Went to a birthday party for my cousin’s son yesterday. Big family do. First one since I realised I might be ADHD last year and my awareness of that made a big difference. Usually prone to all sorts of anxieties and disassociating moments but just knowing something else is going on a big help. - ThreadSky

gregianjohnson.bsky.social • 56 days ago

Went to a birthday party for my cousin’s son yesterday. Big family do. First one since I realised I might be ADHD last year and my awareness of that made a big difference. Usually prone to all sorts of anxieties and disassociating moments but just knowing something else is going on a big help.

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rachaelkrishna.bsky.social•56 days ago

Had this since my diagnosis too! You definitely get a lot of grief about it but its nice to know why it happens

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

Once you realise you might be existing in some kind of uncanny valley yourself with how you think/relate to moments, rather than the people around you being particularly difficult or weird, or it being that you are a bad/evil/failed person, it really does take a load off.

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

Understanding yourself a little bit more each and every year is good, IMO.

reddevilssupptr.bsky.social•56 days ago

This is so simple & crucial.

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

Finally figuring out all the stuff that haunted me in my teens, 20s and early 30s has been very mentally refreshing. Would recommend!

reddevilssupptr.bsky.social•56 days ago

Absolutely. 42 now , have been quite self aware(or as we all overthinkers feel we are), still realisation happens, and it's quite peaceful. Most important thing out of therapy is knowing yourself better. 😃

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

💯

lawsonsv.bsky.social•56 days ago

OR, you’ve uncanny valleyed yourself *and* they’re being difficult

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

Haha yes! But the idea of trying to only worry about what you can control yourself was never very useful advice to me *until* I started to look into whether my own secret recipe of 11 neuro herbs and spices was spicy. Somehow I can handle that approach better now rather than going full Network.

sleepynik.bsky.social•56 days ago

Ah mate. Best wishes. I’ve just had 7 months of testing for this and ASD. Diagnosis finally in. Blown my socks off.

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

It’s a wild ride getting into all this later in life innit. I’ve wondered if I might end up on the AuDHD path myself at times too. The more you learn the more you question, eh?

grandaddygooner.bsky.social•56 days ago

I'm with you. One of my big things was people thinking that I'm staring. Now I know I'm hyper focusing on whatever I'm thinking about

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•56 days ago

Yeah this has always been a big one for me too. I find it easier to regulate myself knowing it’s 99.9% in my head and nothing to worry about.

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