Days away from assessment, after over 2 years wait, and I'm really, really unsure whether to go ahead with it.
I have a career that has had its problems, and that I still struggle to work at the same rate as my colleagues before I am exhausted, but still, I fear this could be put in jeopardy if I get diagnosed as on the spectrum?
Can anyone convince me its the best thing to do? I've read many arguments fore and against, but the fact thst so many people on the spectrum struggle to be included by employers is ridiculous and something I feel I should avoid. A big part of me feels that society might use these labels to supress 'differences' in many ways, and so I think work is only one example where this could play out if I do go ahead?
I know I'm different from very socialble types who crave experiences that I find totally over stimulate my senses, and I know I'd rather be anywhere in the world than in the presence of a group of people socialising, but I also know this same mind gives me capacities for thinking creatively and in unique ways that make me who I am, so why would I want to draw a line round these and add a label that could be used as a negative?
Anxiety, depression and feeling isolated motivated
Confused
