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I am glad you scored a 2! I understand that such scores do not adequately capture the severity of someone’s circumstances, even if they say yes to one question.

I like to think I am working myself up to a partner and a dog, but opening to people is hard. It’s a work in progress.

You sound awesome, good for you! Coping mechanisms can get tricky if they’re around food, drinks or drugs. I try to be mindful about these as well.
Amazing, thanks for sharing!

I don’t have anyone to talk to about any of this, so it’s helpful to see how others have done. It’s helpful to me as a guide of sorts.

I appreciate you sharing your experiences!

You sound like someone I’d love to have a beer with, cheers! I am glad you were able to overcome bad stuff in life and feel overall okay!

I know it may not necessarily be correct, but my self-performed assessments from online quizzes of Schizotypal disorder are negative or minimal. It’s good to have information about such conditions, regardless.

Ask HN: Former gifted children with hard lives, how did you turn out?

For various life reasons, I developed depression, and I am autistic and have ADHD (diagnosed, treated). I didn’t get treatment for my ADHD till after college.The point of this Ask HN isn’t to start a pity party, but I am just getting some data on how others like me are doing.I have an ACE score of 6. Currently, I look accomplished to people, but I don’t feel accomplished. My estimated networth...

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