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Mental Health following Diagnosis

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Hello,

I'm new to this community having being diagnosed as an adult with Autism recently, apologies if I get any terminology or anything else incorrect as I'm quite clueless on this at the moment.

It's just been a week or so but it's been difficult since in my mind. I feel surprised at how people don't really seem interested or want to know more (aside from my partner.) It's probably arrogant to expect people to want to talk to me about it but I'm just surprised they haven't really and feel a little alone with it.

I suppose it has been quite important for me to find this out and it's a huge deal for me, I burnt out a year or so ago and was out of work for 3 months, been confused and lost for a long time with depression.

I suppose it's solipsistic to expect it to be as huge for others as it is for me but I'd welcome reading others experience of how others reacted to their diagnosis and whether ultimately that was really important to you or not.

Thanks for reading.

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  • in reply to Mr Spock

    indifference is kinda the norm and ok right?

    because you dont expect total random strangers to jump up and care about everything you say you have... because that would be fake, id suspect number 1s of being fakers.... while number 2s being genuine.

    think of it a random person just tells you they have adhd or something... your like... so what, alot of people do, its pretty normal especially from people who grew up in the 2000s when they mass diagnosed every single kid with that despite it mostly all being wrong diagnosed and ignoring the fact kids are energetic and lack concentration anyway making diagnosis of that impossible and unfair on kids.

    plus indifference shows they dont care what you have, your still just a human to them, it makes no difference if you have this or that to them your just a human and nothing changes if you tell them you have something... this is then better than number 1.

    now number 1 the type to jump up and make it look like they care... they are doing that to make themselves look moral and good, its all a weird social act. it can also be patronising like i said the indifferent one seems more accepting and doesnt care as to them your still human, while number 1 seems more the type to patronise and imagine your a hurt crippled bird and they are your saviour lol