I'm afraid I don't know anything about the podcast. I can appreciate why you're reluctant to listen though.
My Dad is also like this really. He doesn't have much time for mental illness.
It's tricky really because nowadays anyway, I would absolutely admit to being lazy. I suppose I always wonder myself- is it because we truly can't do something or, that we won't?
Still- if it's that we won't- is that even unjustified? Firstly- why are we so put off about doing something? I imagine a lot of people don't actually want to go to work. It's exhausting. It's stressful. It takes a massive toll on physical and mental health. If a person suffers with accute physical issues or experiences anxiety in certain situations, it can really aggrevate those things. So, we obviously try to avoid things that make us feel worse.
Plus, for many of us that are anti-natilist and hate the idea of wage slavery, there's also a tone of resentment sometimes I think too. As in- it's not fair that we've been dumped into this world and expected to perform.
Ultimately though, anything which causes distress. Whether we can actually function with it or not tends to diminish our quality of life. Sometimes severely. So- whatever someone wants to call it- it's surely a problem.
I suppose the bigger issue is what to do to treat it. Is it better that we pander to it? Or, should we force ourselves to keep working against it? I feel like I have some social anxieties. Unwisely, I've isolated because, that felt more comfortable but it now means that the issue has become worse. To the point it would very likely hold me back from career development.
What were you hoping for from your Mum? That she would get you an official diagnosis and maybe treatment for ADHD? Or, were you hoping for more understanding if you struggled with school work?
