You hit the nail on the head for me at least!
A small question for some, large for others - but I think just like forgiving the limitations of others, it takes a mature person to actually accept and forgive - not just ignore and move on - that is not acceptance.
Some of us are unable to discover our true potential for reasons unknown to us and it is up to us to find the answers!
My eternal problem is to ignore and move on. As a youth I got beaten up almost every day and called naughty. Just because I dindn't do things right. But I became accustomed to ignore and move on.
Years later we discovered that the "Corpus Collosum" the link between my a and b brains are damaged. I have only 13% left brain capacity and the rest is all right brain.
Imagine that, going through life thinking that you are screwed up and in the meantime there was a real issue that could be corrected if it was known.
I was a very poor learner at school and always stared out the windows, Got many hidings hahaha, but after the discovery many years later, graduated with a degree!
A lesson in life, get a second opinion!
Stay well my friend!
Does it affect your type of thinking? I am not sure how scientific left/right brain stuff is anymore, but it must have some affect on the thought process. I think that divergent brains are valuable as they give the opportunity to find what a normal brain will skip.
This is what ended up getting me the diagnosis - the problem was that the issue was chronic by that stage and not much could be done.
So, I presume that you still suffer from the same condition?
A team of doctors wanted me to sign so that they could amputate my left leg 1980 after a severe motorbike prang. I spent 3 months in hospital and 2 years in plaster.
Of course I refused and I still walk on the leg to this day, only due to the head of the orthopedic section at another hospital advising me that we could save my leg.
Regarding my thinking patterns, it was an big issue some years ago, as some thought me simple and others thought me genius Lol. On and off depending on which brain directs my speech and my actions. An added big problem is that as a result I have two right hands and two left hands.(Ambidextrous)
Same with my feet and it was a huge problem in the army, as I got out marching as soon as I could. They appointed me as the boxing trainer.
The accident also left me with some chronic conditions that are worsening as I age, but I embrace and ignore them.