Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
I was very nearly 50 and with another failed relationship (lack of emotion, empathy etc etc...) a lt of research and manning up I went to my GP, fantastic help. I have been assessed and waiting a diagnosis, I know the result! I have also found some great books and am amending my lifestyle and coping techniques.
The future seems brighter than it has for decades
Hello Ian_Harrogate
If you have the same positive reaction to a diagnosis as many of us in this community have, you will find it an enlightening experience! It sounds as though you are already there...
Welcome
Hi, and welcome.
It's a funny thing - you struggle all your life, everything seems to keep going wrong, you don;'t understand what's going on, and then suddenly someone jumps into your life and explains everything. Wierd.
Other people have posted various descriptions of this event, my favourite is, I think, the feeling of being 'born' again, although I tend to think of it as being freed from an invisible prison. When I got my diagnosis, I was stunned and dizzy with it, it was overwhelmingly sad that I'd spent my entire life trying to make sense of why people misjudged and mistreated me, yet I joined this community and finaly found my family.
I could cry with sadness for my wasted life, but really I'm just so grateful to finally know who I am, and where my community is, and people on here are great and don't give me s**t for being who I am (although I'm still learning who I am!) or for the things I express and the way that I express them.
It's a revelation for me, and I so hope that it will be the same for you. Evereyone on here will 'get' you - no explanations required. It''s so comforting and comfortable.
Welcome to the family
Welcome to the tribe!
If you feel able do share any coping techniques that work, we can share ours and all learn something!
So glad to hear this, Ian! I can imagine the weight that has been lifted for you, and I hope you manage to move forward now more positively!Welcome to the site!