neurodiverse
What is Neurodivergence?
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
Rules
1.) ableist language=post or comment will probably get removed (enforced case by case, some comments will be removed and restored due to complex situations). repeated use of ableist language=banned from comm and possibly site depending on severity. properly tagged posts with CW can use them for the purposes of discussing them
2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
3.5) everyone has their own lived experiences, and to invalidate them is to post cringe. comments will be removed on a case by case basis depending on determined level of awareness and faith
4.) Interest Policing will not be tolerated in any form. Support your comrades in their joy!
Further rules to be added/ rules to be changed based on community input
RULES NOTE: For this community more than most we understand that the clarity and understandability of these rules is very important for allowing folks to feel comfortable, to that end please don't be afraid to be outspoken about amendments and addendums to these rules, as well as any we may have missed
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It does work, but it's not really a panacea. It's more something you have to do every day a few times a day. There's a physiological basis for it, your heart rests on your diaphragm and it slows down with slow, purposeful breathing. Your heart slowing helps your nervous system stop firing as fast which helps with anxiety. It's something to do and to focus on when a person is in full panic attack but it's not exactly Ativan if you get my meaning. It's more a thing that helps the longer and more you do it.
A lot of skills and exercises we do for the first few times feel uncomfortable, so a little discomfort is to be expected. If you're being told to do this as a way to help with anxiety, don't worry the discomfort is a part of the process. Feeling like your breathing is off is a very, very common anxiety symptom. You already got it checked out by a doc, right? Sounds like your breathing and lungs are okay from a medical and physical point of view. Feeling like the air coming out is too irregular is interesting, cause you should have full control over the rate - unless you mean the very very end of the breath, cause then yeah it gets raggedy at the end if you're blowing everything out. That's normal, everyone is like it - but whats not normal is being told to blow all the way out to the very ragged end, you shouldnt have to (this is supposed to be relaxing lol). The discomfort in your throat and chest with deep breathing is also unusual, but you said a doctor already cleared you so likely you just need practice and it'll come more naturally and easily with time.
Keep an eye on how your breathing feels, if this is still an issue with you the next couple weeks I'd bring it up with your doctor again. Also, it's stethoscope lol. That just lets them hear your lungs, they're listening for wheezing, crackles, and if air entry is getting all the way down to the bottom of your lungs. There's other tests for lung function like a Pulmonary Function Test, methacholine test, xrays etc etc - but if they listened to your chest and said you sound good and you feel like you're getting enough air most of them time and maybe they even did a lil SpO2 test on your finger, that should be all the check up and test you need.
I did not expect to get genuine responses from this shit I posted because I was bored and couldn't sleep I appreciate it a lot thouh thank you