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What was the straw that broke the camels back?

Autismman

Hey, I wanted to know peoples personal stories of their Autism emerging and what caused the sudden on set of the autism awareness within yourselves? I think I split when my mum died and I found her, I couldn’t cope with that and I’ve tried to burry it impossibly. 

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  • For me it was a throwaway comment from a relation who was diagnosed as ADHD and recognised something in me. I did my research and it made sense as the therapy I had for cPTSD (years of emotional abuse) did not have any effect.

    I was referred for NHS but waiting list was so long I decided to go private as at that point I could afford it and it would give me an answer.

    If only I knew what a sh*t show would follow it.

  • in reply to Mr T

    May I ask what cPTSD feels like to the sufferer?

  • in reply to Autismman

    It is different for many people.

    What I have found is:

    low self worth

    certain thoughts or situations can press play on a movie of past events and bring all the feelings you had at that time flooding back. It can sounds, smells or locations.

    I often find myself disassociating in certain situations.

    All I will say is that it can be very debilitating.

    Unlike PTSD which is mainly associated with a single traumatic event cPTSD (complex) is a large number of small traumatic events over a long period. So a continual build up of past traumas that are stuck unprocessed.

    In my case my childhood and a long-term abusive relationship, which was exasperated by my undiagnosed autism  

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  • in reply to Autismman

    It is different for many people.

    What I have found is:

    low self worth

    certain thoughts or situations can press play on a movie of past events and bring all the feelings you had at that time flooding back. It can sounds, smells or locations.

    I often find myself disassociating in certain situations.

    All I will say is that it can be very debilitating.

    Unlike PTSD which is mainly associated with a single traumatic event cPTSD (complex) is a large number of small traumatic events over a long period. So a continual build up of past traumas that are stuck unprocessed.

    In my case my childhood and a long-term abusive relationship, which was exasperated by my undiagnosed autism  

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