Luckily, in real life (not a meme) we don’t have to choose.
I agree with your observation, and I’ve also met a couple of problematic people in those spaces. Maybe our humble help in this fight is to spread awareness about the importance of mental health, to help the people we personally know, to normalize the idea that we need some psychological stability in order not to hurt our efforts, etc. Perhaps even become mental health professionals so that we build a net of trusted professionals.
I’ve talked in this account about people I know with ASD, NPD, PDD, etc. I just saw a person with NPD/NP-traits go into “remission”. They no longer behave as they did: manipulatively, fearfully, etc. They’re happier and finally building strong connections. I believe it is possible for more people within our circles; not all cases, but some cases.
Luckily, in real life (not a meme) we don’t have to choose.
I agree with your observation, and I’ve also met a couple of problematic people in those spaces. Maybe our humble help in this fight is to spread awareness about the importance of mental health, to help the people we personally know, to normalize the idea that we need some psychological stability in order not to hurt our efforts, etc. Perhaps even become mental health professionals so that we build a net of trusted professionals.
I’ve talked in this account about people I know with ASD, NPD, PDD, etc. I just saw a person with NPD/NP-traits go into “remission”. They no longer behave as they did: manipulatively, fearfully, etc. They’re happier and finally building strong connections. I believe it is possible for more people within our circles; not all cases, but some cases.