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Mən bir kitab oxuyanda ilk baxdığım şey onun mənə elmi baxımdan nəsə qatıb-qatmayacağıdır. İnsanı anlamağı çox sevdiyim üçün təbii ki, psixologiyaya yönəlirəm. Amma bu gün kimsə "psixologiya ilə maraqlanıram" deyəndə, sanki artıq elmi psixologiya yox, daha çox şəxsi inkişaf nəzərdə tutulur.

Məsələn, "mən də psixologiya ilə maraqlanıram" deyən insanların çoxu Ivan Pavlovun şərtləndirmə təcrübələrinin nədən bəhs etdiyini belə izah edə bilmir. Elə bil psixologiya insanların gözündə davranışı və zehni elmi üsullarla araşdıran bir elm olmaqdan çıxıb, daha çox insanların öz həyat hekayələrini danışdığı, şəxsi təcrübələrini isə sanki elmi fakt kimi təqdim etdiyi bir janra çevrilib.

Məni narahat edən şəxsi inkişafın özü deyil. Narahat edən odur ki, elmi psixologiya getdikcə onun kölgəsində qalır və "psixologiya" anlayışı sanki yalnız motivasiya, uğur hekayələri və həyat məsləhətləri ilə eyniləşdirilir. Məncə, psixologiya bu qədər dar çərçivəyə salınmalı olan bir sahə deyil.

Mən bir kitab oxuyanda ilk baxdığım şey onun mənə elmi baxımdan nəsə qatıb-qatmayacağıdır. İnsanı anlamağı çox sevdiyim üçün təbii ki, psixologiyaya yönəlirəm. Amma bu gün kimsə "psixologiya ilə maraqlanıram" deyəndə, sanki artıq elmi psixologiya yox, daha çox şəxsi inkişaf nəzərdə tutulur.

Məsələn, "mən də psixologiya ilə maraqlanıram" deyən insanların çoxu Ivan Pavlovun şərtləndirmə təcrübələrinin nədən bəhs etdiyini belə izah edə bilmir. Elə bil psixologiya insanların gözündə davranışı və zehni elmi üsullarla araşdıran bir elm olmaqdan çıxıb, daha çox insanların öz həyat hekayələrini danışdığı, şəxsi təcrübələrini isə sanki elmi fakt kimi təqdim etdiyi bir janra çevrilib.

Məni narahat edən şəxsi inkişafın özü deyil. Narahat edən odur ki, elmi psixologiya getdikcə onun kölgəsində qalır və "psixologiya" anlayışı sanki yalnız motivasiya, uğur hekayələri və həyat məsləhətləri ilə eyniləşdirilir. Məncə, psixologiya bu qədər dar çərçivəyə salınmalı olan bir sahə deyil.

Note: After finishing this post, I realized something: I think I ended up describing my diagnoses more than my imposter syndrome. But here’s why: I can’t seem to stop constantly questioning my symptoms and trying to verify them. It’s become an obsession for me. I’m constantly looking for a new symptom or trying to disprove the ones I already have. Perhaps the fact that this post contains so many personal anecdotes also shows just how serious this obsession has become. Please help me with this.

I don't know how most people here received their diagnosis. I used to see a psychologist, and they mentioned several times that they suspected I might have Asperger's (known as ASD Level 1 today, but the country I live in still uses ICD-10). Later, they referred me to a psychiatrist. There, I was diagnosed with ADHD and started taking medication. At the same time, the psychiatrist also told me that I most likely have autism.

Today, I went to a different psychiatrist for my military service procedures. This was more of an initial evaluation interview. After the meeting, the relatives who accompanied me started saying things to the psychiatrist like, 'They weren't like this before.' In my opinion, this was a completely false interpretation. In the end, the psychiatrist said, 'It could be a conduct/behavioral disorder, or it could be autism.'

I also want to point out that I live in a country where misconceptions about autism are extremely common. People still think autism only occurs alongside speech delays and intellectual disabilities. For example, they claimed that my stimming behaviors only started in the last 2-3 months due to stress. But that is not true.

