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Recently diagnosed - No idea who I am any more

Camille

Hey - new here and hoping to get some friendly advice on how to cope with being diagnosed recently. I’m 34 and i was 95% convinced I was autistic for about 4 years before I actually got officially diagnosed, so when I finally got the confirmation that all my suspicions were right, I felt a huge sense of relief and validation. Now, about a fortnight on, my euphoric relief has turned into a deep dark dissociative space. I’m depressive, vacant and don’t want to talk to anyone or do anything social. I am aware of how down I am, but can’t do anything about it. I feel like I’ve now been given the green light to know who I really am… and now I’m completely overwhelmed. I feel like I have to get to know a new person. And that person is me.. who I thought I already knew… help !

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  • your the same person you always were.
    and life is rubbish so im amazed depression isnt considered the standard default of life these days.... infact it may actually be as scientists think that depression is what caused human advancement in the first place. perhaps depression is a huge part of sentience and intelligent thought?

  • in reply to Caelus

    I can't believe actual depression would cause human advancement as the result of it is not feeling like doing anything. Depressed people are not in a state to do much about it. I think human advancement was more driven by irritation! When I get sufficiently irritated about something is when I am most likely to do something about it.

  • in reply to AuTriker

    aye modern depression you can safely lock yourself up and do nothing and achieve nothing..... depression in ancient times when there is no modern luxuries or safety or entertainment or way to lose ourselves from the world would likely be much different perhaps..... such as becoming a drive for change.

    although even now it can have a chance of rolling that drive for change. i never bothered with a job for years but then i did get a period of depression and in depression you think alot and that thinking made me consider i need to get a social life and people do that by getting a job, so it forced me to go against my norm and get a job and thus it advanced me and pushed me in the right direction.... although you can argue it probably was the cause of me actually not getting a job for like 20 years or so in the first place perhaps too lol .....so its a double edged blade that can sway either way in its effect.

  • in reply to AuTriker

    aye, it could be that all special historic people that said or did great things were all some product of one personality disorder or another..... i mean, come on, whoever created religion was clearly schizophrenic, seeing and speaking to things that isnt there and convincing others that its real lol

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  • in reply to AuTriker

    aye, it could be that all special historic people that said or did great things were all some product of one personality disorder or another..... i mean, come on, whoever created religion was clearly schizophrenic, seeing and speaking to things that isnt there and convincing others that its real lol

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