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Life begins at 60

Philfrom30

Hi there everyone,  

I'm new on here

I got my diagnosis 18 months ago whilst age 60, and what a relief it was. Like a weight had been lifted. I finally knew why I'm like I am, and suddenly everything made sense.

I have been reading books/ audio books and attended a couple of post diagnostic  group sessions to try and find out as much as I could on the subject. I find it very exciting tbh and enjoy meeting/ talking with others.

What did hit me hardest was realising how much I'd actually struggled through life when I thought it was the same for everyone, and how much I'd been gas lighted by everyone.(I'm sure it wasn't  intentional) but I now know I was right all along.

I've not had chance to go to the post diagnosis meetings for a good while now due to work commitments so finally managed to get signed up on here.

Takes me a while to write anything as have to keep editing and starting again.(I do ramble on a bit at times).

Hoping to be of some use on here.

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  • Hi  and welcome Blush

    It sounds like you are doing all the right stuff to come to some sort of understanding of yourself which is where the work really is.

    I hope we can be of use to you also!!

    Forget about the writing and re writing, I think a lot of us do it.

    I’ve just discovered a great way to combat this, I put a draft together in notes (if giving a long answer)then copy it over here. I use my IPhone to post on here. Ok hand

  • in reply to Lonehare12

    Hi  

    Thanks for the reply, Taken me a week to reply back. 

    Thanks for the tip  for doing long answers in notes then copy and paste. 

    I think I've become a technophobe in my later years. I've noticed that the things I used to enjoy doing comfortably  have now become so much more difficult to do. Where I was once more focused, my attention  span has deteriorated over the years and I seem to end up going down all these rabbit holes.Especially on here where there is so much interesting info to read into. It gets like I'm so sidetracked I forget to write the reply.Doing it in notes means I can be more focused  on that particular task. 

    Smiley

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  • in reply to Lonehare12

    Hi  

    Thanks for the reply, Taken me a week to reply back. 

    Thanks for the tip  for doing long answers in notes then copy and paste. 

    I think I've become a technophobe in my later years. I've noticed that the things I used to enjoy doing comfortably  have now become so much more difficult to do. Where I was once more focused, my attention  span has deteriorated over the years and I seem to end up going down all these rabbit holes.Especially on here where there is so much interesting info to read into. It gets like I'm so sidetracked I forget to write the reply.Doing it in notes means I can be more focused  on that particular task. 

    Smiley

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