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I got diagnosed and I'm not sure what to do with it (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago by lowik@sh.itjust.works to c/autism@lemmy.world

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I always got called out for being weird throughout my life but NOBODY ever mentioned to me they thought I was so I just got exhausted of being misunderstood and misinterpreted sometimes and tried learning the social etiquette my entire life, somethings I don't necessarily agree but I do it anyway and try understanding others doing for the sake of fitting in and I just got quite used to it, miserable at times yes, but it's become my life all of that and any quirkness I just assumed to be due to having more individuality than others since no one ever questioned me directly if I had anything other than just plainly calling me weird. I've honestly been hopeless with life more than I'd like to admit so I'm not sure how I'm going to process all of this, I figured if anyone could understand or relate to this life experience I have would be others diagnosed as well, has it been like this for everyone here and felt this same way when diagnosed (for those who were diagnosed after already becoming adults)? I'm overwhelmed and needed to talk to someone about this but I have no one other than my psychologist however I'm not comfortable discussing it with her right now about it and since Lemmy is semi-anonymous/anonymous I feel a bit more inclined to talk about it here 😞

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"We didn't know what to do with you when you were a kid." My mom told me this when I was 32. I am undiagnosed and will probably never seek out a diagnosis. I don't need one to know what I am, but that doesn't mean it's not helpful for others. Just knowing was a big step. This allowed me to look at things with a different perspective and by joining a community that understands what I am dealing with I have learned new skills to deal with the world. So just being here is a great start.

[–] lowik@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I didn't get even that 😞 thanks for sharing and for the advice, it's a lot to take finding out about it when I'm already an adult