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My diagnosis has made me lose my confidence

Wiggy1978

Hi omg this is awkward tbh....I could write a essay but will try to keep it short....ive always struggled through life and was referred for a assessment age 48 and thought I would feel free and relieved at a diagnosis but im not. I now question anything I do and don't trust my own judgement and choices. Im a single mum of 3 children who have also been diagnosed but I suddenly feel like im not strong any more. Ive always been so independent and been happy but now I feel maybe it was a automatic act ive now lost. Im struggling at work as i feel like everything has changed and I don't know how to deal with the diagnosis...I actually wish I hadn't had the assessment and just gone on with life being quirky and happy....so there's my introduction and probably overshared sorry lol x

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  • Hi, 

    Yours seems to be is a very common reaction to an assessment - according to so many people on this forum. So, you are not alone in this.

    I see an assessment as not an ending but just the beginning.

    So, because I think in pictures: my assessment was like being a person who has lived in a dark room when the assessment suddenly opens the door and curtains. The scene is a bright, coloured, vibrant world and therefore confusing. More importantly perhaps, the light now shines upon my dark room which isn't how I imagined it to be. It takes a lot of getting used too. This world has always been there, I just couldn't sense it. 

    I was diagnosed this year too. For me the asessment left me stunned and a bit lost for a about 4 weeks. However, after several months I am more relaxed, confident and happy than I have ever been.

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  • Hi, 

    Yours seems to be is a very common reaction to an assessment - according to so many people on this forum. So, you are not alone in this.

    I see an assessment as not an ending but just the beginning.

    So, because I think in pictures: my assessment was like being a person who has lived in a dark room when the assessment suddenly opens the door and curtains. The scene is a bright, coloured, vibrant world and therefore confusing. More importantly perhaps, the light now shines upon my dark room which isn't how I imagined it to be. It takes a lot of getting used too. This world has always been there, I just couldn't sense it. 

    I was diagnosed this year too. For me the asessment left me stunned and a bit lost for a about 4 weeks. However, after several months I am more relaxed, confident and happy than I have ever been.

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