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I was diagnosed with autism in my 30s. I didn't realize I didn't have friends growing up until recently. I always thought everybody was busy. Kids would make excuses and I would say, "Could my mom talk to your mom?"
I mean, my diagnosis, I was so excited. Then I did went through a 2-year depression. What were you depressed about? Felt like a baby. I felt like, did it make you go back through your life? Oh, that friendship, that's why the guy never called. Oh, I, I screwed that up. Or that relationship. Or, mhm, yeah. Some regret and remorse as well.
Um, yeah. Um, yeah. I just want to acknowledge what you might be feeling right now. You don't see yourself the way you see yourself when you get to see yourself. And we're critical of ourselves and we're insecure, etc. And some things are just that, an insecurity. But some things are valid. Like, "Oh, it doesn't matter what people think, just do you." But if everybody thinks this thing about you, take some accountability. Yeah, this self-love movement is beautiful and necessary, but not at the expense of growth.