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Recent content by Ines

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    Struggles following late diagnosis

    Thank you, I have just purchased the book. I am only a few pages in but a lot already resonate. Do you feel like you have been able to fully let go of your old perception of your 'self' before the diagnosis?
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    Work Gossip / Drama, and Bullying

    I agree. Personal experience has told me that this can have a huge impact on your mental being. I got sucked into workplace gossips a couple of years ago, and this only further isolated me. I have learned to block out the office gossips, not get involved into people talking about people and I...
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    How frequently do you ruminate about the things you have done wrong or wish you had not done at all?

    Thank you for this, what a positive outlook. Since I was diagnosed three months ago, I have been wondering if it is indeed possible to regain faith in yourself and the future. I am glad you did, maybe I can too.
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    How frequently do you ruminate about the things you have done wrong or wish you had not done at all?

    It's a real issue to me, something I really struggle with and that is preventing me from letting go. I would be interested to know what techniques you use and how you have regained a little bit of control over this.
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    Struggles following late diagnosis

    Thank you to everyone here. I think today's struggles stem not so much in the diagnosis itself but more in that I have been masking my struggles most of my life without a real knowledge I was doing it. The only thing that stuck is that constant feeling of failure at not managing to fit in. And...
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    Struggles following late diagnosis

    Hello to anyone who might be reading this, I was privately diagnosed with autism a few days shy of my 43rd birthday, about 3 months ago. And if I care to admit it, I was scared they might say I wasn't. However, the official diagnosis has thrown me out of myself. And I am really struggling. I...
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