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Children who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentful (geediting.com)

submitted 19 hours ago by OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world

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Does anyone else see themselves in this article?

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[–] Qwel@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

This is garbage.

I'll skip you a read, the article does not present data to support any of the statements in the title. Nor in the subtitle. It does however present multiple ads and popups.

This is your friendly neighborhood ego-appealing only-10%-higher-iq-can-solve-this-game article with "research" from psychologytoday, autocitation, and articles that do not even discuss what is being stated. This writing style underscores how the usage of AI to create engaging articles and foster a diverse community- what I mean is that thing is either written with AI intervention or by someone who reads them so much that they write like them.

Mental health is a real issue, that should be handled with real information, not this kind of fanfiction.

Have you ever met someone who can fix anything, figure out anything, handle any crisis with calm precision, and yet flinches when someone offers to help them? Have you ever wondered why the most capable person in the room is also the one who seems least comfortable receiving care?

I have. Because for a long time, I was that person.

I'm sure this would make a nice action movie introduction.

Separating competence from identity. You are not your ability to handle things alone. That ability is a nervous system adaptation, and a useful one. But it’s a tool, not a definition. You’re allowed to set it down.

Also comes with crunchy bits of quantum neural vibrations.

I'm not going to comment everything, but this is garbage.