Growing up and even now, I have a problem of going into extremes. In my early teens, I was so obsessed with religion that it started to become a problematic part for those around me. Now, I am kinda “anti-theist” (in secret though, I wanna be safe). I used to be very homophobic. When I discovered that I fall in love with a guy, I have became so scared. Now, I am comfortable with my bisexuality though but will be in rage if the word “gay” is used as a joke. I also rush to take a label for me that I am this, this and this, and get myself limited to that specific identity. Although I am now on my way to develop the acceptance of the fact that I can be wrong, I still feel that I have not gotten rid of my extremism. How to be a person who does not rush to take labels?
Yeah maybe. Some people online even asked me if I am autistic or not. I think something is wrong with me but unfortunately, I cannot access therapy.
Going to be honest, I’m autistic and my first response was going to be “have you been tested for autism?”. Black and white thinking is a common trait in it.
Impulsivity specifically is typical for ADHD which has a lot of overlap with autism. But don’t let what people online think about you influence you too much, we all play roles here. Also, even if you have some type of neurodivergence, there’s nothing “wrong” with you, you’d just need a different toolset than other people.