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Tizzle85

Hey everyone. 

I'm Tara, 39 years old from West Midlands.

I've very recently started the referral process for a formal autism diagnosis.

I have suffered with mental health issues most of my life since I was a child. 

I had 2 bouts of post natal depression and was told I had GAD. I've been on numerous types of SSRIs and been for counselling, CBT etc.

The reason I went for the referral was because since I have become perimenopausal, I am finding my symptoms of my thought processes/behaviours etc increasingly unbearable. I suspected initially I might have traits of ADHD but it was the mental health practitioner who said he felt it was more Autism and perhaps ADHD aswell.

This has been a huge shock to me, however, the more I educate myself, the more I am joining the dots and figuring myself out in a new light.

I feel somewhat distressed that my life up until this point could have been much different.

However I'm trying to be positive about it and reach out to others, not necessarily for validation but to make some new friends and to listen to other people's experiences too.

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  • Hi and Welcome Tizzle

    Congratulations on starting your journey of self discovery and I wish you well.

    I have just turned 50 and after my son was diagnosed age 9 lots of things started to point towards me being very similar to him. 

    I too used recreational substances and was part of the scene you describe, it was the glue that held it all together for me to be able to feel part of something. 

    Birmingham was where I spent every weekend as a family member of mine was a club owner there. 

    Great to meet you and hope you find some answers and support here

  • in reply to Take5

    Hey there Wave 

    Thank you for your message!

    Ahhh the days of recreational shenanigans! Weren't they so much fun! I lived in Birmingnam for a couple of years in my 20s and had the best times! Had to come back to my home town though because life was going pretty insane with all the partying!

    That's very interesting! What was the name of the club? 

  • in reply to Tizzle85

    It was called Tin Tins which was where the old Bullring was. 

  • in reply to Take5

    Not heard of Tin Tins! Might have been before my clubbing years! I went out and about in Brum 2003 onwards. I wish I had experienced the proper rave era in the 90s, I feel like I was born in the wrong era.

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