So now I get this text from my mom

I think you should be tested for ADD..Or ADHD. And maybe meds for it would.help stable you and your anxiety. I truly feel it would help you immensely

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Turtlepower · 36-40, M

As someone with ADHD I kind of find this offensive. She makes it sound like an STD lol.

I was diagnosed as an adult in my late 20s / early 30s and can also say I have a bit of anxiety but the medication for ADHD hasn't really helped that.

DarkHeaven ·

@Turtlepower and that has nothing to do with mood stuff or anxiety. these things are very different. ADD and ADHD are about attention span and concentration capabilities.

Turtlepower · 36-40, M

@DarkHeaven well it's more complicated than that. ADHD is a complex disorder that gets oversimplified. It 100% influences my moods. Just not the root of my anxiety. Anxiety, as you know is also incredibly complex and perhaps on the Venn diagram of mental health disorders there is overlap, it's not even close to two circles stacked on each other lol

DarkHeaven ·

@Turtlepower yup. lots of things exacerbate each other… but it’s doesn’t make them the same.