Diagnosis

diagnosis, as defined by Merriam-Webster, means: the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

BEFORE…

I am grumpy, erratic, and unsociable

I am rowdy, uncontrolled, and mannerless

I am an embarrassment

I can’t control my mood or feelings

I can’t explain why my brain does what it does

But telling everyone its involuntary

is

an

* E * X * C * U * S * E *

…AFTER…

I am on medication and am stable

I am in therapy and learning

I understand my triggers and am avoiding them

I know that there’s a reason for my feelings

I have coping mechanisms

I am no longer an inconvenience

And I can tell everyone that

it

is

a

* D * I * A * G * N * O * S * I * S *

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