At home, I constantly get up and pace around. I've been scratching my hair since elementary school. I move my hands and arms. I remember spinning around in circles when I was a child. I'm not exactly sure if it was preschool or elementary school, but it has been there since my childhood. I started talking much earlier than normal; in fact, I was reciting poems when I was 2 years old. The most interesting thing my family tells me is that I used to do this while constantly rocking on a toy horse.

I think a common point for many people here is sensory issues regarding sound. I have hated loud noises my entire life. It is famous within my family how much I complained about my father celebrating my birthdays in noisy environments. Everyone knows how much loud noises bother me. I still don't understand how people willingly go to concerts or parties.

People in class always described me as introverted. Some say it's hard to communicate with me because I 'talk like a book.' Most of the time, I struggle to understand implications or subtext. I am a bit better at it now compared to the past, but I think this is a learned skill thanks to reading a lot of books. I often miss social codes and social cues.

My sense of humor is actually good. Since I've been around people with a strong sense of humor, I learned a lot over time. But until I learned it, I experienced a lot of burnout because I couldn't distinguish which jokes about me were actually jokes and which ones were serious.

I also struggle to read people's facial expressions and behaviors. Sometimes someone shows no reaction, and I think it's normal. Another time, they have the exact same expression because they are offended by me or going through a bad time. Most of the time, I cannot understand the difference.

My only exception regarding autism is that I don't have strict routines. I meet all of Section A and three items of Section B in the DSM-5 criteria. I would also like to talk about my restricted interests, but the post is already too long.

The problem is, I am now trying to sabotage even my most obvious symptoms. 'Why am I not stimming all the time?' 'Can I actually tolerate sound?' 'Maybe I'm just making excuses.' 'Yes, I could tolerate sound in the past, but I tolerated it by locking myself in the bathroom.'

Then other thoughts cross my mind: 'Am I starting to create fake memories just because I think I have autism?' 'Are my social problems just due to me being introverted?' 'Maybe it's not autism, but another behavioral disorder.' 'Could the reason people tell me "you talk like a book" be that I didn't socialize as a child?' 'I can't start, maintain, or end a conversation, but sometimes I manage to do it. Am I creating a selective perception?' These thoughts never end.

In the past, I had a problem regulating my tone of voice. This was the only symptom I couldn't sabotage. I also had trouble making eye contact; I can't deny this either because my psychologist observed it objectively. But for every other symptom outside of those, my mind constantly tries to manufacture an explanation.

I really don't know anymore whether I am autistic or not, and this uncertainty makes me feel like a fraud. I don't know if I even have the right to be among autistic people, share my struggles with them, comment on their experiences, or give them advice. I feel like I will never be able to find out for sure because of the misconceptions in my country.

If there are people like me who are high-functioning and constantly think, 'What if I'm actually faking it?' or 'What if I'm fooling myself?', could you please share your experiences?

How did you get rid of these doubts? Because I can't escape them anymore, and I feel like it is seriously lowering my quality of life.

Note: After finishing this post, I realized something: I think I ended up describing my diagnoses more than my imposter syndrome. But here’s why: I can’t seem to stop constantly questioning my symptoms and trying to verify them. It’s become an obsession for me. I’m constantly looking for a new symptom or trying to disprove the ones I already have. Perhaps the fact that this post contains so many personal anecdotes also shows just how serious this obsession has become. Please help me with this.

I don't know how most people here received their diagnosis. I used to see a psychologist, and they mentioned several times that they suspected I might have Asperger's (known as ASD Level 1 today, but the country I live in still uses ICD-10). Later, they referred me to a psychiatrist. There, I was diagnosed with ADHD and started taking medication. At the same time, the psychiatrist also told me that I most likely have autism.

Today, I went to a different psychiatrist for my military service procedures. This was more of an initial evaluation interview. After the meeting, the relatives who accompanied me started saying things to the psychiatrist like, 'They weren't like this before.' In my opinion, this was a completely false interpretation. In the end, the psychiatrist said, 'It could be a conduct/behavioral disorder, or it could be autism.'

