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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. 

Parents

  • You sound just like me, I was diagnosed just before Christmas at the age of 53. My anxiety seems to be getting worse and my "fear" of social interactions has gone off the scale.

    Fortunately I have Bupa health insurance and I've started seeing a psychologist to see if they can help. Trying to get my head around being different and not broken is increasing difficult.

    I'm on (yet another) waiting list for my local autism help group.

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  • You sound just like me, I was diagnosed just before Christmas at the age of 53. My anxiety seems to be getting worse and my "fear" of social interactions has gone off the scale.

    Fortunately I have Bupa health insurance and I've started seeing a psychologist to see if they can help. Trying to get my head around being different and not broken is increasing difficult.

    I'm on (yet another) waiting list for my local autism help group.

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