And I started remembering all these things and my parents and telling me I was just a little bit more sensitive. So it's interesting to maybe recognize that in myself and to maybe give myself more grace, I think maybe because of the world that we live in, I've pushed through and have tried not to allow myself to be affected by some of the harsher things. But, yeah, there's a lot of thoughts going on in my brain about this. But I'm just so curious
Carly D
@Astroality · 2:02
And I think what happens is certain situations trigger us based on the trauma that we've had or the experiences that we've had in prior portions of our life. And so I think there are moments where you become very highly sensitive. I don't think I would consider myself HSP. I definitely am empathic, but I don't think I'm overly sensitive
I can't remember the percentages of individuals who are ADHD and autistic. But because there has been such an overlap with these things, there are considering whether ADHD is, in fact, a facet of autism. And of course, when you start to go further down this path, they're looking at the potential of it not necessarily being pathologized, but a recognizing of the diverse wiring of the human brain because there is so much overlap
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Oh, definitely. The labels, even the labels in the DSM are problematic. I think it's more important that we understand how the brain works and how we all operate than it is the delineation of this box, that box, this label, that label, which one's correct, which one's wrong, blah, blah, blah, blah. Just let us learn about how we operate so we can find how to a live and thrive rather than struggle and try to survive. Yeah
I agree 100%. Sometimes they can be freeing, those labels, and sometimes they can be cages. And it definitely depends on the individual. Probably depends too, in part, on the label, depends on society's perspectives on these things and so on. Like, for me, learning that I'm autistic ADHD, it was like there was a metamorphosis of freedom and finally understanding and then being able to equip myself better. And so my world radically changed for the better as a result
Chelsea Hanawalt
@allowthesun · 1:53
And I think, Christina, you're bringing up that point of just having just neurodivergence and that it's a strength for folks to think differently and respond to things differently, and that if we were just more accepting of that, that would we need the labels so much and yeah, that people treat you differently if you have that label. And yeah, those are just some of my thoughts on this. But, yeah, I know there's a lot more in my head
miss. E
@MissEsMysteries · 1:29
I know it. A lot of people will say to me, like, oh, well, you don't look like you're autistic. It's like, I don't know what that's exactly supposed to look like. It's
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:54
Hey, I'm late to this party, but I wanted to reinvigorate this conversation just quickly because I think it's so relevant and so important for the acknowledgment of so many people who have to frame this for themselves, to navigate life with their sensitivities. And this sweat is so beautiful. I just feel like I haven't had time to listen to the whole thing. And I have to gift me that sometime over the weekend due to my workload
I'm not going to just get super tough and not cry at movies. There are certain levels of violence, gore and abuse that I cannot stand seeing on television or in tv series and things like that. I have forced myself to watch them, watch them with my partner, and I have recently kind of put my foot down a little bit more with respecting my sensitivity and knowing and understanding what those types of things do to my system