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BrokenPotato

339d

I just got my autism diagnosis and I feel like I don’t know who I am anymore. I’m so stressed and overwhelmed.

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    • patasd

      241d

      You do know who are. You just have to look in the mirror and realize that you are the same person just different.

    • patasd

      241d

      You do know who are. You just have to look in the mirror and realize that you are the same person just different.

    • Alyss

      339d

      For me, it was about finding a community and finding words to look up to help me on my day to day to manage symptoms. I follow a bunch of you tubers and enjoy meeting other neurodivergent people in real life because I don't have to pretend to be "normal." But however you process it is how you process it. There's nothing wrong with having a bit of an existential crisis for a while so long as you don't let it consume you. I think you might enjoy looking up videos on how autism and adhd (which are often linked) were an evolutionary advantage. That helped me to feel not quite so out of place.

      • JessyP

        242d

        @Alyss ooo evolutionary advantage that makes me feel loved

    • K9

      339d

      I felt the same way. All I kept hearing was it will help you and make open doors for you. It did not I'm so lost. Confused upset about it. Still trying to process this info as well. It does not change your day to day bit if trying to re identify yourself.

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