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If it makes you feel any better, the diagnosis doesn't really help this. It's just less 'you don't even know for sure you're x' and more 'stop blaming your x for everything'.
Oh, I know. I learned to stop the self-criticism a long time ago and it really helps.
I am now on the offensive, I am a perfectly cromulent individual and have no trouble asserting my perfectly reasonable boundaries. It meant a huge shakeup of my social circle, as people do not usually allow others to change and grow once they have put you in a box.
Now though, I have found a circle of friends that don’t unwittingly ’neg’ me all the time.
Right there with you! Stay strong, it's tough, but so worth it.