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Just been diagnosed and struggling to tell people but exhausted with masking. Don’t know where to start

Ashkc
over 2 years ago

Recently diagnosed after seeing so many therapists for poor mental health and all of a sudden it all makes sense. I’m so tired from just not being myself for so long. I just want to be myself now and I know I would start to feel slowly better but I just don’t know how to tell people or how to deal with the questions like oh your 36 and only just found out or things like oh you don’t seem like you have autism? I feel like I have masked for so long I don’t know how to unmask! 

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  • over 2 years ago

    Its a long process. Best thing you can do is not try and do it all straight away, only do what you feel ready for and it will happen gradually. 
    At least now you have an answer for things and you know why they are happening

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  • over 2 years ago

    Its a long process. Best thing you can do is not try and do it all straight away, only do what you feel ready for and it will happen gradually. 
    At least now you have an answer for things and you know why they are happening

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