Casper The Friendly System

yeah ok [splits you into several smaller girls representing different aspects of yourself]

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My dad in 2001

there is a very real tendency of teenagers with anxiety disorders self diagnosing with considerably more stigmatized and impairing mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia, DID, personality disorders), but the best response to that isn't to get angry with them for "appropriating" lol. instead you show them coping resources for the problems they're actually having and deemphasize diagnostic categories in general. if an 18 year old is claiming to have alzheimer's, they're probably making an innocent mistake and are in genuine distress. be kind.

Also I think this trend comes, at least in part, from how brushed aside anxiety disorders can be. If your parents and teachers dismiss you with 'oh everyone feels anxious', then inevitably you're going to start thinking that there must be something else going on with you

”You must feel very scared right now; let’s talk about how to help you personally, tailored to your symptoms” will always be more helpful than “stop faking (X) for attention”. If theyre that desperate for attention or an explanation, something is wrong.

The other character dynamic of all time is “you and the you that’s allowed to be happy”

Not a lot of people talk about the rage and helplessness that comes from losing your childhood to being in flight or fight, only to then go on to develop chronic illness in adulthood. It feels like there’s no escape from what you went through, even when you want to move on your body just can’t.

"Do it scared" is out. "Do it in a fugue so dense as to barely be penetrable by uncertainty" is in.

sorry i never replied. everyday is blending together and im losing sense of time

SO TRUE OMFG

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