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Just Diagnosed

llanharry1701

I have just been diagnosed at the age of 43, I'm a man.I don't feel any different to before. I have struggled all my life in fitting in with others always feeling like the odd one out. I don't have any current friendships, despite trying hard. I am not sure if I have been unconsciously masking all my adult life? I get very tired at the end of my work day after spending all day with people. I don't feel like I have many sensory problems. I dislike background talking and use ear buds when on my breaks at work.

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  • llanharry1701 said:
    I get very tired at the end of my work day after spending all day with people. I don't feel like I have many sensory problems

    Can relate to both for sure. Trying to keep it together with people all around you that you’d rather not be around certainly takes it out of you, I’d sometimes only do a 6 hour shift and have to come home for a nap or sometimes it would take me several hours to switch over mentally from work to home mode. Also with the sensory problems that can include people, how they maybe speak when you’d rather silence, their energy levels may be almost hyperactive compared to yours, they may also move around a lot too which I know played havoc with my senses. 

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  • llanharry1701 said:
    I get very tired at the end of my work day after spending all day with people. I don't feel like I have many sensory problems

    Can relate to both for sure. Trying to keep it together with people all around you that you’d rather not be around certainly takes it out of you, I’d sometimes only do a 6 hour shift and have to come home for a nap or sometimes it would take me several hours to switch over mentally from work to home mode. Also with the sensory problems that can include people, how they maybe speak when you’d rather silence, their energy levels may be almost hyperactive compared to yours, they may also move around a lot too which I know played havoc with my senses. 

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