Recently diagnosed 47 year old

Diagnosed last year at 53, been in burnout for a year unable to do my job as a nurse practitioner and got dismissed last week. Currently trying so hard to climb out of a very black hole several recent life events and past trauma have put me in. Ive read burnout upon late diagnosis is a common thing...I guess its a bit like staying strong in a crisis until you reach safety and then crying. You suddenly scrutinise past events under an AuDHD lense. Im a person who needs to know why things happen in order to process. I too would welcome advice as my local mental health services are not neurodiverse aware. Xx

Diagnosed last year at 53, been in burnout for a year unable to do my job as a nurse practitioner and got dismissed last week. Currently trying so hard to climb out of a very black hole several recent life events and past trauma have put me in. Ive read burnout upon late diagnosis is a common thing...I guess its a bit like staying strong in a crisis until you reach safety and then crying. You suddenly scrutinise past events under an AuDHD lense. Im a person who needs to know why things happen in order to process. I too would welcome advice as my local mental health services are not neurodiverse aware. Xx

Gosh that’s rough! 

Be kind to yourself and practice self-care. 

Hello. I'm sorry about your job. Losing it is stressful which won't help.

I had a kind of crisis that led to therapy and onto a diagnosis. So the other way around. But the realisation I screwed up big chunks of my life, plus had the wrong priorities and spent too much just surviving, has been very hard to take.

Anyway good luck.

It is all in your mind. If you are not already, stop pushing yourself or expecting to be better, relax, and I think it will come.

A nice cup of tea always helps.

Sounds identical to me pretty much...hang in there, you'll be back better than ever.

A virtual hug to you Donna71.