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Struggling to accept myself

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I am 24 and got diagnosed at 17. I struggle to accept it and wish I was someone else, I would change myself in a heartbeat. I am embarrassed of being autistic. I don’t tell anybody unless I feel absolutely necessary, people just think I am weird. 

I work 5 days a week and really struggle, I’m not sure if it’s too much for me. I feel stupid just writing this. I really hate myself.

How did you accept yourself? My acceptance seems to get worse 

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  • It's difficult. I accept my autism but I do not particularly like myself. I'm not sure whether I'd get rid of my autism and ADHD though because what if it took good things away as well as bad. I don't know who'd I'd be without it. Admittedly, there are days where I'd do anything for it to be taken away.

    I am open about my autism with people that know but I'm not good at telling people. I'm not ashamed of being autistic but I feel awkward telling people and worried about how they'd react.

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  • It's difficult. I accept my autism but I do not particularly like myself. I'm not sure whether I'd get rid of my autism and ADHD though because what if it took good things away as well as bad. I don't know who'd I'd be without it. Admittedly, there are days where I'd do anything for it to be taken away.

    I am open about my autism with people that know but I'm not good at telling people. I'm not ashamed of being autistic but I feel awkward telling people and worried about how they'd react.

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