The lighter side of ADHD
I think one of the biggest hurdles of getting diagnosed for me was that I knew exactly what I needed to do, but ADHD kept me from getting started.
edit: 37 years old and knew something was wrong my whole life and that it's probably adhd since my early 20s
Have you tried focusing and applying yourself?
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"you are not trying hard enough."
He always had so much potential...
starting never ends
why have you done this to me so early in the morning?
Better not start it then... wait...
It's the easiest part
First step is to start, though. Gathering tools, strategies, and new habits is a process that has to start somewhere. Easy said than done, of course, but even easier to ignore.
EDIT - Congrats! This should have been the first thing I said.
How did you get diagnosed? Really.
Lemmy has taught me that I likely have ADHD and meds may help. I was diagnosed as bipolar over 30 years ago and have been on meds for that. Things were always off but I couldn't put a finger on what it was. Plus I always feared changing things (or meds) would make me worse.
I've already decided I'm going to talk to my regular doctor about it but... I keep having to cancel appointments because I forget to get my required blood tests.
i should say that i live in germany. my wife told me i should get this checked, but i kept procrastinating until i became a dad. i could live with my problems but i can't involve my kids they deserve better.
i went to my therapist who tested me in several ways, interviewed my parents looked at my school report cards. then he diagnosed me with adhd, said i should see my doctor who could refer me to my neurologist/psychiatrist who tested me again, also diagnosed adhd, then prescribed me medikinet (it's concerta in usa).
then i had doubts if i really have adhd and felt like an imposter until my psychiatrist told me that i clearly have adhd because if you take medikinet when you are neurotypical you will get adhd symptoms or will get really hyped up. that convinced me, because i get calm, peaceful and my pulse slows down, when i take it.
thank you for sharing
Thought my problem was ADHD, turns out i was ADHD and also trans unkowingly living with heavy disphoria
fuck, that sounds exhausting, confusing and like it doesn't really help having a calm life. i hope you have supporting people around you.
More or less, its also way less exhausting now that i have the full picture, thank you <3