Post by helbryce on Jul 15, 2017 19:38:53 GMT
Hello,
I am a 36 year old woman who was diagnosed with ADD at the beginning of this year after years of being diagnosed with anxiety, depression etc etc. I am on medication now and still getting things sorted but on my way! I was interested to see this forum. I have a 2.5 year old daughter and like all parents I find some things hard but some things I feel are quite connected to my ADD so it's nice to see somewhere where I might be able to get advice/tips or maybe just vent! I have found that since being on medication I have found myself more tolerant of my daughter, able to do and enjoy more activities with her. Prior to the meds I often found myself almost paralysed with 'anxiety', unable to focus on what to do, so simply did nothing and just got through the day. I wondered if anyone else had had experience of being diagnosed/properly treated after becoming a parent and how it affected them? I still have struggles, especially at the moment as my daughter is going through a very 'frustrated' phase, and my patience and focus is still not brilliant! My husband works 12hr shifts (I work a similar shift normally once a week) and I find these long days very hard. Before I had my daughter I used to manage my condition with a lot of craft activities (I knit so so well) which obviously become a lot harder to do with a active toddler around! Medication has made me feel 100x better but I still miss those old coping mechanisms and as yet I haven't found new ones. My daughter is very very very much like me (according to my Mother) and I do worry about her having the same issues, she is only little now, but I worry that I won't be able to parent her in the best way to help her. My Husband thinks I am projecting though!! I don't have close friends, and with the exception of my family, and one friend, no one knows about my diagnosis. I do feel as if I shouldn't tell people (although being depressed or having anxiety would be much more accepted) and so I can't talk to people I know about any issues that involve my ADD.
Thanks very much for reading!
I am a 36 year old woman who was diagnosed with ADD at the beginning of this year after years of being diagnosed with anxiety, depression etc etc. I am on medication now and still getting things sorted but on my way! I was interested to see this forum. I have a 2.5 year old daughter and like all parents I find some things hard but some things I feel are quite connected to my ADD so it's nice to see somewhere where I might be able to get advice/tips or maybe just vent! I have found that since being on medication I have found myself more tolerant of my daughter, able to do and enjoy more activities with her. Prior to the meds I often found myself almost paralysed with 'anxiety', unable to focus on what to do, so simply did nothing and just got through the day. I wondered if anyone else had had experience of being diagnosed/properly treated after becoming a parent and how it affected them? I still have struggles, especially at the moment as my daughter is going through a very 'frustrated' phase, and my patience and focus is still not brilliant! My husband works 12hr shifts (I work a similar shift normally once a week) and I find these long days very hard. Before I had my daughter I used to manage my condition with a lot of craft activities (I knit so so well) which obviously become a lot harder to do with a active toddler around! Medication has made me feel 100x better but I still miss those old coping mechanisms and as yet I haven't found new ones. My daughter is very very very much like me (according to my Mother) and I do worry about her having the same issues, she is only little now, but I worry that I won't be able to parent her in the best way to help her. My Husband thinks I am projecting though!! I don't have close friends, and with the exception of my family, and one friend, no one knows about my diagnosis. I do feel as if I shouldn't tell people (although being depressed or having anxiety would be much more accepted) and so I can't talk to people I know about any issues that involve my ADD.
Thanks very much for reading!