I feel like I exaggerate if it’s hypothetically controllable or if it’s invisible like if I want to shake my hands out (anxious tendency) I tell myself I’m seeking attention because it’s something I can control DESPITE NOT BEING AWARE UNTIL I WAS DOING IT AND DOING IT AT HOME ALONE. We are always trying to prove ourselves and it’s a hard lesson to learn that you don’t have to and we can’t control what they think about us and they may unfairly judge it sucks but you ain’t alone in your shit :)

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There is a LOT of stigma about disability and the struggles we have because of our conditions and a lot of that plays into why we doubt or gaslight ourselves these ways. When you work on these things and start dismantling the subconscious patterns and dismissals/doubts, you find yourself being more cognisant of, kind to, and nurturing toward your conditions.

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