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Thanks for sharing your experience, yours seems to be the positive side of the phenomenon in question. I think we’re the same age, so keep that in mind, but I

Thanks for sharing your experience, yours seems to be the positive side of the phenomenon in question. I think we’re the same age, so keep that in mind, but I can’t help but disagree with the thrust of why you think this is a good thing. I think that increasing the efficiency of connecting individuals to communities based on real or perceived mental health problems creates new challenges that may nullify the positive aspects.

yata69420 5y ago
> creates new challenges that may nullify the positive aspects It's a good thing because it means that finally something is changing. We're developing a shared language and having a discussion about these really prevalent untreated mental issues. I'm watching people discover that they're actually not "lazy" or "stupid" or "not good enough" or "an introvert", but that they actually have "sensory issues" or "meltdowns" or "executive dysfunction" or "social anxiety". Simply having the language to discuss these things is very powerful. It reminds me a lot of when gay people started labeling things and creating cultural norms. Or when "new atheism" spread through the internet and made not believing a mainstream acceptable position (well, mostly, we're getting there). I remember the first time I met other atheists and realized that I wasn't crazy after all. Tons of people are having that moment now for mental health disorders. Also, you might not realize the scale of the problem. The estimated number of just children suffering with mental health disorders is about 10% and increasing (primarily ADHD, anxiety, depression). The real number is probably double that.
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