Bobby BandwidthWhat's something that you learned about yourself recently?
TaloseI very likely have undiagnosed adult adhd. I filled out the official medical diagnosis assistant questionnaire a few weeks ago, and BIG OOOF. I haven’t been to a doctor in over a decade, and I just keep putting it off
FibbyI really think I have undiagnosed ADHD. Tried getting diagnosed and spent 8 months going from a therapist, to a psychiatrist, and finally an ADHD specialist.
He met with me once, gave me a reaction time test, and asked me what I do for a living. Apparently engineers who have good reaction times are not likely to have ADHD. So… yay, I’m cured.
The best way I’ve heard it phrased is: “The qualifier for diagnosis is how hard you make things for other people, not how hard it is for yourself”
Even if you struggle every single day, pushing yourself to the brink with stress just trying to fulfill your basic responsibilities, if you succeed then it’s not “enough” of a problem.
Doesn’t help that there’s absolutely no forgiveness if you happen to be much better about one normal symptom than the average.