@Former-Member Yeah I understand the constant fear of speaking your mind. I think you just gotta say what you mean, and if others get offended, you need to allow them to be responsible for their own emotions. If you start to take responsibility for other people‘s reactions, then you are essentially, giving them permission to control you and what you say. those are my thoughts anyway. I simply don’t speak to people who aren’t willing to listen and be open, as long as I’m coming from a place of truth and honesty and genuineness then no one should try to stop me from being me.

Actually makes sense that you feel like your “true self” during an episode. When the body is triggered and feels unsafe, parts of the frontal cortex (responsible for thought and control) goes off-line while the reptilian brain (natural survival instinct) gets activated. So there’s less consideration/planning and more impulse/action. It’s an extremely powerful and visceral response to perceived danger