I ate a peace of spicy chicken yesterday. I my stomach is now attempting to murder me. But I am now off call. Here's a pic of Millie.
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Welcome to Lemmy!
Many of us experience similar after getting the diagnosis, it's quite eye-opening to finally have a proper explanation to a lot of things! You are you and perhaps now you will have more space for the actual you when there's (hopefully) less need for masking, for example!
I've been listening to Patrick Teahan's podcast about CPTSD and the episode about rebuilding lost sense of self really struck me. Basically we are our feelings, interests etc and maybe after years and years of misinterpreting ourselves getting the diagnosis will finally let us trust our * real * feelings and thoughts instead the interpetations others and the society put on us. I hope that didn't sound too grim. Congrats on the diagnosis! :)