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Newly diagnosed and now feel more lost!

DanFee

Hi all, 

Not sure if this is the right place to post, the psychiatrist recommended I join here. I am 34 and newly diagnosed with Autism level 1 (new being lunchtime today!) I am sat at work and cannot focus, I felt this would give me some clarify and some relief, but feeling more lost than I was trying to find answers. 

I keep getting a feeling that, maybe they got it wrong and I don't really have it, it fits, in so many ways it explains a lot but cannot help my brain telling me that maybe I answered wrong and got the diagnosis, even though I just answered truthfully. 

But my question is, what happens after? they have diagnosed me and will write a report and that is it, so although I now have an answer as to why I feel and think in a certain way, but no way to help myself lol

anyone felt the same after diagnosis? I mask a lot and it is exhausting, I just want to be able to be myself and I don't know how 

thank you for reading! :) 

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  • Hi  I am also relatively newly diagnosed, two weeks ago for Autism and two months ago for ADHD and felt just like you do, I think some call it imposter syndrome? It is going to take some time to process this for you, so go easy on yourself. I don’t know who diagnosed you but the healthcare provider that diagnosed me sent me support recommendations alongside my report with lots of useful information. This forum may help you. I also mask and part of the reason that I sought my diagnosis is because I am utterly exhausted with doing that now, I am 50 so at least you can start to try and be yourself earlier than I am?!!

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  • Hi  I am also relatively newly diagnosed, two weeks ago for Autism and two months ago for ADHD and felt just like you do, I think some call it imposter syndrome? It is going to take some time to process this for you, so go easy on yourself. I don’t know who diagnosed you but the healthcare provider that diagnosed me sent me support recommendations alongside my report with lots of useful information. This forum may help you. I also mask and part of the reason that I sought my diagnosis is because I am utterly exhausted with doing that now, I am 50 so at least you can start to try and be yourself earlier than I am?!!

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  • in reply to Pootalfun

    It really is exhausting, I often found myself just completely burning out and needing to just isolate and it was effect my mental health, so knowing what the cause is and finding potential ways to help myself is definitely good. She said the report will take a couple of weeks so hopefully there will be some information and resources I can use