I cried my way through Elaine Arron's books as it explained so much of my life it was such a relief. Interestingly though my excitement was not met with much enthusiasm by those around me and I find myself withdrawing, again, because it's exhausting to know all this stuff but to feel unheard and misunderstood. Some people have laughed at me, others dismiss it as "not another label" luckily a few get it but mostly I just keep quiet. Thanks for the post, its reassuring to hear all this.
I cried my way through Elaine Arron's books as it explained so much of my life it was such a relief. Interestingly though my excitement was not met with much enthusiasm by those around me and I find myself withdrawing, again, because it's exhausting to know all this stuff but to feel unheard and misunderstood. Some people have laughed at me, others dismiss it as "not another label" luckily a few get it but mostly I just keep quiet. Thanks for the post, its reassuring to hear all this.
I admire your self awareness HL. I feel the need to justify myself but maybe you’re right, it’s just enough to know for ourselves.