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Living with Adult ADHD
Looking back on the past 9 years, it all seems so clear. All the symptoms, warnings, comments, and everything in between pointed to the one thing I did not know at the time. I felt so confused, lost, I didn’t have the help I needed.
Diagnosed with ADHD
I had lived with brain fog for years. I struggled with concentrating on anything for more than five minutes at a time. I used post-it notes everywhere and I always felt scatterbrained. I tried all the things, but nothing really worked. I had feelings of exhaustion, chronic stress, sleep problems, forgetfulness, overwhelming emotions, and just my overall inability to truly focus on anything for an extended period. I was so frustrated!
I began to have low self-esteem because I thought something was wrong with me. Was I not getting enough quality sleep? Was I not eating the right foods? Was I just not that smart? Why were the people around me, not like me? My self-esteem took a huge hit and I felt inadequate around my husband, coworkers, and peers.
ADHD at Work
My desk was the only one that had hot pink post-it notes everywhere. I depended on those post-it notes heavily to remind me of what I needed to do. I knew I was different from my coworkers, since I had the only desk that adorned sticky notes everywhere, but I just didn’t fully understand how and why.
One day my boss came over and told me, “You know, you have a lot of post-it notes everywhere. You really need to learn how to remember things in your brain.” I was crushed. Devastated. Humiliated. What was I going to do now that my go-to was not good enough?
Personal Life
Home life was the same. I was constantly distracted and could not remember simple things to do. I was a full-time student and new wife, and I just couldn’t snap out of these overwhelming feelings. It wasn’t until my husband finally told me I needed to see a doctor, and I listened.
After my doctor’s visit I was diagnosed with adult ADHD. I felt such an extreme relief that I finally had an answer! I finally knew what was happening to me and there was help. However, I only wish I had help sooner. I wish I knew where to turn to sooner. I wouldn’t have suffered as long as I did if I only had a resource to understand everything better.
Sound Familiar?
I wish I had available help at my fingertips at the time. Thankfully, this doesn’t have to be YOUR story. We are all neurodiverse, and that is OK!
Did you know that there are many people living with ADHD that don’t know they have it? According to MoretoADHD.com, it is one of the most common psychiatric conditions. It is 75-90% even more probable to have it if a member of your family has it. That is substantial!
What is even more shocking is that there is a significant lack of awareness around what ADHD symptoms could look like! This was my situation too – I didn’t know what they were myself.
ADHD can be mischaracterized as disorganized, distracted, overwhelmed or a lack of motivation. Alternatively, individuals can potentially also be diagnosed with a comorbidity (e.g., anxiety or depression) and may not receive an accurate ADHD diagnosis. This can further exacerbate symptoms for comorbidities and make it harder to understand and manage ADHD.
According to MoretoADHD.com, as many as 87% of adults with ADHD also have a psychiatric condition. I am one of them, I am also diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder.
Thankfully, there are resources now that can help. MoretoADHD.com can guide you to learning about the intricacies of living with ADHD and all the important factors, all at your fingertips. If my story sounds familiar to you or someone you know, please visit www.MoreToADHD.com and sign up here for more resources.
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Thank you so much for sharing your story. There are so many misconceptions surrounding ADHD in both adults and children. We need more people sharing their stories.
Good to know about ADHD. Thanks for sharing with us
Thank you so much for sharing, I know people with ADHD and then you hear the horror stories and they do not match up.
I appreciate your vulnerability here. Thank you for sharing your personal story and doing your part to increase awareness.
There are a lot of misconceptions around ADHD, but I have been seeing more and more people getting diagnosed as adults. It must be
I think this is more common than people think. I have a few guys on my team who struggle with this.
It’s interesting to hear your story. I think it helps to actually have a diagnosis so you know how to get help moving forward.
So interesting to learn about ADHD. I have friends who struggle with this and so it’s nice to have more insight and understanding on the topic. Thank you for sharing your story!
I am with you on the post it notes. I have them all over the place, can not remember anything without them!
Thank you for sharing your story about living with adhd. I think it is important to talk about topics such as this as so many people have it but it not often talked about.
Thank you for sharing your story of living with adhd. I think it is very important to talk about topics such as this as so many people have adhd but it is often not talked about.
Thank you for sharing your story of living with adhd. I think it is important to talk about such topics as so many people live with adhd but it is often not talked about.
This is helpful information! Very helpful topic.
Thank you for sharing your story. I think when people are not diagnosed as children, this is not something that occurs to them as the issue. I have a few friends that were diagnosed as adults, but it took some time to figure it out. With kids it seems to be a faster diagnosis.
I, too, have ADHD with a generalized anxiety disorder! It wasn’t diagnosed until I was an adult!
Thank you so so much for sharing your experience. I feel I might have the same symptoms, I need to get myself checked for sure.
More and more people are talking about having ADHD which is really interesting to learn about! Thank you for sharing your story.
It must have been so difficult for you before you were diagnosed and for others like your boss not to support you. So glad you know that you have ADHD and now can help others as well
It is good to know more about ADHD and understand how it works. It is good that you are able to work through it.