Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi just introducing myself ,I'm a 48year old male and was diagnosed in June this year having had a previous assesment about two years ago which they said I was borderline but they weren't sure because of my diagnosis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder ,then I moved up to Newcastle a got another assesment and was diagnosed finally and when they looked at the previous test result they said I should've been diagnosed with ASD then.i thought being diagnosed would help but to be honest it's fucked my head right up and I still trying to figure it out ,I still don't know where the aspergers starts and the anxiety /depression finish,I feel like after being diagnosed I was just left to myself with no support apart from the mental health crises team ,so after being diagnosed I just feel I'm just f***** as before .
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I'm a similar age and still trying to come to terms with things after about a year after my diagnosis. I'm trying to slowly learn stuff about this. I try and keep in mind that knowing the root cause of the problem is the first step to trying to work out what you can do about it.
Welcome by the way!
Thank you.