Hey, thanks for watching and sharing your perspective on this. It's definitely a spectrum, I think I've realised that I only tend to isolate when I'm not doing well, otherwise I'm very sociable. I really agree with your point about socialising with fellow neurodivergents, I do wish I had managed to find a local group of friends however I do find I naturally gravitate to them though even if they're undiagnosed. I think you worded this perfectly, thank you for starting this important conversation! Hope you have the best day! 😊

Love the positivity! Thank you for sharing.

Aw thank you! I appreciate that!

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Hey, thanks for leaving me this message. Can totally relate to sabotaging relationships 🥹 I actually have an update related to my relationship that I may share at some point on here. Wow! Congratulations on your diagnosis, the door to your world has been officially blown off. If you endure the ups and downs to come and put a lot of effort into learning about yourself and unpicking your trauma, deep rooted beliefs caused by ADHD, you'll be your best self in the not so near future. Working with ADHD has been my biggest struggle to date. It somehow got harder after my diagnosis too. Thank you, I really appreciate this! I'm glad you can relate to me, it's nice to not feel totally alone 😌

Hey, in that case, thank you so much for reaching out. It's lovely to hear from you. You're welcome, I wish I was a bit more reliable at posting but I'm not a natural and staying consistent haha. Hmm, I think I've just accepted that I have many crossover traits and that's as far as personally, I'm willing to go. I think I've worked really hard over the last 2 years to breakdown my entire way of thinking and I don't feel another diagnosis would be of any benefit at this point. I'm also currently unmedicated for my ADHD and have been since the end of 2022. I think you've done the right thing being on the lists for both as they can individually take quite a while to get. I'd definitely recommend some neurodivergent specific coaching or therapy, that's helped me understand myself loads. Thank you, I don't think I was doing well at the time of posting this (kinda a cry for help to myself to listen) I am doing much better now though, I have exited a relationship with a neurotypical that caused a lot of these feelings of isolation and difference. Amen to that, more ND friends will only make our lives richer! Hope you're doing well too.

@@SianKatie Hey, sorry I've been meaning to reply but keep forgetting (typical, I know). It sounds like you've given it a lot of thought, I've spent the last year breaking everything down and viewing my life through a neurodivergent lens, its amazing how much relief that actually gave me, it's like I could finally give myself some slack for the way I am, and not feel guilty, powerless, or worthless. I hope you are doing well being unmedicated with your ADHD, I've been off and on so many antidepressants now, part of me wonders if I'm better with or without them, it's just the side effects make life not really worth living, can't win either way! I'm hoping when I get my diagnosis I'll be able to look for more neurodivergent specific coaching/therapy, I'm heading off to uni in September and getting the diagnosis should allow me to get some DSA funding toward it, thanks for the recommendation. I also hope you are doing well post-relationship, it's amazing really how much coming to this conclusion can change your view of yourself and your life (and you can't put the genie back in the bottle). Thanks again for the content!

Have you reached out to some of your friends or family? You may be isolating yourself but remember you are not alone. We are experiencing exactly the same feelings even though we’re in different places in the world. And there are many like us. ✌🏼