OneThreeOneTwo [he/him]
I don’t know how your relationship is with your family, so I don’t know if this would work, but maybe try researching how the way you are feeling is linked to mental illnesses. If you can physically show them that you have depression or Type 2 ADD, they might believe you. It might sound dumb, but taking a free online test with questions that relate to you maybe the proof they need. That’s how I found out I had Inattentive ADD, and ever since I started taking medication for it, my ability to do the tasks I need to do has dramatically improved. Also, are you an adult or a minor? If you’re a minor you might be able to get help from someone in the school system, although the school system isn’t famous for actually helping kids when they need it. Anyway, if none of this works for you, I just want you to know that we’ll be here to support you comrade. <3
I’m probably not as scared of needles as it sounds like you are, but my advice is to look away and squeeze something super hard, like a stress ball. It helps for me! And if you have someone with you, try talking about something that interests you. This might help take your mind off of the needle. And again, this might not work for you, but if that stuff doesn’t help you could try looking at the needle the whole time as if it’s not your arm but like you’re watching a video or something. Imagine that you’re trying to learn how the procedure works, not emotionally but as if you’re trying to study it. This doesn’t work for me at all, but other people I’ve talked to about this say it helps!
I actually didn’t know this, thank you for the info!
I was a lib/centrist during Obama, and I thought that there were “good arguments on both sides”. Once Trump gained power I realized that the right was genuinely terrible, and after looking into politics with a mindset other than the “both sides” one, I realized that libs were bad as well, for slightly less horrible reasons. After that, I became distrustful of the US more and more, with me eventually ending up here lol. Not a very cool radicalization story, but still.
Honestly, I would say just be there for her. Be open about how much you care about her, and give her lots of hugs/love when she needs it, while also giving her some space when she wants. I’ve never had to go through this kind of thing, but that’s what I would like if it was me in this situation. Sorry that she and you are going through this. <3
Now that I think about it, I was probably radicalized by my dad growing up. By leftist standards he is pretty much a lib, but in the southern US he is incredibly progressive. I’m way farther left than he is now, but I still love and respect him a lot. So I would say that the best thing to do is focus on the younger generations in terms of radicalization. They are easily impressionable (at least more so than adults) and if you just talk to them for a bit they seem to get the basic idea of being a leftist. Also the most important thing is to embed empathy for others into them as early as possible. That way, if you get then to care about people less fortunate than themselves, they’ll start to question the system which lets those people suffer. I hope my rambling made sense lol
Meds have helped a huge amount for me. I wasn’t happy with the idea that I’ll basically have to take meds every day for the rest of my life, but at this point, it doesn’t bug me that much. The benefits of Vyvanse greatly outweigh the drawbacks, at least in my case.
I can’t type either, it’s not that big of a deal.