How did you find out you have ADHD?

Did it help when you realized what was the reason for all the chaos in your life?

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For me it was getting sober that allowed me to really understand, the presentation is often different in girls so I was misdiagnosed most of my adult life. I think I’ve become more accepting of myself and the reason some things are much more difficult

sumojumo · 36-40, M

@Notladylike thank you so much for sharing - I was diagnosed with ADHD very recently and at first, I had no idea what to do with this information. Now I think it helps me to be more gentle with myself. In the sense that I used to think of myself as completely incapable of doing things properly. And these thoughts took a serious toll. I hope I will start to rebuild myself more efficiently now.

Notladylike

@sumojumo I can relate to that! Acceptance has been a big part of my journey, and just setting really small goals for myself. I’m never going to be a completely organised/tidy person but I’m doing my best when I can