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tallest skil said:

if it can be classified as a deviance from normalcy, then of course it is quantifiable what is wrong. At the very least that it is wrong. To say nothing of how to fix it or the process by which it is made wrong, of course. We’re further from understanding the mechanisms of the relevant topic than with many other things, sure.

you know you and people like you really scare me and are the reason I avoid neurotypical people whenever I can

tallest skil said:

why- said:

it means not stigmatizing mental illnesses

So... the opposite of what should be done.
Who thinks that? How is that even a relevant thing to say? Of course you’re fighting the illness. If you say “cure autism”, you don’t think about removing them from the gene pool. 
Again, who thinks that? You don’t seem to comprehend the idea of fighting an illness.

wait so you think we should stigmatize mental illnesses?


and actually I do know what it's like to fight mental illness. I know exactly what it's like. I know what it's like to wake up every morning not knowing how I'm going to feel that day, not knowing what kind of reactions I'll have to whatever comes my way. I know how it feels to sit down with people and have them tell me there's nothing wrong with me, that I'm making it all up. I know how it feels to have people tell me I'm messed up or 'retarded' and that I need to be on medication. I know what it's like to have people stare at me when I'm having an episode, how it feels to look in there eyes and see not only fear and confusion but disgust. I know what it feels like to constantly have to tell people that they need to make special exceptions for me because I have difficulty doing 'normal' things. I know what it's like to sit on the edge of my bed with a knife to my wrists and have someone come in and joke about it. I know exactly what it feels like to lie in my bed for days not doing anything because I'm afraid of what will happen if I get up.

yeah maybe it is

tallest skil said:

Because why should we “accept” something that can be made better?

because that's not what accepting means. it doesn't mean saying 'oh well there's nothing we can do we might as well just let these people be'. it means not stigmatizing mental illnesses, it means not treating autistic people like outcasts, it means understanding that their autism is not their fault and to fight it you need to fight the illness not the person. accepting means taking them for who they are and loving them for it and helping them in a productive way and not treating them like they're a disease that needs to be scrubbed out

tallest skil said:

Why “accept”? Why not “treat”?

oh my god you literally know nothing about mental illness

heyy guess what today is? it's trans day of visibility! how ironic