I just want share. I only found this place, and that I am an INFP, a couple months ago. I apologize for the wall of text in advance.
I've gone through a lot and dealt with depression my whole life. I've spent a lot of time feeling very isolated and alone in a world that can't understand me. That I was different. Too different to ever have a place. I've swung from depression to just being generally disconnected from the world for years.
But in the last couple weeks, for the first time without the aid of mind altering drugs, I have had a string of positive days. Days where I am just happy to experience the world around me. Literally taking time to stop and smell the roses.
I have 4 things to thank in no particular order.
Therapy. Definitely the biggest reason. Having for the first time ever someone just hear what I'm saying and validate my feelings has been life changing.
DM'ing a DnD game with my friends. I get to have fun, be creative and hang out with my best friends in a way that highlights my creative side without worrying about what everyone will think if I say something strange because everything is weird in the game!
Meds. I denied for years that I needed them. But because of a condition I have there was never truly going to be a time when I was stable mentally and emotionally enough to work on issues I was having without them.
This sub. Honestly, for the first time ever I've felt not alone in my thinking. Just knowing y'all are out there seeing the world in a similar way has helped me in ways I can't explain. I do not feel quite so alone even when my brain tries to tell me I am because I can always come here and find someone who sees what I see.
So thanks everyone! You are all wonderful people and you've got a friend in me if you ever need one.