Post by Poplar on Apr 17, 2019 15:13:51 GMT
Hello folks,
I have recently been handed a diagnoses of ADHD. A few years back I read about ADHD from the media that it was a US brewed condition applied to children who misbehave (something to do with too much Candy, video games and little love). Recently I suffered from a mental breakdown i.e. no more cognition to compute. It was one of a few that has been on-going related to feelings of low mood and anxiety with poor sleep for around 15 years.
On this round, I wanted to figure out whether I had PTSD from childhood trauma. C.B.T didn't work before and I didn't want to tackle it again and waste precious time I and the health services have very little of! When I read about ADHD a few months ago, it had matured among the medical community (and the media ). I found that it was a lot more real than was previously conveyed among public opinion. When I began looking into it, I found it to feel eerily similar to my symptoms and was a match fit for my past failures in academia, careers and relationships not to mention the risks I took too. I discussed with my partner and she went in 100% (tired of my lack of listening, not the usual male kind, the actual NOT EVEN TAKING IT IN).
So PTSD or ADHD? I got assessed and surprise surprise - I have ADHD Combined. My mother apologised for not getting checked as a child which I can hardly blame as the services then were not equipped to support a notion.
I now am trying to piece together my self-help strategies over the years and it seems some work and some cause me to work too hard and I'm kind of hoping a ADHD coach will know exactly what to implement .
I would be very keen to hear your experiences with your ADHD diagnoses, including ones of people you know.
- How did it feel?
- Did your life change significantly?
- Did people understand or did you keep it under wraps?
- Did medication help?
- Did you get therapy?
ADHD OUT
I have recently been handed a diagnoses of ADHD. A few years back I read about ADHD from the media that it was a US brewed condition applied to children who misbehave (something to do with too much Candy, video games and little love). Recently I suffered from a mental breakdown i.e. no more cognition to compute. It was one of a few that has been on-going related to feelings of low mood and anxiety with poor sleep for around 15 years.
On this round, I wanted to figure out whether I had PTSD from childhood trauma. C.B.T didn't work before and I didn't want to tackle it again and waste precious time I and the health services have very little of! When I read about ADHD a few months ago, it had matured among the medical community (and the media ). I found that it was a lot more real than was previously conveyed among public opinion. When I began looking into it, I found it to feel eerily similar to my symptoms and was a match fit for my past failures in academia, careers and relationships not to mention the risks I took too. I discussed with my partner and she went in 100% (tired of my lack of listening, not the usual male kind, the actual NOT EVEN TAKING IT IN).
So PTSD or ADHD? I got assessed and surprise surprise - I have ADHD Combined. My mother apologised for not getting checked as a child which I can hardly blame as the services then were not equipped to support a notion.
I now am trying to piece together my self-help strategies over the years and it seems some work and some cause me to work too hard and I'm kind of hoping a ADHD coach will know exactly what to implement .
I would be very keen to hear your experiences with your ADHD diagnoses, including ones of people you know.
- How did it feel?
- Did your life change significantly?
- Did people understand or did you keep it under wraps?
- Did medication help?
- Did you get therapy?
ADHD OUT