u/BokkarisBrownieBoy

So I’ve always known about neurodivergence to an extent (knew about asd and adhd and all that) and after talking to an autistic friend last year I’ve started realizing some of things I did as a child (and do now as a teen) are kinda peculiar?

I talked to my mom and she kind of confirmed it? She said she saw it almost immediately as a child and talked to my (at the time) pediatrician who told her that there isn’t a need for diagnosis as long as I managed how I acted because it’d put a label on me.

So since then I’ve been in therapy for about 7-8 years (I know it was just a little while before Covid when I started)? I’ve changed a lot in how I’ve acted, like my sensitivity to emotions and my (sometimes) lack of social cues. I do sometimes struggle but oh well.

So I’m curious just to find a part of myself let alone if I’m actually neurodivergent (cause I don’t want to find symptoms in different/normal habits) and so I can just figure out some of the things I have done/do and come to terms with things (because I’ve lately been coming to terms with some of my why’s in how I act and what I’m doing. And also my fear of self diagnosing (because I don’t want to consider myself something I may not be)

If any help at all I have been diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety :)

So I got loc’d up in November of 2025 and since then my loctician told me something was wrong with my scalp, that it looked red and flaky. Same thing with her partner loctician who did my hair a couple other times. So I scheduled a dermatologist appointment with my regular dermatologist and turns out my loctician was right and I had a skin condition. I don’t remember the name but it started with a p.

They gave me topical oil for my hair (Fluocinolone Acetonide Topical Oil) and the instructions say to put it on nightly and cover it and wash it out in the morning. But yall know that we can’t be washing our hair everyday, especially considering our styles of hair and how hard it is to wash. So I don’t know if I can just leave it in and not wash it and wash on weekends or something but I hope I can figure it out. Anyone have something similar? How do you do it?

Edit: also forgot to mention I have microlocs if that changes anything

For the most part, when I dream, I remember half of it, some details and then I’ll remember the location. The last 3 years it’s been locations in at often, or some representation of it (classmates, teachers, friends) and it’ll be completely meaningless for the most part. And while the dreams are different, sometimes some aspects stay the same and I don’t know why.

Hey yall so I’m trying to lose weight and I really enjoy working out at the gym or just learning choreo and practicing for a while, but as I’m a teen who does not yet have their license and my parents are always busy, I can’t go the gym when I want. So I do some workouts at home but when I do it at home I feel less motivated. I’m trying to get a flatter stomach (or get rid of my belly and its rolls) and work out the glutes.

Also is there anything I can do naturally that gets rid of excess fat from weight I lost? I’ve lost over 15 pounds and it’s started to get noticeable and I’m afraid that I have a bunch of sagging skin. So I look old and wrinkly with their sagging features, you know? And anyway that working out changes my jaw feature and my double chin? Asking for a friend here with my insecurities and motivation

So I guess it’s a question and advice. I don’t know WHATS wrong with me, but something is up. I recently noticed (thanks to increased therapy sessions) that I get frequent meltdowns and when I do, I start stimming or doing something that might be considered stimming (pulling my hair, flapping my arms) or feeling like I’m throwing a tantrum and easily overstimulated. I have a therapy session tomorrow evening but it’s digital so it feels like it’s harder to explain but idk

What I’m afraid of, is that I may be self-diagnosing but I don’t want to be judged in fear that it may seem like it’s an attention grab or a “want to be different thing”. The things I do though, feel abnormal or something that isn’t really a “normal thing”.

I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression, but I also am prescribed ADHD medicine to help with my focus, tho I am NOT diagnosed with ADHD.

Any advice?