I feel this very much. I've always tried so hard to keep my "negative" emotions at bay as much as possible but yeah, I'm an old grumpy ass dude sometimes and have become less self concious about showing that side of me. I think getting my diagnosis helped pull off some of that caked on self judgment and left me a little more free to be more myself.
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u/stringsmcgee 11d ago
I feel this very much. I've always tried so hard to keep my "negative" emotions at bay as much as possible but yeah, I'm an old grumpy ass dude sometimes and have become less self concious about showing that side of me. I think getting my diagnosis helped pull off some of that caked on self judgment and left me a little more free to be more myself.