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I don’t think we should be pushing the idea of ppl faking as reasons for why this behavior happens bc to be blunt I think this behavior is absolutely from ~actual ND ppl n the root is in anti recovery mindsets + shielding general immaturity https://twitter.com/legeiel/status/1347208812692983808
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I don’t think we should be pushing the idea of ppl faking as reasons for why this behavior happens bc to be blunt I think this behavior is absolutely from ~actual ND ppl n the root is in anti recovery mindsets + shielding general immaturity https://twitter.com/legeiel/status/1347208812692983808
like given the fact everyone displays symptoms of differently + we Already have stigma against self dxxing when prof dxing is often inaccessible I don’t think it’s a good idea to start pushing ideas of ppl faking yk...esp when it doesn’t get to the root of the problem
What’s happening imo is it’s very normalized to lean on using ur mental illness/disorder symptoms as explanations for ur actions n just...sit in them without self reflecting on how they may enable bad behavior—rejecting the idea u can & should be working to Cope with ur stuff
like problematic hyperfixation discourse for instance—to me a lot of it reads as ppl wanting to use it being a symptom of their disorder bc it’s harder n more upsetting to self reflect on trying to make urself ok w criticism and/or consider if what ur fixating on is damaging
in tone indicators tbh i feel they sort of have this side effect of enabling ppl to not ask for clarifications or not assume the worst of someone n go n get mad if there was even a marginal chance they could be misinterpreted, so this either makes ppl mad n frustrated when not
every little thing is laid out for them (such as crying ableism when u get duped by a fake screenshot) and/or make people very very paranoid of people jumping down their throat if they’re misinterpreted, which makes ppl overusing tone indicators even while ND understandable to me
So again can struggling to interpret context/tone be a symptom? Absolutely, but don’t u also agree it’s absolutely possible to practice asking for clarification when ur unsure & not taking out ur anger at ppl the second they seem out to upset u w/o trying to communicate?
It’s just this ground of yes u do/struggle with xyz n yes there’s things ppl can do to help but past a certain point it’s just leaning onto it to never try putting the work in to improve urself n making it everyone else’s fault when it causes problems for you & those around you
