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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! :) 

  • 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?!!