Why I Use Diagnostic Acronyms

The Unfiltered Blueprint of My Life

The author describes their multifaceted identity as an intuitive, neurodivergent person with a honorary Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from the University of Hard Knocks and expertise in family dysfunction. They face significant health challenges and have developed coping mechanisms through creative expression. Their journey emphasizes survival, truth-telling, and a refusal to conform to societal expectations or misunderstandings.

Diagnostic acronyms aren’t gibberish; they are the architecture of my survival. An unapologetic breakdown of my neurodivergence, CPTSD, terminal illness, and why my life is an epic, not a tragedy.

Celestia Quixs

(Note to the podcast team: Quixs is pronounced KEEZ)

Why do I use diagnostic acronyms to describe myself?

Even the string of acronyms is a mouthful.

OK, WITHOUT USING SHORTHAND, THIS IS ME:

I am a deeply intuitive, highly empathetic, yet perfectionistic and stress-sensitive thinker (INFJ-T), paired with a fiercely individualistic, hyper-analytical mind that withdraws to process the world (4w5).

I am a neurodivergent, late-diagnosed Level 1 Autistic person. I utilize both brain hemispheres equally, merging deep, abstract intuition with sharp, logical, analytical execution.

I have Hypermnesia. This is a burned-in trauma adaptation. I recall my life word-for-word, with all the senses, all the way back to age two. It is a neurological reality of CPTSD, not a trivia pursuit.

I live with CPTSD and Major Depressive Disorder with anger features, forged by lifelong Family Scapegoating Abuse. Because of this history, I have had to actively dismantle my own ingrained survival mechanisms of codependency and people-pleasing.

I hold a Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from the University of Hard Knocks, specializing in gaslighting immunity, narcissistic manipulation recognition, and family systems dysfunction.

I am an uncompromising truth-teller. I act as a mirror, and the simple fact of my honesty exposes the discomfort and dysfunction in others. I have an OTC-like, unwavering adherence to rules, ethics, and protocols, which is exactly why systemic corner-cutting enrages me.

I am a metapolymath. Drawing on my decades in public service and auditing with the County of San Diego HHSA, I can find the hidden, interlocking connections between Agriculture, Medicine, Legal, Government, and Housing systems.

I hold a Master’s in Investigative Operations (yes, “Secret Agent Grandma” level human tracking) and a Doctorate in Strategic Documentation for legal-quality evidence collection.

I am terminally ill with end-stage Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, hereditary chronic pancreatitis, and Cor Pulmonale.

I am medically blacklisted. I hold a Doctorate in Self-Directed Medical Research and a Bachelor’s in Medical Advocacy Under Duress because when conventional medicine chose negligence and gaslighting, I researched, adapted, and fought back to self-manage my own survival.

I am a published author, an independent music creator, a visual artist, and the Queen Priestess of Willowspoon Coven. I compose and arrange music not as a hobby, but as creative distress tolerance and real-time trauma documentation.

As my Creative Manifesto states: I do not create for velvet ropes or wine-soaked country clubs. I am forged from survival, not softened by success. My art belongs to everyone who needs proof that survival itself is a masterpiece.

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I am a masculine female who embodies profound duality. My father taught me to work on cars, ride motorcycles, and think logically under pressure, while encouraging my femininity. I can design and sew a wedding dress from scratch, do professional makeup artistry, fix your car, and troubleshoot your tech under extreme pressure.

So no, Myers-Briggs is not “gibberish.” It is the shorthand for the exact, highly specific architecture of a brain and body that has survived what you clearly cannot even comprehend. Do not mistake your inability to understand my complexity for a flaw in the metric.

My life is not a tragedy. It is an epic.

So, instead of questioning my diagnoses, how about taking the time to get to know me. Or, just shut the fuck up!

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• Celestia Quixs shares a personal essay explaining her use of diagnostic acronyms as efficient shorthand for her complex identity, including late-diagnosed Level 1 Autism, CPTSD, hypermnesia from early trauma, and multiple terminal lung and pancreatic conditions.
• The author describes herself as a neurodivergent writer and advocate with self-acquired expertise in psychology and medical research, who self-manages after being blacklisted by conventional healthcare systems.
• Creative expression through art, music, and writing serves as her primary coping mechanism while framing personal survival amid family dysfunction and systemic failures as an epic narrative rather than a tragedy.