Unbearably painful. Thanks for asking!
Up and down. Anxiety, at least one auto immune disorder (likely another one or two since I have like no energy fairly often), no job (see: anxiety), no friends (see: everything else), and when I stop and let the thoughts start up or if something really sets me back I spiral into a depressive hole. All and all it’s okay right now. Everything sucks but I’m making the best of it and most days are more middle ground than anything. Thankfully I live with my mom and she is supportive of me and just wants to help me find happiness (she sees it as repaying a shitty childhood). I try to not abuse her generosity so I cook for her and help her with stuff.
Nothing special for me. Doing an okay job at the whole college thing, getting ever so slightly better at the whole socializing and not getting anxious thing (though you’d never guess I’ve made slight improvements with how minimal the gains are in terms of noticeability), and in general life is fairly decent so long as I have access to a computer or phone for music or other entertainment when I’ve got nothing else going on.
AuDhD. I have it good. Three kids, steady career, house.
Tend to have a big honking burnout every 4 years that ruins me for months, but hopefully taking better care of myself now means I’ve seen my last one. Earplugs, ritalin, diet, job with mostly remote days, etc.
Haven’t gone temporarily blind from touching my shampoo wrong in years.
Late potential diagnosis, took another 10 years (and 2 diagnosed kids) to actually get myself properly checked.
I wish I had had more resources back when I was growing up because a lot of the challenges were related to things that I now know were not just me “being weird”.
Finally found a partner that tries to understand, is learning about what it all means, and is actually curious about the differences, especially when it comes to how we see, process, and experience things. So life is looking up, honestly.
But I know I have nothing to complain about because I have a good life and my kids are getting a lot more support and understanding and hopefully they will have a much happier life experience.
How about you? What is your experience like?
