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TW: Bullying, Unsupportive Parents


This is a series where I read stories from brave people that struggles with their mental health.
I really want to thank each and everyone of you that were brave enough to share you story.

If you want to submit a story (only I can see submissions ), you can do so here;
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8txev7ToXXffiiHXm_r0LBCyNBBmI4LHuYm-k3uSFnmwaIA/viewform?usp=sf_link

As always; let's all be very supportive and kind in the comments <3

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Arerral

I am over 50. I suspect I am somewhere on the spectrum but I have never been diagnosed and over my lifetime I have had to develop my own coping mechanisms. When I come into a new situation/environment, I spend a good part of my time just observing how others interact and then I "build" an "appropriate" response for that environment. It wouldn't be until I became comfortable with the people/environment that my actual personality would show up. This is what worked for me and I guess it is an illustration of the old saying "fake it 'til you make it" but it served me through a successful military career (I suspect joining/being in the military was another way of coping because everything in the military is regimented. It doesn't change. It is a stable environment. I spoke to a mental healt professional several years ago and they told me that I am probably on the spectrum but, other than personal satisfaction, getting a diagnosis wouldn't benefit me one way or the other since I had already developed coping mechanisms that appear to have been successful for me. I retired from one successful career in the military and started a new career afterwards using them so, why change now? They said having a diagnosis would not benefit me one way or the other so I have never been formally diagnosed.

YourgirlfriendASMR

Thank you for sharing abit of your story! I'm sure alot of people can recognize themselves in this and it always helps ❤️