ADHD

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A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

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No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
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Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
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No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

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I fucking did it! I got diagnosed. I've been "fighting" the healthcare system of my country for 6 years. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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It took finding six different psychologists over the span of six years, and countless sessions where I tried to explain how sudden my decision can be, how I always get distracted, how eccentric that makes me and how flappy my whole life is and has been, and all the underlying issues, until I finally met one who understood me and had expertise in the field.

Tomorrow, I will starting with a dose 18 mg of Concerta.

It really sucks it has to be this way. This really is true.

I now feel like I can put down my heavy armor, my sword and my shield.

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[–] snrkl 6 points 1 week ago

Congrats - it sure is a milestone....

I was diagnosed at 44yo, finally got to a psychiatrist who said to me: you're doing every single life hack/strategy we could possibly ask an ADHD sufferer to be doing to manage their symptoms... Did you want to try some medication?

I was like: "so that means, yes, I DO have ADHD?"

He just smiled and said: "yes, absolutely!"

I was so relieved to finally have some kind of answer I broke down on the spot, and had to defer the meds conversation till the next months appt as it was all too much at that point.

I'm 8-9 months in, and wish I'd been diagnosed 35 years ago!

My journey wasn't anything like yours, it only took 12 months once I decided to pursue it, but even I had to laugh when my GP gave me a list of a dozen psychiatrists and told me to call each one to see if they were taking referrals...

I looked at him and said: you're giving me a list of 12 things to do with no deadline so I can get diagnosed with ADHD... Isn't this a terrible idea?!