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No personality and loneliness

iain72

Hi

I was hoping someone could advise.

Since my late diagnosis last year aged 53 I have realised that I was masking all of the time. Now that I have stopped masking I feel that I have no real established personality and don't know how to make friends anymore. In the past I would put on a bit of an act but now I tend not to want to talk if the conversation means I may have to mask to get involved.

Has anyone got any advice on how I can find my true self because I feel lost.

Thanks

Iain

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  • I haven't got advice as I'm newly here and still awaiting my asd assessment in my 60s, but wanted to say that I feel the same about having been masking all my life. But it's as if I don't know who I was, rather than not knowing who I am now. I guess I'm still the same self it's my presentation that has changed...?

    Anyway I look forward to reading the advice from others...

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  • I haven't got advice as I'm newly here and still awaiting my asd assessment in my 60s, but wanted to say that I feel the same about having been masking all my life. But it's as if I don't know who I was, rather than not knowing who I am now. I guess I'm still the same self it's my presentation that has changed...?

    Anyway I look forward to reading the advice from others...

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