The socialised health care paradise I live in has accepted my psychiatric diagnoses as part of the reason why I am unable to work. I cannot express how grateful I am for that (and how scared I am looking at how the system is slowly starting to be eroded from the edges).

But also, knowing that there is something in my brain that prevents me from being like others has helped with the negative self-talk. Hasn't stopped it, of course, because my brain is still my brain and will absolutely doubt a diagnosis if it means I can blame myself instead. But in general, I have a better understanding of what is happening and why I do things. That's nice.