my experience with context as a general human concept
In my therapy session today, my therapist and I talked about how I think that humans can only have a few things in context in their minds.
As in, say that all things I know/am aware of are mapped onto a literal map. The map is mounted on a wall in a dark room, and people have torchlights. Now, a person can only have their torch on a limited segment of the map (or multiple small segments [do not ask if there are multiple torches, not the point]) at a time. Some people have bigger torches, some have smaller ones.
My gripe was that I think that my torchlight doesn't cover enough things to make me function effectively. I am not good with my executive functioning, and ever since I've moved out from my parents house and started living with my partner, I'm realising just how fucked I am.
I asked my therapist if there are ways for me to train myself, medicate myself or just gaslight myself into having a bigger "torchlight", but she explained to me how the path forwards is acceptance and working around your natural torch, because that's just how you're built.
Fair. Which brings me here. Have other people dealt with similar issues? How were you guys able to work around it? How can I make my journey of acceptance, and then working with how I am easier for myself?