dazzler66
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Post by dazzler66 on Mar 4, 2021 19:49:45 GMT
Hi, I had my assessment yesterday and was diagnosed with ADHD. I am 54 years old and have suffered with it all my life but just thought I was a bad person, lots of things making a lot of sense to me now. What have been the experience of other ADHD people in terms of coming to an acceptance with the realisation?
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Post by Rush03ton on Mar 5, 2021 3:01:49 GMT
Hi, how are you feeling about your diagnosis? I would imagine it's both a relief and also makes you reflect and reconsider so many aspects of you life. I have an assessment in one month and I am increasingly nervous. I am almost certain I do have ADHD but so worried that if I do I won't be able to manage it, or if I don't then there is nothing 'wrong' with me and I'm just an under achieving and manic person! What led you to seek as assessment?
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Post by cassandro on Mar 7, 2021 15:46:49 GMT
Hi dazzler.
I'm about your age and diagnosed a bit more than a year ago (inattentive type). I think it takes a while to 'come to an acceptance' and I'm not there yet. There's probably more reading to do, and yes as old memories come up I'm still thinking 'ADHD would explain this, or that person's comment'. When growing up I never thought I had a disability that I couldn't grow out of. I never really thought I was 'lazy' because there were times when I put in remarkable effort, it just wasn't very well directed. We all do our best.
It may be that coming to terms with it involves making more allowances for oneself, forgiving oneself and as a result actually not fighting the ADHD behaviour so much and letting it be what it is, mind wandering and hyperfocus and all, to understand it. So in some ways being aware of it might make it 'worse', but then you know what it is you need to work around.
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