I have just had a diagnosis and feel quite confused

Hello

I feel guilty writing this as the posts I have seen relate to parents very concerned about children and by comparison my worries are very small.  I feel a bit lost though with a recent diagnosis.  I have seen a psychiatrist for some time and have a diagnosis of a psychiatirc disorder.  The time before last I saw my psychiatrist he said I am also on the autistic spectrum.  I saw him again last week and argued with him about it but he pointed out my difficuties with relationships, black/white thinking, dislike of change, poor eye contact etc.  I am now thinking maybe he is right. Outwardly my life is successful - I have a good job etc - but it is a huge struggle.  I am finding it very hard to  get my head round this though and feel like I have become a lesser person or inferior.  It seems to be a label which is all negative and which you can't recover from.  Like I say, I appreciate my problems are very mild but I would love to hear from someone in a similar position.  Now he has said it about me I can see it in one of my children and my grandfather.  Thank you

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  • When exited I run really fast from hallway into kitchen, skidding along floor, and I jump up and down, hand flap, and laugh. I don't usually do this in public unless extremely excited and then all inhibitions cease. When stressed I walk in circles and pace, and am not always aware I am doing it, but  when I realise what I am doing I stop immediately. I pace or rock almost unconsciously.

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  • When exited I run really fast from hallway into kitchen, skidding along floor, and I jump up and down, hand flap, and laugh. I don't usually do this in public unless extremely excited and then all inhibitions cease. When stressed I walk in circles and pace, and am not always aware I am doing it, but  when I realise what I am doing I stop immediately. I pace or rock almost unconsciously.

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