I also want to point out that I live in a country where misconceptions about autism are extremely common. People still think autism only occurs alongside speech delays and intellectual disabilities. For example, they claimed that my stimming behaviors only started in the last 2-3 months due to stress. But that is not true.

At home, I constantly get up and pace around. I've been scratching my hair since elementary school. I move my hands and arms. I remember spinning around in circles when I was a child. I'm not exactly sure if it was preschool or elementary school, but it has been there since my childhood. I started talking much earlier than normal; in fact, I was reciting poems when I was 2 years old. The most interesting thing my family tells me is that I used to do this while constantly rocking on a toy horse.

I think a common point for many people here is sensory issues regarding sound. I have hated loud noises my entire life. It is famous within my family how much I complained about my father celebrating my birthdays in noisy environments. Everyone knows how much loud noises bother me. I still don't understand how people willingly go to concerts or parties.

People in class always described me as introverted. Some say it's hard to communicate with me because I 'talk like a book.' Most of the time, I struggle to understand implications or subtext. I am a bit better at it now compared to the past, but I think this is a learned skill thanks to reading a lot of books. I often miss social codes and social cues.

My sense of humor is actually good. Since I've been around people with a strong sense of humor, I learned a lot over time. But until I learned it, I experienced a lot of burnout because I couldn't distinguish which jokes about me were actually jokes and which ones were serious.

I also struggle to read people's facial expressions and behaviors. Sometimes someone shows no reaction, and I think it's normal. Another time, they have the exact same expression because they are offended by me or going through a bad time. Most of the time, I cannot understand the difference.

My only exception regarding autism is that I don't have strict routines. I meet all of Section A and three items of Section B in the DSM-5 criteria. I would also like to talk about my restricted interests, but the post is already too long.

The problem is, I am now trying to sabotage even my most obvious symptoms. 'Why am I not stimming all the time?' 'Can I actually tolerate sound?' 'Maybe I'm just making excuses.' 'Yes, I could tolerate sound in the past, but I tolerated it by locking myself in the bathroom.'

Then other thoughts cross my mind: 'Am I starting to create fake memories just because I think I have autism?' 'Are my social problems just due to me being introverted?' 'Maybe it's not autism, but another behavioral disorder.' 'Could the reason people tell me "you talk like a book" be that I didn't socialize as a child?' 'I can't start, maintain, or end a conversation, but sometimes I manage to do it. Am I creating a selective perception?' These thoughts never end.

In the past, I had a problem regulating my tone of voice. This was the only symptom I couldn't sabotage. I also had trouble making eye contact; I can't deny this either because my psychologist observed it objectively. But for every other symptom outside of those, my mind constantly tries to manufacture an explanation.

I really don't know anymore whether I am autistic or not, and this uncertainty makes me feel like a fraud. I don't know if I even have the right to be among autistic people, share my struggles with them, comment on their experiences, or give them advice. I feel like I will never be able to find out for sure because of the misconceptions in my country.

If there are people like me who are high-functioning and constantly think, 'What if I'm actually faking it?' or 'What if I'm fooling myself?', could you please share your experiences?

How did you get rid of these doubts? Because I can't escape them anymore, and I feel like it is seriously lowering my quality of life.

10 milyon əhalisi olan bir ölkədə məgər bir nəfər də olsun bu sahəyə maraq salıb mütəxəssis olmayıb? Azərbaycandakı bu boşluğu doldurmağa çalışan tapılmayıb? Neyroelm möhtəşəm, inanılmaz bir sahədir; insan beyni ilə əlaqədar bizə bu qədər dərin məlumat verən çox az sahə var. Azərbaycanda isə bu istiqamət sadəcə sosiologiya, psixologiya kimi humanitar sahələrlə məhdudlaşır. Təbii ki, psixatriya da var, amma onun statusunu daxil etmirəm, çünki o, daha çox psixologiya ilə tibb arasında qalıb. Yəni, bu boyda ölkədə bu sahəyə marağı olan, buna bir hobbi kimi yanaşan tək insan mənəm?

