Joined: 23 Jan 2020 Age: 59 Gender: Male Posts: 267
27 May 2025, 6:51 pm
Once I found out I was on the spectrum, it kind of gave me permission to stop forcing myself to be sociable. That "get out of jail free card" served to greatly reduce my stress level.
Joined: 25 May 2025 Age: 48 Gender: Male Posts: 143
27 May 2025, 8:00 pm
Minuteman wrote:
Once I found out I was on the spectrum, it kind of gave me permission to stop forcing myself to be sociable. That "get out of jail free card" served to greatly reduce my stress level.
Ditto. I'm happier already.
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Joined: 28 May 2025 Age: 43 Gender: Male Posts: 20
30 May 2025, 7:35 am
King Kat 1 wrote:
I'm 45 and I am definitely getting worse, Years of masking, stress, bullying, idiot co workers, bosses, and pressure from family, I need to retire from the world or in part.
100%
When I was young, I could deal with everything way better. Now I get overstimulated so bad, that I struggle to do even groceries. The older I get, the less I am capable to suppress the symptoms.
27 May 2025, 6:51 pm
