What about autism? “I am autistic” is an identification of the self as something other than what we really are. But to simply say it’s therefore untrue feels like a denial/spiritual bypass. And are the challenges this particular diagnosis presents with still ‘gifts’ that are portals to healing?
I saw this quote:
Late diagnosis means grieving all the time spent trying to fix parts of you that never needed fixing.
How does that fit with what you are teaching?