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Shout out to Yashi because every single thing you’re saying hits me SO FREAKIN’ HARD, especially the Unsolicited Universal Shoulds, which are thrown ALL OVER my kindreds by mainstream forms of therapy and the mainstream world in general – they SHOULD want to blend in, they SHOULD mask their differences so they can “pass”, they SHOULD be less like themselves and more like the mainstream ideal, et-fucking-cetera. But you wanna know what REALLY grinds my gears about my industry (mental health counseling) in particular? The people out there actively peddling the idea that neurodivergent folks need to be trained (like puppies!) to act in ways that are more acceptable to mainstream (as in neurotypical) society – and *passing this off as a form of therapy*. Essentially, as far as I can discern, they’re pretty much programming people to stop acting like their authentic selves; which in my mind makes them no better than those who are still peddling “conversion therapy” to LGBT folks. And again, they are *passing this off as psychotherapy*. Those fuckwits grind my gears just as hard. (Side note: the national association for my profession has formally denounced the practice of conversion therapy. So it’s clearly not my gears that these knuckleheads are grinding…)
Okay, yeah, end of rant. I’m gonna go listen to Halestorm – Freak Like Me. (Content warning: This song is Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. Strong language is all OVER it. Which is why I love it. Also, Lzzy Hale is my goddess.)