Definitely lots to ponder here. I have thought about labels quite a lot over the the past few months and can totally see the benefits of ‘a diagnosis’ or belonging, it had also worried that it would confine someone into a ‘box’. I’m sure it’s something that will keep evolving in my mind.
And it made me think of a talk I went to recently by the author of The Einstein of Sex. I hadn't heard about Magnus Hirschfeld before, but it sounds like he was one of the first to academically express ideas around the multitude of dimensions that come into a person's gender/sexual identities. If you also hadn't encountered him, I think you would enjoy this book.
I’ve had much the same response as Andrea. Not from the actual diagnosis, that was twenty years ago, but from the understanding of what it actually means, which came only three years ago. (way back when, hyperfocus was the only thing I was told)
I’ve yet to feel truly seen by others but being able to truly see myself (= finally understanding) is like the blinders being taken off. It feels like I’m having to learn how to *human* from scratch while in the third trimester of life.
Definitely lots to ponder here. I have thought about labels quite a lot over the the past few months and can totally see the benefits of ‘a diagnosis’ or belonging, it had also worried that it would confine someone into a ‘box’. I’m sure it’s something that will keep evolving in my mind.
PS. I prefer ‘best friend’ but friend will do 😂
I enjoyed your take.
And it made me think of a talk I went to recently by the author of The Einstein of Sex. I hadn't heard about Magnus Hirschfeld before, but it sounds like he was one of the first to academically express ideas around the multitude of dimensions that come into a person's gender/sexual identities. If you also hadn't encountered him, I think you would enjoy this book.
Thank you!!! I have not but I’m totally into the title of that book 😎
I’ve had much the same response as Andrea. Not from the actual diagnosis, that was twenty years ago, but from the understanding of what it actually means, which came only three years ago. (way back when, hyperfocus was the only thing I was told)
I’ve yet to feel truly seen by others but being able to truly see myself (= finally understanding) is like the blinders being taken off. It feels like I’m having to learn how to *human* from scratch while in the third trimester of life.