Is anybody here familiar with this thing?
I'm talking to a psychiatrist to get assessed for ADHD, but in order to start treatment, if necessary, I'll first have to do this neuropsychological assessment called the WEIS test. It's expensive as shit, more than 2k, but seems to be the only way for me to get any kind of treatment. I can either pay that amount or wait 8-10 months to get it through my health insurance.
I did some digging and apparently it's this assessment of intelligence that can only be applied by qualified professionals. It frankly sounds like I'm about to get my brainpan measured. Have any of you taken this exam? Is it as stupid as it sounds? Has it helped you receive and/or validate a diagnosis?
Honestly it fucking sucks to me, having to jump through all these hoops just to have somebody listen to me and say "you have/don't have ADHD".
Hi! Glad to see you're still hanging out with us here ☺️
I really do wish it were easier.
You know, there's this Chinese phrase that I like, 不破不立 (bù pò bù lì), which literally means "no destruction, no construction" but a more aphoristic translation would be "without destruction there cannot be creation". It feels very Taoist to me but I'm not sure of its origin.
In western culture we are pretty obsessed with building up and building towards and building on, very often to the exclusion of getting rid of the things that weigh us down and hold us back. Anything that we let go of is almost always framed in terms of loss and in it being somehow detrimental to us, which conceals the fact that the act of letting go can often be liberating. But I don't think it must be seen from this perspective; in time, the old must necessarily make way for the new and so the passing of old beliefs, of the old ways of relating to ourselves and to the world, is also representative of our opportunity for change, growth, and ultimately for hope.
I'm not telling you that you shouldn't feel what you're feeling, far from it. But I do wonder if that pain you're feeling might also have the seeds of hope growing within it too.
In any case I hope you're doing okay 💜
I come back to it again.
I have an appointment tomorrow for a referral to the gender clinic or whatever it translates as.
I sincerely appreciate you letting me know how things have been going for you. I'm so happy that you took this step, I know that it's going to be worth it; you deserve a fulfilling life where you are comfortable to be who you are. I'm excited for you for where this journey will take you.
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to this comment. I hadn't forgotten about it. I just had a rough patch (when my account went dark) which I've been dragging myself out of in fits and starts. My recent comments have been me working hard to lift myself up enough to express some thoughts and contribute a bit before sliding back down again. It's a bummer but it is what it is and at least I'm trending upwards at the moment. It's been really nice to have yourself and another couple of people on here appreciating my existence recently, it's truly meant a lot to me.
Oh I already
for whatever reason I thought I hadn't.