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I think what you are referring to is neurodivergent people. Many of which are now aware of said neurodivergence that they didn't know about as a "gifted kid".
Or just millennials and some of gen Z. We all grew up being told constantly that we were special and gifted, could do anything we wanted if we put our mind to it.
Accepting that we're actually just another nameless joe-dipshit in an ocean of millions of people that could easily replace us without causing even so much as a hiccup to society... was a hard pill for a lot of us to swallow.
Nowadays I thought "gifted kid" was just a sarcastic way to describe most of us: average at best.
They aren't though. They are just jerks looking for an excuse for themselves. Typical stats on ADHD are like 10% at best.
Only 23% of the USA population has any mental problems or disorders... they just over represent themselves tremendously on social media and most everyone who claims to have these issues is 'self diagnosed' which is about as reliable a diagnosis as them claiming they are excellent drivers or how they could have been pro sports players. Oh and everyone loves to diagnose all their exes/friends too as having mental problems because they were mean to them or did stupid shit.
Truth is most people are incredibly delusional about themselves. I live in a city full of people making six figures who love to tell you how they are financially struggling and life is cruel and unfair, when objectively they are living amazing lives. They are just insanely bitter aren't famous, fabulously wealthy, or social media influencers.
But if you confront them with this reality... they will HATE you.
Jesus, everyone wants on the ADHD/autistic train, needs to be "special". Every post on c/autism is about perfectly normal behaviors and quirks that affect most of us.
I think a lot of it is young people struggling with growing up, as we all do. They think everyone else is doing just fine and they're the weird one. Motherfuckers need to watch The Breakfast Club, get a clue. We all struggled in much the same ways.
Hell, my first year of college saw me so mixed up I felt like I was going through puberty again, but I recognized that it was merely another phase in life. Happened again in my late 20s. LOL, thought I was cursed to flip out every 10 years. Never happened again thank fucking god.
the issue is that when i was growing up i didn't have social media convincing me i had disorders and making endless threads about how my unhappiness is everyone else's fault... i had to deal with it on my own. I'm sure had I had some autism forum I would have convinced myself I had autism too. I was just a nerd. I still am a nerd and most 'nerd' thigns turn most everyone off who isn't also a nerd, no matter the field. But I also got older and realized my 'nerd' level is vastly below many many people, even if it's far above the average persons. Just like I can ride a bike 100mi in six hours, which most peopel think is insanely fit... but compared to semi pro cyclists it's painfully slow.
exactly, everyone struggles because that's just what growing up is. i was suicidal most of my teenage years. i have four nephews and they are going through all the same thoughts and feelings and problems as I did as a kid. it's just life.
the huge problem is most human beings have zero ability to contextualize themselves in the greater world and realize how good they do have it. they tend to segregate themselves into bubbles and only compare themselves to other people in the bubble and end up supporting each others delusions.
this is why people in rich areas will tell you how poor they are. or smart people at MIT will feel stupid, etc etc. I was top of my high school, but a mediocre college student, and a not a very good grad student, certainly not good enough to become an academic. that's just life.
tbf, improper diets and insufficient medical care, general social isolation made worse by an intentional housing "crisis" that is destroying communities, (and stress itself, exacerbated by those things and job insecurity) can all trigger latent risk anyone might have for X mental Illness...the US is a very sick place, in more ways than one.
us apes are social creatures, we need proper social interaction in order to not go fucking crazy...and right now we have tech/media companies (and governments) all fighting for control over what digital bubbles they want to keep their populations isolated in....and so far they're winning
then go get some social interaction. nobody is stopping you but yourself.
Do you think that percentage is correct given the lack of medical access most Americans experience and the phobia they have of what will be denied to them if diagnosed?