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Late diagnosed

AuDHD50

Hi everyone,

I was diagnosed as AuDHD last Easter and I am finding life really difficult at the moment. My diagnosis seems to have made my mental health so much worse. I feel hopeless. For years I thought I had anxiety and depression so always thought I would eventually arrive at a fix. Now I’ve found out that this is not the case and that my brain actually works differently. After 50 years of masking I don’t feel like I can ask for help or support as people’s response is ‘well you could do it before your diagnosis’ regardless of what impact that had on me. 
Any advice would be gratefully received. 

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  • I was diagnosed in my very late ffities, I had the same sort of reaction. 

    I've come to the conclusion that it's best to file it away and just be yourself.

    Identifyng as Autistic and spending a few years here immersing myself in it, has NOT done my MH any good at all.

    The only advanatge I've discovered is that people close to you get less frustrated with my shortcomings, but that frustration is replaced by resignation, and I seem to be of less "value" to my nearest and dearest than I was pre-diagnosis. BUT I am getting older, and "devaluing" is known to be a natural part of the aging process.

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  • I was diagnosed in my very late ffities, I had the same sort of reaction. 

    I've come to the conclusion that it's best to file it away and just be yourself.

    Identifyng as Autistic and spending a few years here immersing myself in it, has NOT done my MH any good at all.

    The only advanatge I've discovered is that people close to you get less frustrated with my shortcomings, but that frustration is replaced by resignation, and I seem to be of less "value" to my nearest and dearest than I was pre-diagnosis. BUT I am getting older, and "devaluing" is known to be a natural part of the aging process.

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