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imposter syndrome whilst waiting for a diagnosis

SophieWhit

I am getting diagnosed later in life (27 years old) and every step I progress into the diagnostic journey, I keep getting a paranoid feeling that I am lying, I am a fake etc and I know I am not, but does anyone have any advice on how to stop these feelings? Everyone in my life who I have spoken to about going forward with a diagnosis has been saying that it's clear I am autistic and without a doubt I have no worries about the diagnosis coming back lacking but I still worry. I think it stems down to not knowing what I will do if I get the answer that I am not autistic because I have more or less accepted it (I've been thinking I could be for at least half of my life now) and I know that is a silly feeling because my GP (who is experienced in autism luckily) wouldn't have put me forward for a diagnosis if they disagreed AND my friends who are also autistic wouldn't be supporting me in going for this but yeah.. any advice?

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  • I can relate to this. I waited a year before my first autism and ADHD assessments. I had mynfirst autism assessment then the day before my second one I got an email saying it was all cancelled and ISlight smileas taken off the list because I'd moved area and therefore they couldn't fund it from my new area. I had such a meltdown. I did get diagnosed with ADHD before the cancellations and the lady (who isnSlight smile a specialist in autism) thinks I am, as do the mental health professionals I've continually been seeing over the years which is what first suggested I may be autistic. I don't have it in me to starSlight smilethe diagnosis procedure again just yet as I was waiting for so long in the first place but I feel like a fraud for self diagnosing. I also worry about what happens if I'm not, do you feel broken? ThSlight smile's what I kind of describe it as, like I know something is different about me. I don't have any advice for you, just that I can understand kind of Slight smile

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    I don't know why there are so many smiley faces through my reply. Sorry Sweat smile

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