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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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  • Yep. I'm almost a year in and it's still a bit of a mystery. I know I'm the same person that I was, I just have a bit more information. It was a relief initially but then I felt a bit resentful, which is apparently perfectly natural.

    If you are like me, nothing will happen afterwards, it's like he's your report and don't let the door hit you on your way out. You have to reach out to your local support group, where I am it's daisy chain project. GPs and the mental health services just deal with the fallout (depression, anxiety etc).

    Good luck with your journey and take care.

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  • Yep. I'm almost a year in and it's still a bit of a mystery. I know I'm the same person that I was, I just have a bit more information. It was a relief initially but then I felt a bit resentful, which is apparently perfectly natural.

    If you are like me, nothing will happen afterwards, it's like he's your report and don't let the door hit you on your way out. You have to reach out to your local support group, where I am it's daisy chain project. GPs and the mental health services just deal with the fallout (depression, anxiety etc).

    Good luck with your journey and take care.

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