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Its all new to me

Rainbow

At 48 I have just been diagnosed with ASD.

I've felt relief and overwhelmed at the same time

I want to learn all about myself. Previously diagnosed with several labels. Bi Polar, EUPD, dependant, GAD. Now I believe iv'e just been Autistic all along. With anxiety and depression.

Everything I Google ( like I cant drink water without juice, a sensory issue and things not even looked at in the assessment) and Google replies yes yes yes. 

Struggling for most of my life. I do believe though as a Christian I am not a mistake and it's possible to live a Happy life.

No one is defined by a diagnosis, but instead it explains that people who are like me just don't fit into a cynical, fast paced, pressured world. But being different is a super power.

What do you think?

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  • Welcome and I am glad that you got the right diagnosis in the end. I read some of your posts on here in this post. I am glad that you found the right church for you. I am also a Christian and diagnosed autistic. 

  • in reply to RachelO
    • Oh welcome to the club! The thing is God always understands us even when we dont understand ourselves. I like to think i find this world difficult because it's a world where it's hard to be individual. That i fit in with God instead. That standing out should be celebrated. I feel so bad for my younger self. Never like other teens. Never like typical ppl who can keep a job. But we can't measure ourselves by the worlds view. All cynical and pressure to succeed. God thinks we r great. And we contribute to living with kindness and loving others. To God that matters more.
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  • in reply to RachelO
    • Oh welcome to the club! The thing is God always understands us even when we dont understand ourselves. I like to think i find this world difficult because it's a world where it's hard to be individual. That i fit in with God instead. That standing out should be celebrated. I feel so bad for my younger self. Never like other teens. Never like typical ppl who can keep a job. But we can't measure ourselves by the worlds view. All cynical and pressure to succeed. God thinks we r great. And we contribute to living with kindness and loving others. To God that matters more.
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