• ochi_chernye@startrek.website
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    5 days ago

    The thing is, it can be really hard to accurately assess why you feel an aversion to things, and whether or not that aversion is misplaced. I can come up with scads of seemingly reasonable objections to, for example, going to the gym. That doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t benefit from it.

    Overcoming an innate aversion that you’ve convinced yourself is a part of who you are can be life-changing.

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        4 days ago

        I mean, not to put too fine a point on it, but what the fuck is normal? Nobody’s really normal. Even the so-called neurotypical are riddled with undiagnosed disorders. Normalcy is just a social fiction. Don’t let it limit your options.

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      4 days ago

      Life-changing isn’t always for the better. Usually it’s a lateral move at best.