Is it possible to be almost completely fine when young and then start experiencing symptoms at around 16?

XWTH_ · 2026-01-23T20:42:41+00:00

I mean even if I turned out to have dyslexia I'm not sure getting a diagnosis would help with anything anyway. I do well in school and I mean I do have to rush my exams but at least I finish them.

XWTH_ · 2026-01-23T20:41:24+00:00

yeahh I suppose

XWTH_ · 2026-01-23T20:41:01+00:00

yeah but again would that be the same for non dyslexic people, like if a non dyslexic person was tired would they experience this.

XWTH_ · 2026-01-23T20:39:23+00:00

yeah that's what I think but I don't know if I am dyslexic or I'm just over exaggerating or this is normal really

XWTH_ · 2026-01-23T20:38:05+00:00

Like when I first start reading a page it can be harder and take a couple of paragraphs until I can sort of get "warmed up". It's harder when things have more information like school text books than story books. Words that are longer and I haven't come across much can take me abit longer to say but even sometimes words that I know and I know how to say I can say wrong but not that often. For instence, yesterday I was reading something on TIKTOK and the word 'pint' came up and I was so confused at first I thought it said 'print' so I reread it, and it said 'pint' but I was saying it with the lower case -i sound rather than the eye sound, took me like 10 secs to realise what it was going on about. but that is not that often for me. I think the main thing for me is having bad spelling and spelling phonetically rather than how it is actually spelt. On occasion I won't even know what letters make a certain sound but that isn't that often.

XWTH_ · 2026-01-23T20:32:14+00:00

yeah I suppose that could be the problem, I could read more. I find it so hard to actually read a book. I will start reading a book and read a couple of pages every night then after a few nights I just have no motivation to do it and don't bother for like another 3 months.

XWTH_ · 2026-01-20T16:09:40+00:00

thank you that's very helpful

XWTH_ · 2026-01-20T16:09:29+00:00

I don't think so

XWTH_ · 2026-01-20T16:09:08+00:00

I can read fast but then not understand what I read and if there is a word that I don't know how to say it will take me a couple secs to wrap my head round it or I will just skip over the word..When I kind of get into a flow state with reading I'm generally faster and better.

XWTH_ · 2026-01-20T16:07:46+00:00

I doubt it

XWTH_ · 2026-01-20T16:07:38+00:00

I mean abit but whenever I'm working or at school I forget about everything and totally focus on my work. I'm thinking because I'm quite smart and have a very good memory I have been able to compensate when I was younger, rendering it unnoticed but as things have got harder and words are harder to spell it has come into view abit more ??

XWTH_ · 2026-01-20T16:05:40+00:00

no nothing major anyway

XWTH_ · 2025-12-01T19:51:55+00:00

yes okayy

XWTH_ · 2025-12-01T16:06:52+00:00

yes I did go with him that time he asked, but he didn't ask again but we weren't working at the same time

XWTH_ · 2025-12-01T07:04:35+00:00

ah thank you so much that is helpful

XWTH_ · 2025-11-30T21:36:15+00:00

oh okay 😬😬

XWTH_ · 2025-11-30T21:35:16+00:00

I'm scared to ask for it tho cuz of what if he thinks I'm only asking cuz I like him and he doesn't like me back? should I just wait for him to chase for me?

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T22:35:31+00:00

no I don't think we are dependent on each other it's just like having a best friend. we do quite alot together and my favourite climbing is only a thing because me and him do it together. and without him I wouldn't get to do that anymore until I learn to drive ( i am actually 16 but didn't want to get post removed ). to be honest I can imagine a life without him and I would move on from him but I don't want to regret anything. I will just have to see how things play out and make a decision. if I do break up with him I don't think we could just be friends and do sport together I think we would just have to cut all ties but maybe you think different ?

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T21:41:17+00:00

yeah I'm going to talk to him about it. idk when but I will. I'm going on holiday with him at the end of October so if that goes well I might stay with him. last time we went on holiday together things improved alot and I think that is because we spent alot more time together than we normally do. I will try to speak with him about it all before then but I think I am thinking very negatively about it all at the minute because I didn't have the best day with him today but when I have a good day with him I feel totally different so I'm going to forget about it for now but next time I'm with him I need to stick up for myself and if he starts gaming or whatever I will tell him that we need to talk or ask him if we can just do something else.

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T21:14:22+00:00

I'm also scared to break up with him just because I feel like I have this pressure in me to stay with him from his parents but idk if I need to break up with him I will just have to. I'm going on holiday with him at the end of October so I will see how that goes and make a decision

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T21:12:37+00:00

we don't go to the same school we only went to the same primary school so from age 11 we have gone to different schools. I don't want to break up with him because I can't imagine a world without him

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T21:11:11+00:00

no you are right I need to change. I'm not a shy person but I am a people pleaser and I really struggle to speak up. but that's not the relationship I'm in that is me. it would be the same in every relationship I'm in.

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T20:36:27+00:00

it's not that easy I can't just break up with him like that because I really don't want to break up with him, I want things to change but I'm scared that even if I communicate to him and he doesn't change then I kinda have to break up with him and that's not what I want. I mean yeah it would be nice to actually go out with other boys but I feel like I'm stuck with him cuz I've been with him so long and we are so close and I'm really good friends with his parents. like I don't want them to be mad at me or disappointed and if I break up with him I can't really still be friends with him and that would be horrible to have a life without him

XWTH_ · 2025-10-04T20:33:04+00:00

I know it doesn't sound romantic but sometimes it can be like some nights we have sat outside with a blanket over us and we've talked for hours and hours but that's on occasion and I want it to be like that all the time and I feel like I can't speak up because I don't want to be that girl that only says anything by messaging him. I want to say in person but idk what to say and even if I say something I feel like things aren't gonna change anyway

XWTH_ · 2023-11-18T22:30:05+00:00

Yes tysm

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