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Yeah, a really surprising effect of finally getting diagnosed with ADHD and starting meds is that I'm actually able to emotionally regulate and self-soothe. A lifetime of depression and anxiety could have been managed so much more easily.
Also I find it odd that people say "ADHD is over diagnosed" but everyone I know that has an ADHD diagnosis had to FIGHT to even be screened for it. I think there's definitely more self-diagnosis than there used to be and a decent amount of that is bullshit, but I don't think it's particularly easy to get an official ADHD diagnosis.
My psych got me on Buproprin and it's amazing how much impact it's had on my impulse control and depressive phases. Like, the feelings are still there, but I only have to say "no" to them once instead of every two minutes for days at a time.