thinking about it, being diagnosed young has it's benifits (at least for me)

- I didn't really know what I wanted in life, and I didn't have any plans set up (meaning I didn't lose anything)

my family didn't like me before my diagnoses, so I didn't lose them either- because I never really had them.

I didn't have any friends (or at least solid friends), so didn't lose them

sure I lost out on education and work, but what i'm saying is, for me personally, it would have been worse if I was diagnosed at a later stage- as I'd have lost more.

this is how I see it.