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I've always been myself ... Only now I seem myself

Stuart333

Certain lines, phrases or words, if they strike me, stay with me even if I hear or see them only once.

The quote "I've always been myself, even when I was ill. Only now I seem myself" as spoken by King George III in the play and film The Madness of King George, has come to mind.

I think it covers my current position, post diagnosis.

I'm not saying autism is an illness, just to avoid confusion, although something happened to me in Jan-June, but just that I have always been me, but now I seem to be me.

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  • I was on pills for ADHD for two decades. The same two decades where I denied my Autism diagnosis. I don't think that was a coincidence. I think they had a strong regulating effect on my emotions. I may have seemed myself, but I don't think I was myself. Off the meds, I'm on quite the emotional roller coaster. Life seems harder to manage now, but I am more myself and I am getting to grips with things. I think I missed my madness.

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  • I was on pills for ADHD for two decades. The same two decades where I denied my Autism diagnosis. I don't think that was a coincidence. I think they had a strong regulating effect on my emotions. I may have seemed myself, but I don't think I was myself. Off the meds, I'm on quite the emotional roller coaster. Life seems harder to manage now, but I am more myself and I am getting to grips with things. I think I missed my madness.

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  • in reply to Damojo

    Yeah I think the meds for ADHD could have been another reason why we thought I only had ADHD rather than both that and Autism. I can manage social situations much easier on medication because I focus on what is being said much better and have better recall of words. I know there isn’t a medication that is meant to alleviate Autism, but ADHD medication did help with masking for me.