Getting diagnosed with a problem is rarely seen as a good thing. In fact it is usually the opposite. When the diagnosis is physical that fact generally makes sense, but when it is a mental health diagnosis it actually can be good. What could I mean by that? A diagnosis implies illness and that is bad right? Not always and not completely. If you have the flu it would be difficult to see the positives. Maybe not having to go to work or school, but not much else. If you have been diagnosed with ADHD, OCD , or even depression there can be some positives. Essentially if you look at diagnosis as an illness then the negatives are the key, but if you see the diagnosis as an awareness of a person’s nature the positives are easier to explore. In the case of the ADHD individual they forget to get bread on the way home, but the hyper-focused at work in the Emergency Room and saved a life. Their ADHD actually made them better in the crisis. For OCD the need to triple check something saved the company thousands of dollars. If they hadn’t been OCD they might have missed it. Even the person with depression can be more empathetic to someone else’s feelings which can help both individuals. It is my belief that someone should learn how to use their natures to maximize their life satisfaction. If you understand your nature you are more likely to construct a life that works for you, not against. Society emphasizes how you don’t fit in the world. Instead let’s try to focus on creating a world that fits you.
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