I’ve been online all my life, I genuinely feel at home here. I relate more to random strangers across the world than any neighbors. Is it wrong for me to think of the (western/English) Internet as my culture?
I’ve been online all my life, I genuinely feel at home here. I relate more to random strangers across the world than any neighbors. Is it wrong for me to think of the (western/English) Internet as my culture?
Thank for the time for an answer.
It is true that there are some differences I haven’t considered. For instance where I live there’s Universal healthcare, so going to the doctor for anxiety and getting medication would be easy and free, I have done it in the past when I needed. I suppose I’m very lucky of not needing an official diagnosis to be able to have easy access to treatments for the issues it may give me.
I’m probably doing some kind of “this solution worked for me, so it should work for everyone!” thing, but it does seem that our understanding of autism has improved in recent years. Even if all you can see is some variant of mild autism (autism spectrum disorder) a professional might see other related things. Like in my case, where my problems were being amplified by constant anxiety … they might find something chemical they can treat, or something that counseling can train you to mitigate or moderate.
I wish you the best.