Addition and subtraction feel like primitive operations—you perform an action, and a result comes out. Since multiplication is just repeated addition, it shares the same “executable” quality.

But division seems categorically different. When calculating 20 ÷ 5, we aren’t actually “doing” anything; we’re asking a question: “How many times does 5 fit into 20?” This question requires a termination condition—that is, we must ask whether the remainder is smaller than the divisor. This resembles a logical expression more than an arithmetic operation.

This distinction seems to be reflected in formal mathematics as well. Division is not among the primitive operations of Peano arithmetic; it is defined later. Moreover, while addition and multiplication are total functions, division is a partial function—that is, it is not defined for every input.

My question is: Is division viewed as a genuine arithmetic operation in elementary mathematics, or is it more of a derived logical expression? Is there an established position on this matter?

Hi, I have Asperger's syndrome. Naturally, I have trouble reading people's emotional/social reactions visually from their expressions. But I've noticed something interesting. When a person gets angry in a certain situation (or shows some other emotion), even though I can't read that reaction visually in the moment, I perform much better at understanding why that person is angry right then, meaning at establishing the cause and effect relationship. I think the reason for this might be alexithymia. I looked through the literature, checked academic studies and so on, but the results in this area are inconsistent. Papers produce contradictory findings. Still, the ability to understand the cause and effect of an emotion does seem to be clearly related to IQ level.

What's your personal experience? Do you notice a similar pattern in yourselves?

Çoxlarının təkrarladığı məşhur bir söz var:

"Çətin zamanlar güclü insanlar yaradır, güclü insanlar yaxşı zamanlar yaradır. Yaxşı zamanlar zəif insanlar yaradır, zəif insanlar da çətin zamanlar yaradır."

Qulağa dərin gəlir, amma üzərində düşündükcə mənə getdikcə şübhəli görünür.

Məncə bu, böyük ölçüdə survivorship bias-dır. Çətin zamanlar güclü insanları yaratmır, sadəcə güclü olanların sağ qalmasına imkan verir, zəif olanları isə sıradan çıxarır. Biz yalnız sağ qalanları görüb "bax, çətinlik onları gücləndirdi" deyirik. Halbuki çətinliyin sındırdığı, məhv etdiyi insanlar bu mənzərədə yoxdur, çünki artıq orada deyillər ki, öz hekayələrini danışsınlar.

Bir nüans da var: çətinlik çox vaxt gücü yaratmır, sadəcə üzə çıxarır. Rahat dövrdə zəif görünən adam əslində güclü ola bilər, sadəcə bunu göstərməyə imkanı olmayıb. Yəni çətinlik adamı "döyüb dəmir eləmir", sadəcə kimin nə olduğunu aşkar edir.

Məni ən çox narahat edən isə odur ki, bu söz demək olar ki, dairəvidir: sağ qalanı "güclü", məhv olanı "zəif" adlandırır, özü də nəticəyə baxandan sonra. Belə cümləni heç vaxt yanlış sübut etmək olmur, çünki hansı nəticə çıxırsa çıxsın, onu təsdiqləyir.

Sizcə çətinlik həqiqətən gücü yaradır, yoxsa sadəcə artıq güclü olanı seçib qabağa çıxarır? Yoxsa mən survivorship bias-a o qədər bağlanmışam ki, insanı doğrudan bərkidən real təcrübələri gözardı edirəm?

Falsifikasiya prinsipinə görə (Popper meyarı), bir müddəa elmi sayılmaq üçün prinsipcə yanlışlana bilən olmalıdır, yəni onu səhv çıxara biləcək hər hansı bir hal təsəvvür edilə bilməlidir. Bu söz isə öz quruluşu etibarilə yanlışlana bilmir hansı nəticə çıxsa, onu öz xeyrinə yozur. Sağ qalan "güclü" oldu, məhv olan "zəif" idi, deməli söz yenə təsdiqləndi. Belə olanda isə bu, elmi bir müddəa yox, sadəcə əsassız bir inancdır.