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Post by scottishlad32 on Jun 23, 2018 20:41:20 GMT
Hi, thanks for reading,
Recently I've been recognising more and more symptoms that identify with ADHD. Looking at my childhood and comparing it to ADHD a lot now makes sense. And now into adulthood and more recently I've seen more symptoms and other complications that are linked adult ADHD.
My question is to adults who were later diagnosed, how did you first deal with addressing the issue you faced, as like i, you've dealt with these symptoms for years, and just got on with it.
Thanks again.
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Post by ADDZ on Jun 24, 2018 18:35:10 GMT
I try to focus on international football personally....
but failing that! Go and see your GP asap. You may need further advice. We can help with that here.
Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 20:06:47 GMT
Addicted to reading: 7 - 15 Addicted to gaming: 16+ Coping strategies didn't really change, they were just complimented by tablets at age 30 or whatever
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Post by vagueandrandom on Jun 26, 2018 11:28:10 GMT
It’s difficult to know what things are ADHD because they’ve always been there.
I learned to massively overcompensate for timekeeping and organisation,
so don’t see them as an issue, although I work twice as hard as most people
to get the same result. The main issue is unlearning bad coping strategies
and replacing them with better ones, which is difficult because they’re so ingrained
by the time you’re well into adulthood.
Getting a diagnosis of ADHD in itself can help you address things and accept yourself.
Medication can also help you to actually make coping strategies work.
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Post by jp on Jun 28, 2018 15:15:58 GMT
I don’t think I did compensate much consciously.
I’m reasonably intelligent, plus I’m a people pleaser, or perhaps it’s more like approval seeking...
Anyway, those things have helped I think.
I’ve chosen careers where there’s a fast pace rapidly changing and challenging environment with immediate feedback (and gratification) like film.
I’ve mostly always been self employed. I can’t imagine working a 9-5 for the man.
I go off adventuring whenever I can - usually after I’ve made a random large lump of money. So I’ve had the good fortune to have lived and worked in India, Congo, Bolivia etc... This suits my brain - the challenge, living in the now.
But mostly I’ve failed miserably at everything, often after a period of success. Eventually I fuck everything up. Then I burn my bridges and start a new career from scratch, or a new relationship. There’s been Extended periods of depression and poverty - living hand to mouth. Which I’m very good at! .
Also happier times cock lodging. But since I’ve realised what I was doing I hate myself for that too!
I’m really really good at forgetting important difficult things. Or maybe it’s suppressing- Survival? So I don’t feel as anxious and guilty and ashamed as perhaps I should. At least not all the time. But as I said before I despise myself for my past failings. So it’s not truly suppressed at all. Of late, since dx, that’s shifting a little.
So I’ve stumbled along mostly hating myself but somehow never giving up. Always knowing that another muse or project will come along to pique my interest, and always thinking maybe the next one will be THE ONE.
Since diagnosis... well that’s hopefully another story 😁
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