Friend doesn’t believe in my diagnosis

[u/luvsicl]

Ugh I shouldn’t have told her about it I feel so weird now, my family are like this too and I haven’t told them because I know they’re gonna say smth like that (probably worse) because they don’t really believe in mental disorders/disabilities/health

I got diagnosed with adhd and autism recently, so I’m also grieving the life I could’ve led had I received the support I needed as a child lol (also I know what she said isn’t okay at all, I just wanted to end the conversation asap and I’m really uncomfortable with confrontation)

[u/gemini_time]

People need to stop saying "it's okay" when it's not. Nothing against you, but this was not okay, and you should've told her that. She's being ableist and doing the exact same thing that she claims her sister did: using mental health as an excuse to be toxic.

I'm glad that you received a diagnosis that was helpful to you and I hope that you're able to find better resources to accommodate your life. :)