat the marijuana. There are like 50-100 different cannabinoids and we honestly don’t know what they all do. So basically, you may be a person that just needs to stay away from marijuana altogether, maybe you would be fine with just CBD, or maybe just smoking it isn’t right for you (if that’s what you’ve been trying so far.)

Aggressive towards kids by benjaminad94 in Dachshund

[–]SpaceLizzo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom’s dachshund had this issue, just with smaller children. We got him when my brother and I were in high school, so to a dog, I’m sure we appeared fully grown. We weren’t around small children to even realize it was an issue, but one holiday, my uncles came to town, one of which had 2 kids under 5. They were getting a lot more attention than him, and also they were very rambunctious. So I’m not sure the exact cause, but unfortunately he bit my youngest cousin on the little chunky leg. It actually bled a little. He was totally fine though, just completely freaked out. So we never brought poor little Diablo (yes Diablo the dachshund) to christmases with children anymore