I was thinking “I wish people talked more about being neurodivergent or mentally ill in the studyblr/langblr/academia community” until I realized I could do just that.
So hey, you can be part of this community and be depressed. You can be part of this community and have learning disabilities. It’s fucking hard. So many of the tips you see won’t work for you and will seem like a joke. Try again, try something else. You have as much potential as anyone else, even though it seems like following the same path will be ten times harder. Don’t feel guilty because of something you can’t change. Don’t tell yourself you’re faking it because you’re lazy. Remind youself that you don’t have to live up to anyone else’s standard. I’ve been heavily depressed for four years now and every day has been a challenge and I have felt so useless compared to other people. I tend to forget I am working towards my goals despite my depression, and my anxiety and my constant tiredness. It makes everything so much harder but I have so much faith in myself and I do in you too. We will accomplish our goals.
