So how long does this "acceptance" sh*t take then?

Hmmm.......so 4 months into my 'diagnosed' state (48yo), and I'm not feeling a whole heap of acceptance. I am still feeling quite bitter and resentful. Everything I see around me in life and at work seems to have been, and continues to be, designed with a slightly different species in mind.

I have started reading this forum more often, even though I'm scared of keep seeing my reflection in these threads, and am following some overtly divergent contributors on Facebook. I was skeptical that at my age, with my history, that I could somehow find 'inner peace' (I mean, really - what the hell is that even supposed to mean?), but at the moment I'm heading in the opposite direction. Those long-cherished hopes of finding the right therapy, the right antidepressant to 'sort me out' seem absurd. 

I recall seeing a quite old entry on here where a user refers to feeling much better about the state of things 4 years in. FOUR YEARS? (yes, I am shouting). I don't think I can maintain even the current crumbling facade for another 3+ years. Especially now I recognize the effort I am putting in, and the energy this costs me.

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  • I am sorry, James, that your most earnest appeals for clarity and help have been so blithely handled in this discussion.

    Some .. fractious elements have crept into the forum of late.

    Please remember, kin, to be kind when someone. is in distress and asking for relief and assistance. Please refrain from deflecting from his query to use the thread it to satisfy some baser urges. We are Kin.

    Please just start another discussion if you want to express such a free ranging ramble that deflects and discourages earnest efforts at helping.

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  • I am sorry, James, that your most earnest appeals for clarity and help have been so blithely handled in this discussion.

    Some .. fractious elements have crept into the forum of late.

    Please remember, kin, to be kind when someone. is in distress and asking for relief and assistance. Please refrain from deflecting from his query to use the thread it to satisfy some baser urges. We are Kin.

    Please just start another discussion if you want to express such a free ranging ramble that deflects and discourages earnest efforts at helping.

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