Neurodivergent on Sidechat | IK a lot of ND people struggle with success in life, often times because of how hard it is to live with these conditions… but is anyone else “successful” in a traditional sense but can’t feel good about themselves due to being neurodivergent?

Sidechat

Download

Join communities on Sidechat Download

🍆

Neurodivergent 1d

IK a lot of ND people struggle with success in life, often times because of how hard it is to live with these conditions… but is anyone else “successful” in a traditional sense but can’t feel good about themselves due to being neurodivergent?

Anonymous 1d

I am pretty successful - enjoyable job with a fine salary and I help at-risk kids. Still feel horrible about myself and my life all the time. It just be like that sometimes.

Anonymous 16h

I don't know if this will help. But the book "Healing the Shame that Binds You" is a pretty good read. Being disabled in a world like this is traumatic for a lot of people and can lead to self hatred

🍆

Anonymous

#1 1d

Yeah… like you feel like you SHOULD be happy, because these are the things that everyone hopes for and tells you that you should greatful for. But… if you’re doing everything right how can you possibly improve and feel better?

Anonymous

OP 1d

it’s definitely the lack of skills in foundational emotional regulation - a lot of the negative thoughts i have in this area stem from insecurity and self hatred that allllll goes back to my inability to regulate emotions. tuff 🥀