I share this transcript meaning no offence though it’s not really politically correct. A Neuro-Divergent friend shared the YouTube version with me while we both roared with laughter at ourselves…

“Hello, and welcome to the Mental Health Hotline.

“If you are obsessive-compulsive, press ‘1’ repeatedly;

“If you are co-dependent, ask someone to press ‘2’ for you;

“If you have multiple-personalities, press ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’ AND ‘6’;

“If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want – stay on the line so we can trace your call;

“If you are delusional, press ‘7’ and your call will be transferred to the Mother Ship;

“If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully… …and a small voice will tell you which number to press;

“If you are a depressive, it doesn’t matter which number you press, no one will answer you;

“If you are dyslexic, press ‘69’, ‘69’, ‘69’, ‘69’;

“If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the hash key until the beep – after the beep, please wait for the beep;

“If you have a short-term memory loss, please try your call again later;

“And, if you have low self-esteem, hang up; all our operators are too busy to talk to you.”

Who wants to be Neuro-Typical, anyway?

Laughter aside, the humour reminded me of the profound depth of Anaïs Nin’s quote:

“We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are”

Even at a physiological level, I know this to be true. I have two pairs of glasses: one bifocals, and the other an intermediate prescription for working on the computer. One pair is good for driving; one isn’t – they are situationally dependent.

I have also genuinely said to people in the past, “Hang on a minute, I’ll get my glasses – I can’t hear you without my glasses on!”

The wrong glasses can change the way I see the world, and how I therefore interact with each scenario.

I wonder if we may all give ourselves the grace this week to press ‘pause’ for a moment of thought.  That moment of thought could be this question, “Do I have on the right glasses to see this situation clearly?  Or, is there a clearer, more gracious, more empowering way to view the scenario?”

Lex

A Moodscope member