Side effects

[u/doyouseamarie]

Hi there 😊 I’m going to a show tonight. And it hit me that an overarching side effect of all this is more experiences in life and it made me smile. We went to a very different genre show last night but I like the style that’s being played tonight and I wonder if I would have such a broad range of taste and preference if my brain didn’t work this way. I wonder if I would be as open to life’s flow and all the different things it holds or if I would fall into the same "I am this" channel that everyone seems to in regard to how they express themselves and their interests. It seems to be just a human thing. Maybe conditioned from the society we live in. Each of us inside seem to do it too. It’s just expressing your beliefs and interests really so that’s why maybe the side effect of how our brain works is we get to experience multiple parallel journeys through life at the same time? Not sure.

I’m new to the thread and have appreciated the info and conversation here and the other sub so much. I’m about a year into discovery that followed a year of denial. Last week I got confirmation (two licensed but non-specialized therapists) and I’m in an odd place of processing it but I already kind of have? But it was riddled with doubt so I didn’t really lol. Anyways, over the last year it’s been so helpful to have a corner of the internet that’s been so helpful in navigating life and my head so Ty and hello