I'm dyspraxic with both C-PTSD and GAD. I exercise religiously, eat very healthfully and thus am very healthy for a middle aged American man. In fact, I had a doctor tell me that he wouldn't be surprised if I reached my 100th birthday. Yet I find myself pondering my mortality probably more so than what would seem reasonable given most of my circumstances.
Much of this has to do with me being a vulnerable road user due to my inability to drive related to my dyspraxia. I thus travel largely by walking and cycling. American roadway infrastructure is very unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists. In fact, the reason why I have C-PTSD is because of all the times I have nearly been ran over by careless and aggressive drivers. I also deal with symptoms of nervous system dysregulation stemming from my C-PTSD. These are health problems that I deal with which stemmed entirely from my environment.
It goes to illustrate how late stage capitalism does not create a healthy environment for anyone, especially neurodivergent people.
I never had the chance to be healthy as an adult because part of recovering from addiction involved treating my schizophrenia, and the antipsychotics have wrecked my body in tandem with my own bad choices
I'm dyspraxic with both C-PTSD and GAD. I exercise religiously, eat very healthfully and thus am very healthy for a middle aged American man. In fact, I had a doctor tell me that he wouldn't be surprised if I reached my 100th birthday. Yet I find myself pondering my mortality probably more so than what would seem reasonable given most of my circumstances.
Much of this has to do with me being a vulnerable road user due to my inability to drive related to my dyspraxia. I thus travel largely by walking and cycling. American roadway infrastructure is very unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists. In fact, the reason why I have C-PTSD is because of all the times I have nearly been ran over by careless and aggressive drivers. I also deal with symptoms of nervous system dysregulation stemming from my C-PTSD. These are health problems that I deal with which stemmed entirely from my environment.
It goes to illustrate how late stage capitalism does not create a healthy environment for anyone, especially neurodivergent people.
I never had the chance to be healthy as an adult because part of recovering from addiction involved treating my schizophrenia, and the antipsychotics have wrecked my body in tandem with my own bad choices
I was in forensics for a while and I had similar wonders about my own motivations
Yes I am largely unphased by things, but i find they sneak into my mind when I close my eyes