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Suddenly my whole family has gone upsidedown

JJ

I'm 41 and may have been diagnosed /  misdiagnosed / forgotten things / lied to / who knows what happened before I left home at 19

I've 'had' depression, bipolar, generalized anxiety with an assorted host of add-ons that I  couldn't listen to, all disjointed case history since i paid privately whenever i had money. NHS access is has been historically problematic.

I had the latest massive breakdown 2 years ago and temporarily came to live at my parents'.

My mother (in her 70s) suddenly became extremely angry when I talked about autism

Now she's angry when I'm not listening to metaphors that don't make any sense

My uncle (who i haven't had much contact with for about 10 years) suddenly just shows me cards with pictures of animals on - he used to be a mental health nurse - I can only guess at about a dozen different things they're supposed to mean.

My sister will talk about most things - except 'craziness' she sends emojis

I'm afraid the therapist won't cope - we've only talked around the subject (in ludicrous detail) but i know he completely accepts the issue

My friends all think it's some post-self-diagnosis party they've been waiting for me to join (it's been so obvious)

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  • in reply to aidie

    I very nearly did do that, in fact I almost tore myself to shreds trying to work out if that was the best thing. 

    I really don't think it's necessary - but I do have this immovable feeling that something bizzarre and unique goes on, like there is some giant secret I am not quite seeing - yet again. 

    I know for a fact (now) that most of my friends have it and are actually supporting me incredibly (and before I even knew what they were doing or why).