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I’m trying to get diagnosed as autistic (Asperger’s) but my family is being stupid & unsupportive & I wish they would just act like they cared. I’m super stressed because my grandma wants to go into a home because she doesn’t have enough money to stay in her apartment much longer, but I’ve only recently realized that maybe my 6 year long struggles with not being able to hold down a job might have something to do with me maybe being autistic. So I’m trying to get diagnosed because ignoring it hasn’t been working & I need to try a different tactic, & my dad, who’s always been the safe parent compared to my mom (emotionally & verbally abusive) has told me that getting a diagnosis is the equivalent of saying that I don’t want to improve myself as a person. Which isn’t true. If anything, I’m doing it because I want to improve. Because I need to get help & access to the tools & resources that will let me learn what I’m dealing with. I’ve wanted to die so many times this week, just because I haven’t been able to get away from my family who’s so negative & distant & unsupportive. & my dad, who I always thought was on my side, doesn’t care. He’s honestly broken my heart. My cousin has pointed out that sometimes when I talk I sound scary, like a psychopath. I think it’s because I spent so long imagining being able to get away from my mom when I was little, telling myself that one day I’d disappear from her life & never talk to her again, & then she’d regret everything. & now, when people hurt me, I tend to focus on vengeance…& almost immediately after my dad broke my heart, I decided that I wouldn’t talk to him for a long time. I decided that, while I get through this, move on, do great things, & blossom into the kind of woman I’ve always wanted to be, he won’t be there to see any of it. Because he doesn’t deserve to. Is that scary? I don’t know. But I’m usually so sweet, so nice, so kind…I like knowing that it ends somewhere. That people aren’t able to push me around anymore, that eventually I will bite back. He’s always been my favorite. I’ve always been a daddy’s girl, I guess. It makes it so much more bitter. I’m sure he never saw this coming.
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@VampireBunny also, just tell your family that you need an EEG to check something out, to see if you have it or whatnot.
I find that judging our thoughts doesn’t get us too far, especially when they come from an emotional place. It sounds like you have a good idea of where they come from, and it makes sense that your mind would go there based on your past experience. Living in an environment where your needs are ignored and you are not supported is so difficult. Despite the insight you have into the way you know your brain works, family can bring it all crashing down if they don’t believe you. I want you to know, I believe you, and I think that you should continue to pursue what would help you better understand yourself. I think some people can get defensive and have a negative idea of getting an autism diagnosis. There’s nothing wrong with using the supports in place for us, though, like disability and having a formal diagnosis. You may benefit from finding autistic communities and groups online to validate and listen to your experience. It’s a good first step in exploring diagnosis, and a majority of the autistic community will accept self-diagnosis. It sounds like you have a lot of fight in you, and I admire your persistence in exploring more about yourself. It’s normal to want to distance yourself from people who are not supportive, and you are doing the right thing in setting the boundary to not be around them if they cannot support you. With your dad, if you do feel he is a safe person, it sounds like it would be worth it to tell him how you’re feeling. Let him know how much your relationship means to you, and how much it hurt to lose that connection. Hopefully he will want to repair that relationship, and in turn give you a place to feel safe. But if not, you do have people here who can understand and validate you.
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@MatchaBunn thank you so much 😭
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