I am in my 40's it took a while for me to be ok within myself that sxxt happened and it fxxd me up. but now i realise it was not my doing, i am ok talking about it especially as it is a rare dx. I have a wicked sense of humour and so do some friends of mine, when we get together we wind eachother up in a good way, often one of them tells me i am mad, to which i reply 'I know, i have been certified so what's your excuse!'
I see my m/h dx as a ticket to be the real me, not the person others think i should be, so i now do not care if i am a bit excentric or crazy at times as long as i don't hurt or offend others i see no problem in it.