Here it comes..... the post dx depression!

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Wow..... it just set in in the past few days. Maybe it was the rain, but now I'm wishing I'd never been told I have asperger's that it's not going away and the dx doesn't allow the lessening of my BP meds.

I just know why I'm a bit weird at times and angry a lot.

If I could take this back I would. I see from the posts I'm not the only one - how long does this phase last?

H.

It will last as long as it takes for you to get over your diagnosis. I realize that it's hard, but somehow you will.

I too experienced feeling blue after being DX'd with Aspergers. Looking back, I feel it was from realizing that I had been viewed as a misfit by others for years and also realizing that I had been taken advantage of at times due to my AS. My funk lasted a few days and then it was over.
Self awareness is a good thing; while it may initially sting at first it is beneficial in the long run.

so this is not permanent depression? situational only, I hope? - that I've dealt with before and can handle.

And, yes, I think it is that series of realizations of the past rolling thru my head.

H.

Good luck. I hope it goes away.

I'm still in the "reviewing my past" slump...
Self diagnosed and seeking an official one. I think by the time it's official, I'll have managed to get caught up to today... but yeah:

No, it's not permanent. I mean, you're the same person you always were; you just have a name for it now. You'll get used to the idea and then it'll stop bothering you so much. Some people refer to it as "grieving the idea that I'm not disabled"... I think it's closer to "realizing that disabled doesn't mean what I thought it meant".