From Locura en Argentina: After a tremendous emotional toll of navigating bureaucratic hurdles, I finally obtained a summary of my medical record from my first involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. Once I read it in full, I decided to invent a birthday for myself. September 1st is my neurodivergent birthday, because on that date, in 1994, I experienced my first delusions and hallucinations. I was just 16 years old and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for the first time, involuntarily, as documented in my medical summary. This attitude of curiosity and questioning is a first step toward resilience.
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