Mr. SpockJan 30
How do #Audhd adults deal with the need to change something you do since you were a child?
I found out I'm #neurodivergent less than a year ago (though I guess I always knew), and recently high colesterol prompted changes in diet. My breakfast AND dinner have been chocolate milk and bread since I was a kid, and now I need to reduce those to a minimum.
I'm feeling exhausted trying to find suitable alternatives, not having my routine is making me nuts.
Show threadScottJan 30
@npspock Best of luck 🤞, my own diagnosis was 2 years ago and I'm still adjusting to it all. Doing a thing for 50 years, it can't be undone very quickly. My masking strategy has kind of helped, because I have forced myself to not do autistic things for so long that they have become entrenched habits for me. Caused me so many other problems though...
Show threadMr. SpockJan 30
@Showitt I've been trying to gradually (and controllably) unmask. The constant masking was bringing me to the edge and I was constantly angry, frustrated and feeling like I would snap at any moment.
Of course, I still mask most of the time, but being able to unmask at least when I'm alone has helped.
But now I'm feeling mentally tired again with all these changes in what used to be my feel good food.
Show threadScott
@npspock For me the biggest impact is exactly what you described, the exhaustion at the end of the day is staggering. I literally have to just sit for about an hour to decompress. Hoping it will get better with time though. I yearn for a world full of neurodivergent people where I can just be myself.
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