Or, labeling yourself helps identify communities and systems that enable you to develop and grow more efficiently. I'm autistic, I discovered this partway thro

Or, labeling yourself helps identify communities and systems that enable you to develop and grow more efficiently. I'm autistic, I discovered this partway through my adult life. Labelling it has done incredible things to build support infrastructure. I have more energy and less stress now. I'm queer, I discovered this as a young adult. It's connected me with whole communities. And most importantly, it's helped me discover and embrace the concept of a found family. I'm a leftist. (Not a liberal, I don't vote Democrat). This label has helped me find opportunities to engage in mutual aid I genuinely find more rewarding than any charity work I've done. Every time I add a label, I discover wonderful communities who help me explore myself, help me figure out what it means to be that label, and whether it's one I want to keep or shed. There's nothing wrong with building an identity. You have to have introspection and periodically evaluate it, but labels are fine.