I tried meds right after diagnosis but they messed me up something fierce (awake for 36 hrs, etc). Guess my coping/masking was so ingrained that meds didn’t help at all.

Now I’m starting to heal from the burnout but still have issues when there’s too many people around (my brain gets overwhelmed).

Yup. Currently on my 4th burnout that’s lasted 3 yrs and counting (previous 3 were 1 yr each).

I just don’t have it in me to buck up and try to work again. :/

Saw 3 psychologists (one was a student) and they all blew me off because I was an older woman.

Finally got diagnosed two and a half years ago in my early 60’s.

I didn’t get diagnosed until I was in my early 60’s. I was so used to masking and using my bag of tricks that meds totally fucked my life up.

Had to stop after about 6 weeks of hell.

Sometimes I wish I’d been born later or born a boy cause either of those could/would have helped a lot.