Hi, my name is CompassionatePhoenix. I'm here because I am looking for others who can relate to what I am experiencing. I am a late diagnosed woman with AuDHD and I struggle immensely with C-PTSD. It has been a long and painful journey over the last two decades of trying to better understand myself. I have been in and out of therapy for years and my diagnosis has changed over that time. Originaly I was diagnosed with GAD and MDD in my early 20’s. Later, after I served in the Army I was also diagnosed with PTSD but after my own extensive research I came to understand what I actually have is C-PTSD. My ADHD diagnosis came around the age of 37 but only after my son was diagnosed. I was officially diagnosed with Autism level 1 last year at the age of 41. I am high masking with a CAT-Q score of 150 and that is why I was overlooked for so long. Since finding that last puzzle piece of ASD I have been struggling with unmasking and isolating. My walls have gone way up and I am incredibly lonely and feel like nearly everyone in my life just chronically misunderstands me. I am married, and he is a wonderful partner who has been incredibly supportive but I crave a connection to people who truly get it and I’m afraid that I lean to hard on my spouse. I need to find my community and make some friends because currently I do not have any. That is why I am here.
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