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Recently diagnosed, not bothered, is that normal too?

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Is it just me or are there others who didn't have any particular reaction or emotional response to their diagnosis?

I had the same with my Bipolar diagnosis 10ish years ago. That time it made sense of my severe extremes of mood, from euphoric to suicidal. It also explained the psychotic episodes. It was interesting, but nothing life changing. I just accepted it as part of me and that was the end of it.

Autism makes sense of stuff too: the not-quite-hypomania where I become totally obsessed with certain things. Difficulties with social interactions, sensory issues etc. etc

However, I don't have any of the anger, grief, depression, massive relief etc. that other people talk about. I'm comfortable with being autistic and I don't "feel" anything about being diagnosed. It's just another part of me now, no issues.

Is that normal too?

Btw: I don't need links for things to read about being diagnosed. I've read loads already and am a bit bored of reading about all this stuff I apparently might feel but don't. Neither do I want the "why not do therapy" suggestion. I'm literally just wondering if there's others out there like me.

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  • Hi, I don't have a formal diagnosis but I was very similar about my self discovery of being on the spectrum. To be honest I was rather surprised at first, as I didn't really know what autism was then but after I learnt more it made sense of "me" I didn't experience anger, grief or a massive relief, and already had depression which was caused by other things in my life that I was thankfully able to sort out, it wasn't due to finding out I was autistic. 

    This forum helped me talk to other autistic people and realise there were others like me who understood my differences. I quickly accepted the identity I had not previously known existed and got on with life, like I'd been doing for the previous 50+ years. I was so unbothered by it that I decided not to pursue a formal diagnosis.

    We are all different and so there isn't really any "abnormal" in terms of how we feel - whatever you are and whatever you feel or don't feel is "normal".

  • in reply to Lotus

    Thank you. I'm glad it's not just me! I was beginning to worry Slight smile

    I probably wouldn't have got a diagnosis either but 1) my health insurance paid for it and 2) my income protection insurance company are threatening to send me on some sort of therapy so I wanted to make sure it is autistic-friendly if I have to go. 

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