I'm in a similar position as you. It's deeply unfortunate that it's so asymmetrical. u/symlinkk has asked a question that in isolation is merely a category err

I'm in a similar position as you. It's deeply unfortunate that it's so asymmetrical. u/symlinkk has asked a question that in isolation is merely a category error, a lazy intellectual argument regarding burden of proof, subjectivity inherent in the DSM, clinical standards regarding impairment, etc., that can be dispatched in short order. However the emotional effect of a question that implicitly denies the existence of the illness remains long after the intellectual error is corrected. It's structurally similar to LGBT erasure. We have already gone through life for years believing that there was something wrong with us that we could fix, and therefore was a moral failing and source of shame ("just use a planner" [1]). If in fact it is an immutable characteristic akin to sexuality, then it cannot be a source of shame. One would not ask nowadays whether one was really sure about their sexual orientation. Then again, very few people recreationally take testosterone. I can only wish you the best regards, and be grateful that we live in the modern day where science (but not the general public yet) has developed an understanding of these things. [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/pelip6/how_i_cured_my_adhd_permanently/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/pelip6/how_i_cured_my...